Snr Procurement Manager - Indirects - £95K

ZipRecruiter; Warwick; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Procurement Manager to develop category strategies and manage complex sourcing projects. This role focuses on driving commercial value and sustainability within the procurement function, which is evolving rapidly in a technology-led market sector.

Qualifications

• Experience in Marketing, HR & Professional Services Procurement.
• Skills to influence and drive effective change.
• Understanding of sustainable procurement best practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop key stakeholder relationships across departments.
• Drive procurement compliance and manage commercial risk.
• Build and maintain vendor relationships.

Skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder Management

Sustainable Procurement

Influencing Skills

Education

Degree

MCIPS qualification

Job description

Job Description

Role: Senior Procurement Manager

Salary: Up to £95K + Excellent Benefits

Location: Watford (3 days p/w on site)

Are you a Snr Procurement Manager - with experience of developing category strategy and delivery of complex end-to-end sourcing projects across Marketing & Professional Services categories?

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to play a key part in the on-going development of a Procurement function which is less than 2 years old, within an organisation renowned for it's focus and commitments around Sustainabiity and CSR, in what is a fast moving, technology led, market sector.

Role:
Key to your success in this role will be the ability to develop key stakeholder relationships with the Marketing, HR, Finance and Op's community, developing Procurement's "value proposition" with a broad cross section of internal stakeholders. Ultimately, you will be tasked with driving commercial value across a broad range of business critical categories - supporting the organisation's ambitious growth plans.

You will need to:

• embrace ambiguity, generating close collaboration across teams and constantly evolving sustainable procurement approaches that fully address procurement challenges and solve complex business problems.




• drive procurement compliance, managing commercial risk, delivering fair costs for the organization, negotiating regional agreements including prices and terms, and integrating sustainability within the supply chain.




• build and maintain vendor relationships to maximize value and to deliver a best-in-class supply chain across multiple spend categories




• deliver sustainable value by leading negotiations with vendors on the scope of work, commercials & contract, which will involve working with legal, finance, tax and other internal departments

Experience:

• Marketing, HR & Professional Services Procurement & Category Management experience




• Skills to influence and drive effective change in a fast paced environment




• Understanding sustainable procurement best practices and how to embed this into the sourcing process




• Self-motivation, tenacity, and a focus on delivery




• Gravitas, the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels




• Enthusiasm in sharing expertise and experience with other within your own discipline




• Ideally Degree and MCIPS qualified.

***All applicants must present current and valid UK Right to Work***