Hermès Procurement Systems Project Manager

About Hermès

This prestigious fashion house, renowned for its timeless elegance and innovative designs, is a part of a leading global luxury conglomerate. The brand is committed to excellence and offers a dynamic environment where creativity and business acumen are equally valued.

Role & Responsibilities

• Act as Group Procurement Business Process Owner (BPO), representing business requirements to project teams for the upstream ERP transition.
• Serve as the methodological reference for buyers on supplier management, including performance, risk, qualification and contracts.
• Structure, formalize and harmonize procurement processes across métiers, including sourcing, qualification, contracting, supplier evaluation and development.
• Design and evolve Group procurement methodologies with the métiers, covering supplier knowledge, risk mapping and supplier performance.
• Support buyers in analyzing supplier panels, including segmentation, economic dependency, risk and supplier improvement plans.
• Contribute to responsible procurement campaigns, including RDUE questionnaires, CSR audits and carbon initiatives, and help secure supply chains.
• Share best practices across métiers and facilitate the buyer community on procurement practices.
• Support the Group Procurement Process and Tools Manager in managing existing systems, including interfaces, functional enhancements and source-data integrity, and implementing new tools through design, systems architecture and implementation.
• Deploy existing Hermès procurement tools currently available in Excel in Hélios, including supplier knowledge questionnaires and supplier risk mapping.
• Define a supplier performance tracking template and deploy it in Hélios.
• Support buyers and suppliers in using Hélios and other procurement information systems through training, demonstrations, individual assistance and first-line support.
• Facilitate the user community through regular meetings with métier representatives and sharing feedback and best practices to embed sustained use of the tools, particularly Hélios.
• Define and lead change-management strategy for new Hélios features, including impact analysis, identifying métier champions and tailoring support plans to each user group.
• Create and coordinate communications and training materials for buyers and suppliers, including newsletters, user guides, practical guides and Lemon Learning tutorials.
• Participate in procurement information-system projects and enhancements covering segmentation, performance, risk, traceability, qualification and contracts.
• Coordinate user workshops, functional acceptance testing and deployment monitoring.
• Prepare and coordinate training materials with the integrator, including guides and Lemon Learning tutorials, and deliver internal and supplier training sessions.
• Help improve data reliability, including SKU categorization, supplier records, revenue and dependency data, and analyze findings to provide recommendations to the métiers.
• Ensure adoption of procurement information systems by identifying barriers to use and implementing targeted action plans.
• Track adoption KPIs, user action plans and campaigns, including RDUE questionnaires and CSR audits.
• Contribute to communications, including newsletters, project reporting and usage summaries.
• Connect business teams in procurement, quality, CSR and supply with information-systems contacts, including HDTI and the Data Office.

Qualifications

• Fluent French; professional English; Italian is a plus.
• Bac +4/5 qualification in procurement, supply chain, business school or engineering.
• 8–10 years of experience combining operational procurement practice—such as buyer, project buyer, category manager or responsible procurement—with involvement in procurement process or systems projects (SRM, P2P or ERP).
• Knowledge of procurement processes and supplier-management tools, including SRM, supplier qualification and performance management.
• Successful experience supporting change or deploying tools for business users.
• Experience using an SRM tool.
• Interest in data structuring, change management and networked collaboration.
• Knowledge of production procurement, ideally in luxury, textiles, leather or manufacturing, is a plus.

Skills

Experience

8–10 years of experience; the requisition also specifies a minimum of 6 years.

Education

Bac +4/5 in procurement, supply chain, business school or engineering.

Culture

The company fosters a collaborative and innovative culture, encouraging employees to push the boundaries of creativity while maintaining a strong commitment to sustainability and ethical practices.

About Cerulean

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