Procurement Manager - Indirects, MRO & Operations (REMOTE)

ZipRecruiter; Altrincham; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A globally recognized household brand is seeking a Procurement Manager for a remote role in Altrincham. Responsible for indirect category management across various fields including MRO and Logistics, the ideal candidate will engage with senior stakeholders and deliver strategic cost-saving initiatives. Experience in large complex businesses is essential, with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills required.

Benefits

£5,000 car allowance

Bonus

Great Pension

25 days holiday + BH

Healthcare

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Experience in indirect category management for a large complex business.
• Proven track record of managing complex global projects.
• Confident in engaging with senior stakeholders across different regions.

Responsibilities

• Create strategies for cost savings and performance delivery.
• Develop group-wide category plans for alignment.
• Engage and manage relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Monitor supplier performance and risks.

Skills

Indirect category experience

Stakeholder management

Excellent communication skills

Strategic mindset

Ability to adapt

Education

MCIPS qualified

Job description

Job Description

Procurement Manager - Indirects (MRO, Logistics, FM, Operations, Warehousing) | £60,000 to £65,000 | £5,000 car allowance | bonus | great Pension | 25 days holiday + BH | Healthcare | + many more benefits | REMOTE ROLE - fully flexible working with occasional site visits throughout the year | A globally recognised household brand

A lovely new role working for a global household business who own a large number of brands who we all love and use daily. They have an opportunity for an experienced and ambitious Procurement Manager to join the function.

This role will be reporting into the Head of Category Management and looking after some key spend for the business, to name a few: MRO, International Freight, Warehousing, Operational Spend and Utilities, but will consider someone who has a nice broad range of indirect category management.

Role and responsibilities:

• Create strategies through to the delivery and performance including year on year annualised savings
• Develop group wide category plans and strategies to ensure alignment for the group, leveraging suppliers to support local offices
• Engage, manage and influence senior stakeholders from Director to Board level to ensure buy-in, utilising strong market knowledge
• Build relationships with key stakeholders to ensure a rounded knowledge of a suppliers performance
• Monitor supplier risk and performance through reporting tools and business feedback
• Be a Procurement role model by living company values, consistently delivering to the high standards expected, promoting procurement through relationships
• On top over delivering strategic projects, ensure the business is getting the best service in line with cost efficiency

Experience and requirements:

• Indirect category experience working for a large complex business
• categories are: Warehousing, International Freight, MRO, Logistics & Operations
• Private sector procurement experience, ideally working for a global business
• Previous experience working on complex global projects, dealing with Tier 1&2 suppliers of significant values
• Confident in engaging and influencing senior level stakeholders, and across various regions
• A highly strategic mindset when approaching procurement, suppliers and business needs
• Excellent communications skills when dealing with contacts in different cultures and countries
• Able to adapt in a very fast paced, continuously changing environment
• MCIPS qualified, nice to have but not essential