Procurement Manager

Excellent Rate of Pay

Ashby-de-la-Zouch

6+ Month Contract

My client is a well-established Nationwide transportation company whose professionalism and well-respected name, have been instrumental in their success. They provide an exceptional service to their customers and are focused on continually improving this.

The Role will involve:

• Defining robust procurement strategies aligned to bid / project scope requirements and drive these through the implementation phase.
• Ensure Procurement’s early Involvement for bids and tendering activity through effective stakeholder management.
• Participate in project kick off meetings to ensure procurement requirements are built in at the front end.
• Implement robust procurement processes and controls into the project by utilising standard functional templates.
• Ensure that all Project Procurement standards and procedures are adhered to
• Capture Procurements contribution to bid and project success via reporting of functional measures
• Network effectively with cross business-unit Procurement colleagues to identify pooling opportunities where applicable.
• Ensure that Framework Agreements for leveraged cross BU commodities are adopted locally within CIS.
• Negotiate and draft sub-contract agreements ensuring that back-to-back requirements are flowed down to our suppliers.
• Implement a robust Supplier Management regime to document supplier performance and drive improvements.
• Ensure that negative supplier feedback via our SPM process is swiftly reacted to with remedial actions agreed and documented
• Identify Supply Chain Risks and ensure these are documented
• Define appropriate mitigation strategies for any supply chain risks
• Attend any cross-business unit procurement workshops that are arranged
• Contribute to the achievement of procurement functional targets
• Provide monthly reports into the Head of Procurement to support functional reporting for the period.

COMPETENCIES / EDUCATION

Knowledge & Experience:

• MCIPS qualified or studying towards is preferred.
• It is essential that the candidate has proven Strategic Procurement experience.
• Experience of working with Cross functional teams in a Bid & Project Management environment.
• Experience of drafting Sub-contract agreements is essential for this role.
• Must be flexible to travel. This role will be based in London however travel to other locations will be required.
• Effective Stakeholder Management is essential to ensuring the individuals success in the role.
• Must have excellent communication skills at all levels as well as a collaboration mindset.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Packages including Excel, Word, Outlook & PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of SAP (desirable)
• Knowledge of purchase to pay systems (desirable)

For more information, email your C.V to j a k e . p a r k e r @ v i t a l . u k . c o m

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