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Plaza Premium Group

Assistant Procurement Manager

West Drayton
£50k – £55k/yr
Posted about 18 hours ago
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Responsible for the entire procurement activities from strategic planning to implementation of analysis, pricing, selection, delivery and risk mitigation for existing / new airport Lounges, Hotels, F&B outlets and relevant services at locations world-wide. Conduct the acquisition and evaluation of proposals for products, systems and services on group-wide basis with stakeholders to achieve optimal results in quality, total cost, and completion time.

Serve as a business partner to Business Unit key stakeholders (Lounge Managers) by identifying their critical business requirements and providing Sourcing & Procurement services to meet/exceed their expectations

  • Build/establish strategic relationships with key suppliers to drive enhanced value and innovation
  • Provide rigorous cost and market analysis following the models established by Strategic Sourcing focusing on the total cost of ownership
  • Prepare for and execute clear, structured negotiations following the Strategic Sourcing process
  • Manage e-Procurement catalog content development, coordinated with International and Global teams
  • Provide and lead Strategic procurement services that provide low cost/best value to constituents while considering impact on operations, customers and competitors
  • Implement cost effective technologies to increase transaction efficiencies and drive down overall cost of procurement
  • Ensure consistent application of procurement processes across constituent groups
  • Identify, develop and deploy best practice supplier management, procurement and supply chain practices
  • Drive internal skill/capability development to broaden and build staff skill sets
  • Institutionalize procurement performance measures that demonstrate value and ensure supplier performance
  • Responsible for the creation and execution of annual operating plans and strategic sourcing plan.
  • Work with finance and business teams to have an annual and long-term plans and strategy for the requisite categories
  • Ensure compliance, cost savings and performance measures are established, tracked and achieved
  • Demonstrate exemplary integrity and ethics in all instances

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  • 5+ years relevant working experience in leading Sourcing & Procurement organization, Hospitality, Co-working, F&B Industry, Technology or service-oriented company are preferred.
  • Diploma or degree in Business or Finance
  • CPM, CIPs, EIPM or similar certification is preferable
  • Internal/external business consulting experience desired
  • Experience working a multinational environment
  • Experience in managing a cross functional team

Skills Required

  • Fluent in English
  • Excellent stakeholder influencing skills
  • Advanced analytical skills to support complex financial modeling
  • Experience in problem solving and analytical methods is critical
  • Strong written and communication skills
  • Strong negotiation skills
  • Category Management expertise
  • Experience with SAP or other ERP (e.g. CheckSCM, ARIBA, Coupa)
  • Strong expertise in using MS Office, Word, Excel & PowerPoint
  • Ability to work in a team environment
  • Ability to interact with employees at all levels
  • Ability/desire to work in a multi-cultural, multi territory environment
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Skills

Strategic Sourcing
Procurement
Negotiation
Category Management
Stakeholder Management
Financial Modeling
Cost Analysis
Supplier Management
Risk Mitigation
SAP
ERP
Ariba
Coupa
Microsoft Excel
Problem Solving
Supply Chain Management

Location

West Drayton, England, United Kingdom

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