• Job Description

  Req#: 1034510

  CBS Senior Adviser
  £26,500 - £30,500 plus benefits (Work Level 6B)
  Permanent
  Manchester City Centre, hybrid In this role you’ll work in a hybrid way – splitting your time between home and the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy)

  We’re looking for an ambitious senior adviser to join our source to pay team. You’ll be a part of our Co-op Business Services (CBS), Co-op’s catalyst for innovative, efficient, and valued cross functional central support services.

  As a senior adviser, you’ll manage all aspects of Electronic Trading Invoices (EDI), using your experience to onboard new suppliers/ hauliers and support with continuous live EDI traffic. We’ll look to you to report and resolve any issues and ensure effective invoice and ASN processing. If you are confident working in a fast-paced environment and have the passion for continuous improvement that we’re after, then we can offer you a unique opportunity to grow and develop a career with a business that always puts people at the heart of its strategy.

  What you’ll do:
  • Manage and co-ordinate inbound invoice processing for EDI enabled suppliers (live and development) ensuring that invoices are received into the Co-op Network in a timely and efficient manner
  • Supervise traffic through the SNC /ICA system and troubleshoot any issues whilst collaborating closely with external suppliers, commercial supply chain and optimisation centre, tracking issues through to full resolution • Manage and coordinate testing for all your allocated supplier and hauliers to onboard them successful to Coop’s EDI process, providing full end to end support and subject matter expertise to allow smooth migration for both parties.
  • Handle the effective onward processing of invoices through SNC/ICA, working cross functionally to resolve issues in line with GSCOP regulations
  • Lead on development projects and new initiatives, acting as the Subject matter expert and point of contact and resolution whilst making sure that all opportunities are fully realised
  • Regularly interact with internal partners reporting key performance measures to identify areas of improvement
  • Manage the continual review, planning and development of best practice, systems, processes and procedures to enable continued improvement that meets the needs of the business, whilst ensuring a balance between cost and efficiency
  • Build great relationships with colleagues and managers, ensuring that CBS objectives and high-quality service is provided at all times
  • Work within a small team, and help to improve capabilities by sharing knowledge, experience and expertise in order to develop others abilities and behaviour

  This role would suit people who have:
  • A confident manner, you’ll be representing the source to pay and EDI team across the business and with external partners
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills, you’ll be managing a wide-ranging supplier, customer and product portfolio
  • An intermediate level of Excel Skills / SAP and a knowledge and understanding of EDI messaging protocol and systems
  • The ability to work across multiple different trading businesses and systems, processing and interpreting large volume and complexity data
  • Prioritisation and problem-solving skills and can work within a fast-paced environment

  Why Co-op?

  Here you’ll do work that matters. We’re a commercial organisation with a purpose beyond profit, you’ll have an opportunity to help us build a stronger Co-op and stronger communities. You’ll also get a package that includes:
  • Competitive salary
  • Coaching, training and support to help you develop
  • Pension with up to 10% employer contributions
  • Annual incentive scheme
  • Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
  • 28 days holiday (rising to 32 in line with service)
  • Discounts on Co-op products and services

  Building an inclusive work environment
  
  At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

  We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

  We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

  If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

  You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

  You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

  Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

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• About the company

  Co-op food, grocery delivery, insurance, funeralcare, legal advice and membership.

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