Head of Capex & Utilities Category

pladis; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global biscuits and confectionery company is seeking a Procurement professional to lead sourcing strategies for utilities and capex. This role demands negotiating contracts with strategic suppliers and analyzing market trends to propose cost-saving opportunities. Ideal candidates will possess strong negotiation skills and hold a relevant degree. The position offers a chance to make a significant impact within a dynamic team in the UK.

Benefits

Equal Opportunity Employer

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• Experience in managing global suppliers with a focus on utilities and capex.
• Strong ability to analyze market trends and negotiate contracts.
• Capability to develop long-term procurement strategies.

Responsibilities

• Drive sourcing strategies for utilities and capex categories.
• Negotiate contracts with strategic suppliers and manage supplier relationships.
• Analyze trends in the energy market and propose cost-saving opportunities.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Strategic sourcing expertise

Supplier relationship management

Market analysis

Collaboration

Education

Relevant degree in Business or Engineering

Tools

Procurement management software

Job description

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led , resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility , we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

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The Procurement team is made of 120 professionals working across the world to create competitive advantage for pladis through mid-term sourcing strategies and strong supplier relationships. Our Procurement vision aims at delivering more value for the business along 5 key business deliverables: Supply Continuity, Cost Out, Cash Flow optimization, Sustainability and Supplier Innovation.

We work as a matrix organization, with Global Categories leveraging the pladis global size and Local Procurement ensuring a strong connection and proximity with our 5 regions (UK & Ireland, Western Europe & Emerging markets, Middle East – North Africa – India, Turkey – Eastern Europe – Central Asia, and North America).

Within Global Categories, the Head of Capex and Utilities Category drives and executes (with Local Procurement support when required) the Sourcing Strategies for both categories (Capex & Utilities).

In addition to the sourcing strategy, the role holder will be responsible for:

• Understanding & formalizing pladis needs
• Understanding supply markets globally
• Executing our Cover Strategy with regards to Commodities (electricity and natural gas)
• Elaboration of a 2 to 3 year-forward sourcing strategy
• Negotiation & Tenders
• Management of Global suppliers

For Capex, which is a £100m spend per annum, the role holder will be responsible for:

• Mapping, together with Engineering, our requirements for the next 3 years, in order to identify strategic sub-categories to focus on.
• Mapping the market to identify new suppliers in those strategic areas, able to challenge our incumbent suppliers
• Defining, jointly with Engineering, a Sourcing Strategy for those strategic aras (which suppliers to consider, potential partnership, pricing model – i.e. TCO, Design to Cost…)
• Building strong SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) with global & strategic suppliers, to build long-term relationship in order to standardize our equipment whenever it makes sense get better service support and get priority access to their innovation. This includes setting up & monitoring a supplier evaluation program.
• Negotiating frame agreements with Global Suppliers, while supporting Engineering in their negotiation as we acquire new equipment.
• Finalizing contracts with strategic suppliers, collecting all necessary requirements (technical, service level, expected KPIs) from the various stakeholders. Manage those contracts (execution, payments, liquidated damages, etc).
• Building guidelines for procurement standards and preferred suppliers list when the negotiation is delegated to Engineering (for local projects on non-strategic sub-categories)

For Utilities, which is a £25m spend per annum, the role holder will be responsible for:

• Building a 3 to 5 year forward strategy for the Category. Lead and develop key supplier relationships and integrate supplier expertise as appropriate to meet the business strategy.
• Analyzing trends and regulations in the energy market, including the evolution of renewable energy. Monitor energy non-commodity charges, taxes and levies and identify industry incentive opportunities or subsidies
• Proactively proposing cost saving opportunities and make recommendations to the CPO & CSCO
• Working closely with Engineering and Sustainability management teams in understanding the needs, objectives. Assessing business decisions for sustainability (including CO2 reduction) and seek out opportunities for increasing energy efficiency. Leading energy efficiency projects jointly with the plants.
• Working with the Procurement Head for Hedging to develop a hedge strategy that is clear and actionable over a minimum 2 year hedging tenor. Issue a clear mandate to the execution team, to contract against the approved hedging strategy. Provide regular Energy market updates to the business, sharing market analysis and pricing evaluation
• Executing energy/utilities supply contracts in a timely manner after tendering and negotiating the best terms and conditions. (Power, gas, diesel & water purchase agreements for our UK, US, Dutch and French operations.)
• Monitoring Price Variance, and provide support to reconcile utility bills / Determining annual budgets

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.