Procurement Manager, UK(A157112)

JR United Kingdom; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company seeks an experienced Procurement Manager to oversee indirect procurement across various categories, including after-sale service and logistics. The role involves developing strategies, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring process compliance, requiring extensive experience in procurement and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in indirect procurement.
• Fluent in English with excellent communication skills.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Manage indirect procurement category and optimize guidelines.
• Develop procurement strategy and processes from PR to payment.
• Conduct supplier selection and establish relationships with high-quality suppliers.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Negotiation

Tools

Office Software

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31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

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Job Descriptions

• Manage indirect procurement category (MKT, Retail, Admin, Logistics etc) and focus on after-sale service & logistics, to establish and continuously optimize the procurement guideline and management system according to variety of categories within WEU countries;
• Set up and manage the supplier pool by category to support the stakeholder departments, to ensure all the execution could go well and efficiently, and keep optimizing deliverables' quality, cost and efficiency to contribute to better business success;
• Develop the procurement strategy by category, to promote procurement's profession sustainably, to improve the coverage of frame agency, to manage the whole process from PR to payment and to avoid compliance risk;
• Conduct supplier selection for all the categories to filter the excellent frame agency and implement PO under the frame contract, set up long-term relationship with high-quality suppliers to improve procurement efficiency and service quality;
• As sponsor for country/regional procurement manager, in-depth understanding of company's business, control the stakeholder's demands to make a comprehensive resource plan, and promote the satisfactions with stakeholders all the time.

Requirements

• Excellent organizational and coordination skills, able to handle multi-tasking work efficiently. Excellent communication skills, good at communicating and cooperating with stakeholders at all levels.
• Minimum 5 years working experience in indirect procurement of similar industries (Telecom, FMCG, Electronics) experienced in indirect marketing procurement, including after sales service and logistics (warehousing, transportation service, reverse-logistics) segments; Minimum 2 years team management experience.
• Proficient in office software (such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.), able to independently complete various reports, documents and presentation materials.
• Fluent in English, able to communicate fluently in written and oral communication. Multiple languages would be a plus.
• Open-minded and fast learner. Be ready for business trips in domain market or cross-countries. Must hold valid residence ID and driver license.