Job Description

Do you want to help us improve human health and understand life on Earth? Make your mark by shaping the future to enable or deliver life-changing science to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges.

Help shape the future of procurement and supply operations at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, a world-leading genomics research organisation. As our Oracle Fusion Workstream Lead, you will provide senior functional leadership for the Institute's Supply Partnerships & Operations (SP&O) workstream, covering procurement and supply chain, within a major Oracle Fusion ERP transformation programme.

You will bring together procurement, supply chain, technology, programme and supplier stakeholders to translate business needs into an effective Oracle Fusion solution and ensure the Institute is ready for successful deployment and go-live.

About the Role

This is an opportunity to take a leading role in a significant organisational transformation. Acting as the principal SP&O subject matter expert, you will connect the needs of the business with our Oracle Fusion programme, system integrator and implementation partners.

You will:

• Lead the SP&O workstream, coordinating resources and representing business requirements within programme governance.
• Shape Oracle Fusion Procurement and supply chain solution design, ensuring requirements translate into effective, scalable end-to-end processes.
• Drive supplier enablement, including supplier onboarding, data readiness, testing and adoption of the Oracle Fusion Supplier Portal and digital procurement processes.
• Lead testing and quality assurance, including System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and end-to-end process testing.
• Prepare teams and suppliers for deployment through business readiness, change management, data migration, cutover and go-live activities.
• Manage relationships with key implementation and delivery partners, monitoring performance, resolving issues and escalating significant risks where required.

About You

You will bring strong procurement or supply chain expertise alongside experience of ERP implementation or business transformation. Just as importantly, you will be able to bring people together, navigate complexity and influence decisions across business, technical and external partner teams.

Essential:

• Strong knowledge of procurement and supply chain processes, including Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Source-to-Contract (S2C), supplier management and inventory.
• Experience leading a procurement, supply chain or supply operations workstream within a major ERP implementation or transformation programme.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with senior stakeholders, cross-functional teams, programme governance groups and external partners.
• Experience leading business engagement through solution design, testing, implementation and deployment readiness.
• Strong programme delivery and problem-solving capability, including managing competing priorities and facilitating complex decisions.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex issues, risks and recommendations for different audiences.

Experience implementing Oracle Fusion Procurement or Oracle Fusion Supply Chain Management (SCM) would be valuable but is not essential. Experience working with system integrators or delivering transformation within research, science, higher education, healthcare or not-for-profit organisations would also be beneficial.

We recognise that relevant expertise can be gained in different organisations, sectors and career paths. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and encourage you to apply if you believe your skills and experience could enable you to succeed in the role, even if you do not meet all the desirable criteria.

Next Steps

If you’re excited by the opportunity to lead a major Oracle Fusion transformation and shape procurement and supply chain operations that support world-leading genomic research, we’d love to hear from you.

Please include a cover letter along with your CV. In your cover letter, include details on how your knowledge, skills and experience match the requirements of the role described.

Additional information

Please note: This is a hybrid role.

Salary: up to £66,445

Closing Date: Mon 28-SEPT-26

Contract duration: Fixed-term until 30-JUN-27

Role profile: For the full list of accountabilities and criteria, please click here.

Read more about the institute and how we work here.

Hybrid Working at Wellcome Sanger:

We recognise that there are many benefits to Hybrid Working; including an improved work-life balance, with more focused time, as well as the ability to organise working time so that collaborative opportunities and team discussions are facilitated on campus. The hybrid working arrangement will vary for different roles and teams. The nature of your role and the type of work you do will determine if a hybrid working arrangement is possible.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

We aim to attract, recruit, retain and develop talent from the widest possible talent pool, thereby gaining insight and access to different markets to generate a greater impact on the world. We have a supportive culture with the following staff networks: LGBTQ+, Parents and Carers, Disability, Gender Equity and Race Equity to bring people together to share experiences, offer specific support and development opportunities and raise awareness. The networks are also a place for allies to provide support to others.

We believe people do their best work when they can be their authentic selves. That’s why we’re committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at Sanger Institute. We will consider all individuals without discrimination and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, where everyone can thrive.

Our Benefits:

We are proud to deliver an awarding campus-wide employee wellbeing strategy and programme. The importance of good health and adopting a healthier lifestyle and the commitment to reduce work-related stress is strongly acknowledged and recognised at Sanger Institute.

Sanger Institute became a signatory of the International Technician Commitment initiative In March 2018. The Technician Commitment aims to empower and ensure visibility, recognition, career development and sustainability for technicians working in higher education and research, across all disciplines.