Procurement Specialist in Derby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Do you have experience of controlling expenditure for designed materials and services? Would you be interested in working with a leading telecoms provider for the Rail Transportation Industry? If so then we are interested in speaking with you.
Ford & Stanley - The Rail Recruitment Experts are currently seeking a Procurement Specialist who will be accountable for sourcing quotations and tenders to support the Business Development team in the creation and submissions of bids. You must have experience within the Rail / IT or Telecoms environment.
Location: Scunthrope, with some travel to other locations as well as suppliers.
The Opportunity
This is an ideal opportunity for you to join a company who have been acquired by the world's leading technology business with big ambitions to secure a foothold in the UK Rail advanced technologies space. This acquisition is to strengthen their position and provide innovative solutions within the transportation industry.
Role and Responsibilities
- Sourcing of materials and services for planned and unplanned requirements in line with the Procurement Plan.
- Consolidate supply base in managed category group(s).
- Manage Suppliers to continually develop, review and implement cost saving and value improvement initiatives
- Production of Procurement related KPI's.
- Identify and monitor procurement across the business to assist the development of a long-term approach to procurement in order to deliver savings, efficiency, value for money, quality standards and targets, diversity objectives, environmental standards and improved capability.
- Management of Supplier contracts and framework agreements.
- Provide relevant Procurement expertise to the Bid Teams, ensuring Procurement are actively involved in new projects, direct materials, Capex and indirect materials or services.
- Development and manage Supplier Improvement plans in conjunction with other departments.
- Work with stakeholders across the business to analyse demand and assist in the specification of goods and services to be supplied.
- Collaborate with Suppliers to optimise QCD, OTIF and minimise stock days to help with company cash flow targets
The Candidate
- 5+ years procurement experience.
- Relevant industry experience
- Experience of Rail, Telecommunications, IT (or other comparable industry) related installation project-based works
- Working knowledge of Engineer, Procure, Construct based project
- Broad base of Procurement experience across other sectors
Essentials
- Working knowledge of contract law and associated drafting of contract terms and conditions
- Excellent negotiation skills, able to influence at all levels
- Capable of building category plans and implementing higher level procurement strategy
- Clear understanding of the procurement process
- Ability to network and build strong relationships both internally and externally in a multicultural environment (Europe).
- Strong IT skills (SAP, Microsoft Office, other web-based applications)
- Able to travel per job demands
- Ability to balance and manage supply risk
- Ability to use own initiative to create cost saving ideas through to implementation
Desirable
- MCIPS Chartered Status
- Experience in coaching and mentoring
Closing Date: 8th November 2020
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