Procurement Manager in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom |
GBP £400 per day |
Contract
Our client is looking to recruit an experienced Procurement Manager to provide a comprehensive sourcing service that delivers optimal company-wide commercial arrangements for an area of significant spend, consistent with agreed category strategies through the application of Network Rail Strategic Sourcing framework.
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop and maintain positive collaborative relations with customers, suppliers and between key functions to achieve high levels of customer satisfaction.
- Promote cross-functional strategic analysis and decision making and total cost of ownership principles, taking account of business-wide demand and supply forecasts. Develop and implement effective category, contracting and supplier strategies that mitigate supply market risks and reduce the costs of procured materials and services, in accordance with the governance process and applying fact-based principles based upon rigorous demand and supply analysis.
- To contribute towards category, contracting and supplier strategies and develop and implement the strategies as appropriate.
- To manage the effective sourcing, tendering and negotiation of goods or services with a value of up to c£250m annually, to achieve business priorities, efficiency targets, compliance with Network Rail policies and in line with procedures, governance, legal (including EU Directives) and regulatory requirements.
- To maintain an appropriate supplier base.
- To implement appropriate controls and audit regimes that enable compliance with company procurement and commercial policies and procedures.
- To make decisions based on 'value for money' on 'whole life cost basis', encompass sustainable solutions, remove unnecessary waste without loss of function, eliminate process redundancies, challenge specifications, consolidate volumes and standardise processes.
- To capture financial and non-financial benefits. Communicate the scope and benefits and respond to any price/service level challenges.
Essential skills include:
- Proven track record of benefits delivery through applying strategic sourcing techniques and using relevant systems.
- An innovative approach to pricing strategies.
- Demonstrable track record of practical effectiveness in strategic sourcing and supply chain contexts.
- Strong commercial and negotiation skills.
- Deals with people with integrity, providing constructive feedback.
- Excellent interpersonal, influential, communication and organisational skills.
- A customer focussed approach.
Desirable skills include:
- You may have membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status and/or educated to degree level
- Experience of e-sourcing or other electronic tendering systems.
The closing date to register your CV is Monday 19th February.
- Our client welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or other irrelevant factor. They will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
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