Role: Project Procurement Manager
Location: Southampton

Goals/Mission: The procurement department is to ensure that strategic procurement processes covering planning, sourcing and supplier management are robustly applied to the business for both existing fleets and new bids/projects in order to reduce cost and manage risk. Spend with third party suppliers is typically between 50-60% of the business turnover and the strategic procurement team interface with suppliers and other stakeholders at a senior level. Cross-functional collaboration and communication are key to ensuring that we have a joined up approach.

Key Accountabilities:
Establishing strategic procurement plans for defined high importance/spend categories, obtaining the buy-in of key stakeholders and delivery of these on time and to budget.

Controlling
Establishment and maintenance of the appropriate purchasing and supply chain controls to deliver the business objectives, including identification and measurement of procurement related KPI's.
Supplier management Full - Implementation of the supplier management tools and processes in their defined category areas, collaboration with the relevant cross-functional stakeholders to measure and drive supplier related improvement.
- Act as the Procurement lead for supplier related issues in accordance with the Systems Ownership Scheme.
- Champion the use of diverse suppliers within the supply chain as appropriate.
Financial Shared - Identification and delivery of cost reduction opportunities and measures to reduce the operational cost base of RL UK using the full range of advanced procurement tools and processes, including e-procurement and ANC (Advanced Negotiations Concept) where appropriate.
- Reduction in supply chain related NCC (Non-Conformance Costs)
Negotiation Shared - Support supplier negotiations with support from cross functional partners and Sourcing Manager as appropriate to secure the most favourable outcome for our client whilst taking account of the bigger picture.

Health, Safety & Environment
-Implementation of safe systems and controls within your area of responsibility
- Understand, implement and comply with the our clients HSQE policies and ensure the same within the supplier base as far as reasonably possible.
- Communicate health and safety responsibilities to your team and ensure employees raise issues and participate in implementation of agreed changes.
- Fully participate and engage in RL behavioural safety agenda to ensure you and your team work safely.
- Engage with HSQE team to agree targets and priorities to communicate and cascade to team.
- Take reasonable care to avoid acts or omissions that may have an environmental impact.
- Accept personal responsibility to take care of ourselves and any others affected by one's own acts or omissions.
Customer Relationships Full - Collaboration with internal/ external customers to meet current needs and explore opportunities for mutual benefit.
- Develop effective working relationships with the customer (internal and external) that provides a stable foundation for future business opportunities.

People Management
Demonstrate competence in all of our clients Management Standards and Leadership capabilities.
- Role Model behaviour and values consistent with our clients Values, Behavioural Partnership and Business Conduct Guidelines.
- Develop a high performance culture with strong employee engagement policies and tools (PMP/4Success objective setting, appraisal and development plan, Succession planning, Recognition schemes etc.)
- Implement learning and development solutions to develop talent and enhance capability in the team
Continuous Improvement/ Quality
Actively participate in our 3i improvement programme and drive implementation of improvements from the team.
- Continuously develop cross functional and departmental processes.
- Implement the SQM (Supplier Quality Management) processes and ensure adherence.

Compliance
Monitor compliance to meet internal control procedures and take appropriate corrective action.
- Ensure awareness and understanding of our clients compliance policies and 'Tell Us' ethos. Implement in areas of responsibility.

Stakeholders & Interfaces:
Key internal interfaces with fleet managers/directors, commercial managers, Head of Commercial, HSE, QA, engineering and finance colleagues as well as other SCM roles. Internal interfaces outside RL UK include counterparts in SCM SPR in HQ and other regions. External interfaces with key contacts within the supply chain - third party suppliers and relevant external bodies as appropriate.

Qualifications, Experience & Technical Know-How

Essential:
* A good knowledge of Procurement activities with a broad working knowledge of operational, commercial and financial activities across a range of businesses or an in-depth knowledge in a particular business. Typically at le Project Procurement Manager - 6180 ast 3-5 years experience of working as a Category Expert or similar role.

Preferred:
* Degree/CIPS qualification preferred
* SAP skills/experience
* Experience of working in a multi-national business would be advantageous

Key Capabilities
* Core values and behaviours
* Business Results Orientation
* Strategic Innovative Orientation
* Customer Orientation
* Collaboration & Influencing

Rullion is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.