Procurement Manager

Based in Milton Keynes

Rate - £400/day - £500/day

6 month contract

You will need:

Essential

• A background in Engineering Procurement Management and Supply Chain.

• A customer focussed approach.
• Excellent interpersonal, influential, communication and organisational skills
• Demonstrable track record of practical effectiveness in strategic sourcing and supply chain contexts.
• Strong commercial and negotiation skills.
• Proven track record of benefits delivery through the application of strategic sourcing techniques and use of relevant systems.
• An innovative approach to pricing strategies.
• Deals with people with integrity, providing constructive feedback.

Desirable
• 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 Role:

• 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 the Strategic Sourcing framework and proactively develop relationships at an appropriate level to support the business needs.

  1. To develop and maintain positive collaborative relations with customers, suppliers and between key functions. To achieve high levels of customer satisfaction.
  2. To 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 cost of procured materials and services, in accordance with the governance process and applying fact-based principles based upon rigorous demand and supply analysis.
  3. To contribute towards category, contracting and supplier strategies and develop and implement strategies as appropriate.
  4. 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 policies and in line with procedures, governance, legal (including EU Directives) and regulatory requirements.
  5. To maintain an appropriate supplier base.
  6. To implement appropriate controls and audit regimes that enable compliance with company procurement and commercial policies and procedures.
  7. To make decisions based on ‘value for money’ on ‘a whole life cost basis,’ encompass sustainable solutions, remove unnecessary waste without loss of function, eliminate process redundancies, challenge specifications, consolidate volumes and standardise processes.
  8. To capture financial and non-financial benefits. Communicate the scope and benefits and respond to any price / service level challenges.

Contact us now – <phone number removed> To apply for this position contact Linda Davison by emailing your C.V to linda .davison @vital .uk .com

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