Interim Procurement Consultant

Michael Page; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An international consultancy is seeking an Interim Procurement Consultant to lead a Procurement Optimisation project focusing on MRO and Indirect categories. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in procurement optimisation, fluency in Dutch, and extensive consultancy experience. This role offers a competitive daily rate of up to £900 outside IR35 and an opportunity to work with a global organisation, starting immediately.

Benefits

Competitive daily rate

Opportunity to work internationally

Immediate start

Qualifications

• Experience in running procurement optimisation programmes.
• Proven expertise within the MRO category.
• Fluent in Dutch is strongly preferred.
• Extensive consultancy experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage the optimisation programme with the project manager's support.
• Oversee procurement for MRO, labour, and energy categories.
• Develop cost-saving strategies within procurement.
• Analyse market trends for opportunities and risks.
• Maintain records of purchases and supplier performance.
• Provide insights to optimise supply chain operations.

Skills

Procurement optimisation

Market analysis

Fluent Dutch

Consultancy experience

Job description

We are working with an international client who are looking to recruit an Interim Procurement Consultant to help with a Procurement Optimisation project across their MRO & Indirect category spends.

Client Details

The employer is an FMCG Organisation who are looking for an Interim Procurement consultant to add further support to a Procurement Optimisation programme across a number of indirect spends including MRO, Labour & Energy. This role will require travel to Europe and a fluent Dutch speaking candidate is preferred.

Description

As Interim Procurement Consultant, duties will include, however, not be limited to:

• Sole responsibility of the optimisation programme, with support from a project manager.
• Manage procurement activities related to Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO), labour & energy categories.
• Develop and implement cost‑saving strategies within procurement processes.
• Analyse market trends to identify potential opportunities and risks.
• Maintain accurate records of purchases, pricing, and supplier performance.
• Provide insights and recommendations to optimise supply chain operations.

Profile

• Similar experience in running procurement optimisation programmes.
• Experience within MRO category.
• Speak Fluent Dutch - strongly preferred.
• Extensive consultancy experience.

Job Offer

• Competitive daily rate up to £900 per day outside IR35.
• Opportunity to work with an international organisation.
• Immediate start position.