Strategic Procurement Manager

FPSG; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Edinburgh seeks a Strategic Procurement Manager to lead and enhance the procurement department's services. The role involves engaging business units, managing supplier relationships, and developing procurement strategies to deliver significant commercial benefits. Candidates should possess extensive experience in procurement, exceptional negotiation skills, and a degree in a business discipline. The position offers an opportunity to be a trusted advisor and streamline procurement processes.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a senior procurement specialist or senior manager in a commercially driven environment.
• Demonstrable track record of implementing and delivering procurement strategies to deliver commercial benefit.
• Excellent interpersonal and influencing stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and improve the Procurement department's work and provide top-class support.
• Manage procurement processes to mitigate and manage risks.
• Identify new strategic sourcing opportunities and lead high-impact procurement projects.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Change management

Project management

Innovative thinking

Education

Degree in business discipline

Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply certification

Tools

Microsoft Office suite

Job description

Reporting to the Head of Procurement, the purpose of the role is to lead and continually improve the formed Procurement department's work in providing a top class support function to their ever‑changing business. Working as part of the Procurement Team, the Strategic procurement Manager is responsible for the engagement of the business in strategic category plans, indirect category procurement, day to day operational supplier engagement and management. The incumbent will become a trusted advisor to the business on all procurement / commercial matters through delivering year on year value and achievement of goals. The contractor will work to understand the goals of internal functions to help improve efficiency and develop better processes to ensure strategic goals are met.

Your core responsibilities will also include:

• Ensuring the team is optimally managed to engage and support business units.
• Deploy resources to optimise delivery of value in relation to third party spend, ensuring process and rationale for the selection of suppliers is transparent, auditable and beyond reproach.
• Ensure mitigation and management of risks arising from procurement process activity (and internal buying behaviours) thus protecting the business from reputational damage, financial penalties, loss of service or health and safety issues.
• Support governance of Supplier Relationship Management with internal and external customers.
• Lead identification of new strategic sourcing opportunities and specific market opportunities.
• Introduce fresh thinking from other sectors and industries and shape business plans in response to market and industry trends.
• Lead high profile / high impact procurement projects when required.
• Ensure that all activities are carried out in compliance with Group policies.

Develop and manage a Procurement Centre of Excellence.

Develop and manage the procurement relationship structure and process with key customers and business units, building effective global relationships to manage core, common and distinct requirements.

Provide clear guidance to business on outsourcing requirements and intra‑group arrangements in accordance with regulatory requirements.

Be seen as a ‘Trusted Advisor’ to our business customers.

Ensure that local and role specific Treating Customer Fairly requirements are met in line with your key outputs.

To be successful in this exciting contract role, you will :

• Educated to a degree level and / or post‑graduate level in a business discipline and / or Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.
• Extensive experience as a senior procurement specialist or senior manager in a commercially driven environment.
• Demonstrable track record of implementing and delivering procurement strategies to deliver commercial benefit.
• Excellent interpersonal and influencing stakeholder management skills with experience of managing both internal and external senior management relationships.
• Excellent negotiation skills are required to deal with a variety of internal customers and suppliers.
• Experience of managing a high performing team in a fast paced environment.
• Sound business acumen and applied commercial and legal knowledge.
• Thorough knowledge of procurement techniques.
• Good experience of change and project management.
• Innovative thinking.
• Previous experience of using the Microsoft Office suite.

Next Step…

To be considered, please Apply now along with your CV, salary expectations and current notice‑period.

Equal Opportunities

FPSG is committed to equal opportunities regardless of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief and age.

FPSG is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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