Randstad Enterprise
Procurement Specialist
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Job Title: Procurement Specialist
Location: Warwick
Contract length: 6 months rolling contract
Randstad Sourceright, a leading provider of RPO & MSP Recruitment Services, is currently recruiting for a Procurement Specialist to join a world leader offering Products, Solutions, and Services across the entire Energy value chain on behalf of a well-established manufacturing organization to play a key role in supporting Manufacturing Operations. You will shape a competitive, sustainable supply chain, partnering globally to drive productivity, quality, and digitalization.
By leading strategic sourcing, negotiations, and contract management, you will directly advance our mission toward affordable, clean energy.
Some of the duties will include but are not limited to:
- Formulate local and regional material field strategies for non-pooled commodities.
- Structure negotiation frameworks, define awarding criteria, and secure sourcing board approvals.
- Lead complex multi-site commercial contracts, managing pricing, delivery, and payment terms.
- Govern vendor portfolios to optimize the EcoSystem strategy and build a preferred supplier list.
- Analyze global market trends to transform insights into optimized procurement strategies.
- Performance & Cost-Out: Monitor key supplier metrics and drive early vendor involvement in cost-reduction initiatives.
- Proactively identify supply chain vulnerabilities and implement strategic risk countermeasures.
- Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner with strategic commodity teams to align contractual terms with business needs.
- Lead end-to-end strategic project initiatives focused on product reactivation programs.
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Essential Requirements:
- Solid procurement experience or equivalent seniority in a related professional field such as engineering or costing.
- Proven ability to read and interpret technical engineering drawings.
- A strong understanding of product costing structures and how manufacturing costing works.
- Strong negotiation skills combined with the confident ability to ask critical questions.
- Highly capable of multitasking and managing several projects or deliverables at the same time.
- Mitigate supplier capacity and tooling constraints caused by scaling engine volumes, utilizing MRP systems to safeguard production schedules.
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Desirable Requirements:
- Outstanding Microsoft Excel skills tailored for complex data analysis and forecasting.
- Prior experience managing and collaborating with a global supplier base within a matrix organizational structure.
- Knowledge of component manufacturing processes and industrial quality standards.
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