Details:
- Salary: £52,000 - 55,000 - Annum
- Location: Nottingham
- Date: 1 month ago
Description:
Procurement Manager
Procurement
Nottingham
Hybrid
Monday to Friday
SF Recruitment have a fantastic opportunity recruiting for an International business based in Nottingham who are looking for a Procurement Manager to join their Procurement team. You will have 4 direct reports. This is a key role within the Procurement team where you will be responsible for managing tenders and strategic elements. The salary for this role is up to £52,000. You will also have the option of hybrid working 2x days per week.
As the Procurement Manager you will be working on strategic projects and identifying cost saving initiatives where possible along with managing suppliers ensuring they are meeting their KPIs. It is essential you have strong communication skills as you will be required to build and maintain relationships with key suppliers along with other stakeholders within the business. The client is looking for someone who can coach, mentor and lead by example. Suitable candidates will have people management experience and feel confident guiding the team.
To be considered for this role it is essential you have previous procurement and people management skills ideally within a multi-site environment. You will need to be a confident negotiator and have supplier relationship management experience. You will need solid knowledge of data analysis, inventory management and forecasting techniques. Ideally you will have experience purchasing indirects.
Scope of role
- Supporting a wide variety of stakeholders across the business, as well as coordinating projects cross-functionally, setting and delivering on agreed timescales.
- Working with internal customers to ensure inputs needed for the Procurement function are available.
- Working closely on Supplier Relationship Management, including contract and performance reviews.
- Develop, implement and refresh category plans which examine the marketplace and identify savings, actions and targets right across the product lifecycle.
- Tender, evaluation and negotiation of long-term supply contracts complete with terms and conditions.
- Negotiation and implementation of contract variations to protect budgets.
- Use risk management disciplines to mitigate supply chain risks with clear implementation plans.
- Launch price enquiries with suppliers against new bids and evaluate/negotiate offers in a timely and effective manner
- Lead the supplier qualification process for new and existing sources of supply against allocated Indirect Categories
- Manage the team, including responsibility for appraisals, absence, and all HR related matters, as well as supporting the team with their wider continued professional development.
The Procurement Manager
- Experienced within Purchasing/Procurement
- People management experience
- An analytical mind with strong attention to detail
- Experience purchasing indirects
- Confident negotiator
- Excellent Communication and Relationships building skills
Please apply now to express an interest and a member of the Procurement division will contact all suitable candidates to talk through the scope of the role in more detail