Procurement Manager

We are looking for an experienced Procurement Manager to join our Procurement team. You will be responsible for developing and deploying a Sourcing Strategy and delivering savings for the assigned Categories while ensuring Operational Procurement excellence and continuity of supply, as part of a centralised purchasing function.
As part of our core values, we offer an inclusive and dynamic environment and we welcome people from a variety of different backgrounds.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to develop and deliver category plans and strategies.
• Develop new and alternate sources of supply. Identify cost savings and improvement opportunities, reporting results to Head of Procurement and the wider business. 
• Drive all key strategic sourcing initiatives for the category.
• Lead commercial negotiations for sourcing products and services, and work with the legal team to formalize the final contracts with vendors. Incorporate TCO, should-Cost and VE models where appropriate.
• Calculate and present annual savings.
• Ensure negotiations with suppliers safeguard continuity of supply, improve lead-times, control pricing, and mitigate risk.
• Build internal relationships by spending time with stakeholders to understand their challenges and goals.
• Work with and develop a set of procurement tools as necessary including electronic tendering, electronic signature, contract database, supplier catalogue portal and spend categorisation tools.
• Work with the team to develop the spend cube. Support tactical and operational improvements in purchasing activity.
• Work with suppliers to crystallize savings and build long-term relationships.
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives such as industry and market analysis & benchmarking, risk mitigation plans, supplier performance improvement plans
• Monitor and report key procurement metrics such as savings delivered and volume of Purchase Orders.
• Convert the company’s approved Purchase Requisitions into Purchase Orders.
• Carry out any other purchasing duties as may arise from time to time.
• Provide information, maintain records and carry out all duties in an accurate, efficient and timely manner.
• Enhance the image and reputation of the company whilst supporting its commercial interests.
• Comply with good health and safety practice, all statutory requirements, company policies and standard procedures.

About You (Key Skills/Competencies)

• Demonstrable experience of the sourcing process. Good technical purchasing knowledge
• Demonstrable examples of project savings delivery including negotiated benefit and value chain engineering / business process improvement / total cost of ownership / should-cost / single source models.
• Stakeholder engagement at senior level and project delivery. Ability to lead cross-functional projects.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Purchase to Pay process and systems e.g. e-RFx.
• Experience of developing and implementing new processes e.g. supplier catalogue, spend cube, contract database, vendor performance management, procurement dashboard systems
• Experience / knowledge of procurement transformation.
• Experience working with Legal around contract negotiation / signature and subsequent implementation and management of high value / high risk vendors during the life of a contract.
• Experience and understanding of guiding, motivating, mentoring and developing staff members within the department.
• CIPS qualified or working towards the qualification
• Good level of experience with Excel