Sr. Manager, Procure-to-Pay (P2P)

 

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The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular children's entertainment properties in the world.

 

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Get to know the role

Job Title: Sr. Manager, Procure-to-Pay (P2P)

Job Summary: The Sr. Manager of P2P leads and manages the P2P function (i.e., procurement and payment of indirect third party goods and services) at The Pokémon Company International (TPCi), including the management of Procurement Operations and Accounts Payable teams.  The leader in this role is responsible for role modeling TPCi’s Core Values.  This position reports to the Head of Global Procurement. 

FLSA Classification (US Only): Exempt

People Manager: Yes

 

What you’ll do

• Employ a customer-centric approach to providing internal and external stakeholders (i.e., TPCi process and business stakeholders and third party suppliers) with excellent P2P support.
• Manage all aspects of P2P to ensure proper spend controls, streamlined supplier onboarding, simple procurement, timely payment, strong cashflow, and proactive resolution of internal and external issues.
• Ensure appropriate segregation of duties for P2P end-to-end processes and internal controls related to supplier onboarding and payment profiles.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and subject matter expertise to the company with regards to P2P services.
• Partner and collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., Accounting, Tax, Finance, and Legal) to support stakeholders effectively.
• Develop and execute roadmap for P2P function and teams in alignment with Global Procurement organization and company goals and objectives.
• P2P process engineering, requirements definition, process analysis and design, workflow analysis, and develop as-is and to-be business processes.
• Develop and maintain P2P policies & procedures and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to accomplish work predictably and efficiently.
• Drive use of P2P technology and automation tools to improve workload management and efficiency of service delivery.
• Drive configuration improvements of P2P systems and tools.
• Ensure P2P teams are coached, well supported, developed, cross-trained, and evolved to fully support a growing business and Global Procurement organization.
• Ensure the transmission of data from P2P systems and tools to General Ledger is accurate and timely.
• Manage P2P ancillary programs such as travel & expense, corporate credit card, supplier master data, and contingent workforce.
• Support reliable and timely accounting closing processes and external accounting audits by providing information in a timely manner.
• Drive continuous process improvement identification and execution.

 

What you’ll bring 

• Ten+ (10+) years of relevant professional experience, plus two (2) years of management experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or demonstrated equivalent level of applicable experience.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities, both as a leader of teams and as a leader of projects – dynamic, strategic, and resourceful.
• P2P subject matter expertise and deep knowledge of P2P systems and tools (experience with Oracle strongly preferred).
• Technical knowledge across full P2P functionality: catalogs, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, receipts, invoice receipt/handling, invoice processing, payments, etc.
• Ability to lead transformation and manage change in the P2P space.
• Effective organizational skills and managing multiple and competing priorities and projects effectively.
• Ability to present at the executive-level to communicate complex issues and recommendations across processes, systems, and people.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Experience establishing managed services providers to support P2P core functions (preferred, but not required).
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally a few times a year.

 

How you’ll be successful

• Passion for Pokémon: Develops an understanding of the Pokémon brand, the impact it has on