Group Procurement Manager

Kelling Group; Altofts; A distancia; GBP 80.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Birthday off

Life Insurance (2.5x annual salary)

Company Pension (5%, salary sacrifice)

Cycle to Work Scheme

Medicash Healthcare

24-7 Learning & Development

Descripción de la vacante

Kelling Group in Normanton seeks a strategic Procurement Director to lead the Group’s procurement function from its Corporate HQ. You will build the procurement strategy, govern supplier relationships, and drive compliance across the supply base, ensuring value and continuity of supply.

You will lead tenders, negotiate contracts, and develop KPIs with a focus on cost reductions and supplier performance. Strong leadership and CIPS experience are essential.

Formación

• Proven leadership of a busy Procurement department.
• CIPS qualification or equivalent experience.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills.
• Ability to influence colleagues and support change.
• Experience managing tenders and supply contracts; strong negotiation with senior stakeholders.
• Track record of nurturing supplier relationships and driving cost/quality improvements.

Responsabilidades

• Create and embed the Procurement strategy and framework across the group.
• Ensure controls manage expenditure and compliance.
• Develop strategic supplier partnerships and conduct strategic reviews.
• Lead sourcing for new products or services and negotiate contracts.
• Ensure supplier engagements meet policies and regulations.
• Identify and pursue commercial opportunities across the supply chain.
• Benchmark key commodity prices and terms regularly.
• Mitigate supply risks to ensure continuity of supply.
• Monitor and drive supplier performance and KPI reporting.
• Lead the Procurement team and develop staff.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Supplier management

Strategic thinking

Tender management

Data accuracy

Organizational skills

Stakeholder management

IT proficiency

Educación

CIPS qualification

Herramientas

Syrinx

MS Office

Descripción del empleo

Department: Customer Operations
Reports To: Director of Customer Experience
Location: Normanton
Hours: 40 hours per week 8am-5pm

Role Purpose

To provide strategic leadership and control for the Group’s Procurement activity, with focus on supplier relationships, value, supply chain robustness, service and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Creating and embedding the Procurement strategy and Procurement framework across the business.
• Ensuring appropriate controls are in place to effectively manage expenditure.
• Developing strategic supplier partnerships and relationships.
• Preparing and leading strategic supplier business reviews.
• Support for sourcing of new products or services.
• Ensuring all existing and future supplier engagements comply with appropriate policies and regulations.
• Identifying and negotiating commercial opportunities across the supply chain.
• Regular benchmarking of key commodity prices and terms.
• Mitigate supply chain risks that ensure continuity of supply.
• Monitoring, evaluating and driving supplier performance and service levels.
• Developing a suite of departmental KPIs and reporting mechanism.
• Negotiation of supply contracts.
• Departmental leadership of the Procurement team.

Skills & Experience Required

• Previous leadership experience in heading a busy Procurement department.
• CIPS qualification or relevant experience.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills.
• The ability to positively influence colleagues and support change.
• Experience of managing tenders and agreeing supply contracts.
• Strong negotiation skills at senior stakeholder level.
• Confidence in dealing directly with strategic suppliers and managing complex situations.
• Strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Track record of nurturing supplier relationships.
• Organisational skills to manage multiple tasks concurrently.
• Line management and people development.
• IT proficiency - Microsoft packages, with Syrinx experience desirable.

Behaviours

• Commercially focused and solution driven.
• Positive and energetic personality.
• Natural collaborator across departments to achieve shared outcomes.
• Encourages accountability, ownership and professional standards.
• Calm under pressure with an ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays per year
• Birthday off
• Life Insurance (2.5x annual salary)
• Company Referral Scheme (up to £1000 awarded)
• Company Cycle to Work Scheme - we buy the bike and you pay us back saving your NI
• Long Service Award - gifts, hampers, vouchers and more for long service
• Enhanced Company Pension Scheme (up to 5%, and via salary sacrifice where applicable)
• Medicash is our Healthcare Cash Plan (including access to virtual GP, and discounted prices at selected retailers and gyms)
• Learning & Development culture (professional qualifications, access to apprenticeships and more)