Sourcing Specialist

Manpower UK Ltd; Rugby; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A British recruitment agency seeks a Sourcing Specialist for a 6-month on-site role in Rugby. The candidate will develop and manage the supply chain to ensure quality, cost, and timely delivery of components. Key responsibilities include negotiation with suppliers, managing contracts, and improving supplier relationships. Candidates should have strong negotiation skills and experience in procurement, particularly in high-value projects. Competitive hourly rate offered.

Benefits

26 days holiday per annum

Bank holidays

Qualifications

• Demonstrable transactional sourcing and procurement experience.
• Experience in managing high-value and complex projects.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate/manage existing terms and conditions.
• Ensure material on-time delivery and invoice management.
• Review supplier performance to identify risks.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Contract management

Interpersonal skills

Self-starter

Teamwork

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Project

Job description

Role: Sourcing Specialist - Buying/Procurement
Location: Rugby (on-site)
Duration: 6 months initially
Rate: Up to 27 per hour PAYE (26 days holiday per annum + bank holidays)

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and managing an existing supply chain ensuring that components are delivered according to Quality, Cost and Time as per the project needs.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Negotiate/manage existing terms and conditions, manage claims and vendor recovery
• Order fulfilment tasks to ensure material on time delivery, PO placement and Invoice management. Expediting.
• Co-ordinate supplier and product qualification together with Quality & Engineering teams.
• Review supplier performance (schedule, CoQ, Manufacturing, Quality) to identify risks to the program and develop appropriate mitigation plans
• Develop alternate sources and/or risk mitigation plans for single & sole source suppliersIdentify and deliver value-adding opportunities from the supply chain
• Manage and improve supplier relationship and demonstrate the ability to communicate problems and present solutions with internal and external customers at senior levels

Qualifications/Requirements

• Demonstrable years of transactional sourcing and procurement experience with in-depth experience in high-value and complex projects.
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills, with excellent interpersonal and facilitation skills
• Self-starter with drive, able to work under pressure and in a dynamic environment
• Motivation, Teamwork is essential, trust, credibility and capability to communicate effectively at all levels internally and externally is essential

Desired Characteristics

• Experience within power industry related products.
• Main Suppliers are UK based, must be able to travel when required.
• Project Management Skills, Schedule Management a must.
• Quality, Supplier Quality experience would be beneficial.
• Interpersonal skills, managing people and situations including contract issues.
• Proactive and pragmatic in their approach to managing the supplier (s)
• Able to adapt and work quickly to project situations.
• Be able to manage various workstreams at the same time.
• Management of change i.e. engineering, quality, escalations and reporting to senior management both at the supplier as well as Arabelle Solutions. .
• Experience on SAP, Microsoft packages including MS Project