Procurement Manager

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

Job summary

A leading beverage company in London is seeking a Procurement Manager to oversee indirect procurement categories. You'll manage supplier relationships and focus on data-driven projects to enhance efficiency and drive sustainability initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in procurement, excellent stakeholder management skills, and proficiency in data analysis tools like Microsoft Excel and SAP Ariba. This role offers an opportunity to lead significant procurement activities within an innovative team.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Procurement or Supply Chain Operations.
• Cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience with technology or cloud-based procurement systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage supplier relationships and monitor performance.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing activities across indirect categories.
• Coordinate sustainability initiatives related to procurement.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Strong negotiating experience

Data analysis

Problem solving

Time management

Tools

Microsoft Excel

SAP Analytics Cloud

PowerBI

SAP Ariba

Job description

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Red Bull UK is currently recruiting for a Procurement Manager to be based in London, UK.

The UK Procurement team manages a wide range of indirect spend categories, predominantly comprising Fleet, Travel, Professional Services, Sales, Marketing, IT, Logistics and Facilities.

Reporting into the Head of Procurement & Facilities, the Procurement Manager will have category responsibility for a number of the business's indirect procurement categories. In addition to this, the Procurement Manager will have cross-category responsibility for key technical processes, including SAP Ariba, Procure-to-Pay processes & will be the lead for all data-focused projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Areas that play to your strengths

All the responsibilities we'll trust you with:

• Indirect Procurement Category Ownership

  Develop and manage key supplier relationships, monitor SLA and KPI performance, conduct QBRs, and foster continuous improvement and innovation.

  Lead end-to-end sourcing activities across key indirect categories.

  Develop and deliver overarching category plan that that delivers reduced risk, improved value and improved business outcomes.

  Monitor category trends and grow category network to deliver innovation and optimisation - becoming a category expert.

  Partner with internal stakeholders to understand business needs and align procurement strategies accordingly.

  Ensure compliance with procurement policies, procedures, and relevant regulations within owned categories.

• Other

  Sustainability: leading the fleet & travel contribution to Red Bulls Net-zero goals and support wider sustainability and ESG initiatives within the procurement landscape.

  Procure-to-pay: lead key projects in this area, including the implementation of a Master Vendor solution.

  Data: Create data insights & reports to drive cost-saving/efficiencies/sustainability improvements across both categories.

  Systems: Identify and implement process improvements to enhance procurement efficiency and effectiveness.

EXPERIENCE

Your areas of knowledge and expertise

that matter most for this role:

• Strong experience in Procurement, Supply Chain Operations or similar operational role.
• Stakeholder management (internal and external) & cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong negotiating experience and cross functional problem solving.
• Experience in data analysis with a high level of capability in Microsoft Excel and data analysis/visualisation tools (e.g. SAP Analytics Cloud, or PowerBI).
• Experience in using SAP Ariba or other technology or cloud-based procurement or supply-chain systems.
• Strong time management, communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to focus and follow through on priorities and deliver quality results.
• Proven track record of delivering cost efficiencies.
• Experience of FMCG environment.
• Pro-active and enquiring mind - ability to identify opportunities across the business.

• Travel 0-10%

WHERE YOU'LL BE BASED

London, England, United Kingdom

United Kingdom Red Bull UK

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