Procurement Lead
- Employer
- Langley Search & Interim
- Location
- Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Salary
- Up to £65,000 + package
- Closing date
- 4 Feb 2022
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- Specialist Area
- Purchasing, supply (main), Procurement, Category management
- Job Level
- Manager
- Sector
- Telecommunications
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
My Client a Start-Up organisation is currently looking for a specialist Procurement Manager. The Procurement Manager will report to the CFO helping internal stakeholders gain the best value from their spend portfolio. This is a great Greenfield opportunity to put policies & systems in place. You will join the current team in delivering strategic and tactical procurement projects in Indirect & Direct categories.
You will work closely with the business to run tendering processes, contract negotiations and ongoing vendor management. You will get immediately involved in projects that are currently running and must be able to manage procurement projects to tight deadlines.
Skills required:
- Sourcing and procurement experience, across the categories of Indirect & Direct
- Building relationships with key divisions and individuals to ascertain and understand stakeholder, business and customer requirements, strategy, challenges and opportunities.
- Experience in developing best practice governance, procedures and policies which protect the business from risk
- Create strategies that give the company an advantage during procurement negotiations. Monitor and reduce procurement costs while improving operating efficiency.
Experience Required:
- Experience working across indirect & direct procurement.
- Nurtures relationships with suppliers to negotiate the best prices for the company.
- Ideally educated to degree level
- Procurement technical skills including negotiation skills, contract drafting, drafting of relevant RfPs etc and use of category management techniques in setting category plans
- The ability to draw together requirements across multiple or individual business units and gain consensus on the procurement plan from the business
- Excellent interpersonal/influencing skills.
For more information about this exciting role and if you meet the criteria, please submit your details without delay to info@langleysearch .com quoting MB/7835.
Langley Search & Selection (langleysearch. com) is the leading specialist recruiter in the procurement, supply chain and purchasing field. We manage permanent and interim procurement and supply chain jobs across the UK, Europe and globally for our clients, from large global multinationals to SMEs
Company
Founded in 2002, with a successful MBO in 2018, Langley is an owner managed leading boutique recruitment consultancy offering Executive Search, Contingent and Interim Solutions to fill procurement, end-to-end supply chain, commercial and transformation roles.
Our specialism and knowledge brings an in-depth understanding of our market and we are well positioned to work across a broad range of industries and businesses. These include, rapid growth companies, FTSE 100 businesses and NFP / public sector organisations both in the UK and internationally.
PRIVATE SECTOR PRACTICE including FMCG (food and non-food), retail, leisure, technology & media, aerospace, automotive, capital equipment, energy & utilities, defence, oil & gas, construction & FM, Pharmaceuticals, Retail Banks, Investment Banks, Insurance, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Professional Services and Consultancies
PUBLIC SECTOR PRACTICE including Local Government, Central Government, NHS, Charities, 3rd Sector and Not-for-Profits, Higher Education & Housing Associations
In an increasingly complex and changing marketplace our structured, transparent & efficient recruitment services take the risk out of hiring. When you engage Langley to deliver a recruitment solution you can expect an ethical, robust and professional partnership that delivers with integrity.
- Website
- http://www.langleysearch.com/
- Telephone
- 44(0)844 847 8336
- Location
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Suite 2.1
East Side
Kings Cross Station
London
London
N1C 4AX
United Kingdom
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