Procurement Manager

Overview:

This is a rare opportunity for someone looking for a Greenfield Procurement Manager role with variety! This well recognised manufacturing brand are looking to build a new Procurement team and looking for a Procurement Manager to manage a diverse range of Indirect Services for the business. Ideally you would have need to work in a services-based category and you would need to have worked across a range of category areas including HR, Professional Services, FM and Logistics to name a few! This role is part of a small Procurement Team and reports straight to the Head of Procurement in the heart of the beautiful county of Devon. The role does offer flexible/ home working.

What the role involves:

As a Procurement Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing a wide range of products and services spend and be involved in category areas such as spend such as HR, Professional Services, Marketing, Capex, Fleet and Logistics and identify opportunities for consolidating spend and undertaking tendering and contract management opportunities for a wide range of requirements

Lead the Procurement projects across core service and product areas ensuring category spend is managed effectively and to drive quality and cost savings for the organisation as they continue to grow.

Manage a new supplier on boarding and contract performance management programme to include SLA and KPI implementation.

Lead the negotiation and supplier selection within the framework of the category strategies and sourcing plans.

Ensure procurement support is provided to other improvement projects across the business.

The person we hope to find:

Strong end to end procurement sourcing and category management experience across indirect or direct services

Excellent communication skills and able to work with all levels of management and stakeholders

Good analytical and problem-solving skills

Well organised, process and team-oriented with the ability to prioritise quickly

Highly motivated self-starter: ability to initiate and manage work with minimal supervision

Commercially aware and financially astute

Salary and Benefits:

£50-55,000 + great pension, 25 days holiday, private healthcare and other flexible benefits

If you are a Procurement Manager looking for a new challenge with variety and a chance to help build a brand-new Procurement function, then this could be a great role for you! This forward-thinking manufacturing organisation are investing heavily in Procurement and the systems and processes they use.