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Senior Procurement Manager
Manchester
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Senior Procurement Manager
Our client seeks a Senior Procurement Manager, based in Manchester (with travel requirements to the Isle of Man) to join their team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and deliver key Procurement activities as required.
- Contract Management, Site Leases, Stores, Fleet, RfP, Supplier Support
- Support continuous cost savings improving P&L year on year
- Ongoing focus, support for driving RPI/CPI upside and cost savings to aid P&L
- Cash flow management, supplier focus
- Centralised Renewals Management
- Renewals database for all 3rd party committed costs. Keep a controlled list and perform proactive Renewals management
- Support ISO & BABT assertations. Key activity in relation to Supplier Management
- Supplier management processes and policies. Aligned to ISO and any key ISO requirements. Whilst supporting key BABT compliance activities. Ensure we pass each test, working closely with the Vendor Manager
- Supporting Strategic Initiatives
- Support GHoP for key initiatives within core as required
- Aid lowering cost base
- Enhance RfP/RfI process
- Simplify. Online where possible. e-Procurement tender portal etc. Review options
- Ability to run and lead RfP processes in-line with department standards
- Privacy
- Clear focus on leading and replying to GDPR, privacy matters and liaising with the ICO as and when required supporting the DPO, across all business units
- Supporting Centralised Purchasing
- Enabling a simplified process, better value and key financial gain for Opex and Capex purchases, aid sales value add working closely with the GHoP and Vendor Manager
- Supplier/Vendor List
- Balance supplier activities including contract reviews, renewals etc
- Risk Management
- Manage and process regular supplier risk management updates working closely with Compliance and using key platforms such as CAMMS supporting the Group Risk Committee and the GHoP
- Including regular departmental updates, streamlining technical utilisation
- Review Group sourcing and or e-Procurement sourcing options
- Driving and delivering key improvements at a Group level supporting the HoP
- KPI Reporting
- Opex and Capex and other commercial analysis. Commercial modelling as required. Run regular reports as and when required
- Wholesale Orders
- Ensure a reliable and established process for orders and supplier management relating to circuit orders via 3rd parties.
- Assist with Key future scope to support SAM (Software Asset Management) & CCM (Centralised Contract Management)
- Support day to day activities as reasonably required by the GHoP
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- A confident and capable individual that has ideally 5/10 years’ experience within a commercial/procurement role.
- Must be willing and able to support key areas such as Warehouse/Stores and Fleet Management
- Good SharePoint knowledge key.
- Ability to support key commercial procurement activities for Contracts and Tender processes. General and excellent business acumen desired.
- Someone who is ethically focused and can provide an impartial and balanced view.
- You must be comfortable working in an agile and rapidly changing environment across multiple business and supplier verticals.
- Ability to run RfP processes
- Ideally a minimum of 5/10 years in a commercial/procurement role.
- Business experience is key as is being a go getter, someone who is keen to learn and to broaden their experience etc.
- A person with can do attitude, not someone who relies on fully delegating
- Contract experience essential
- 5 GCSE's minimum (Grades A - C)
- HND
- Degree
- CIPS helpful but not essential
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Skills
Procurement
Contract Management
Supplier Management
Cost Savings
Risk Management
Commercial Acumen
SharePoint
Agile Environment
RfP Processes
ISO Compliance
BABT Compliance
Financial Analysis
e-Procurement
Vendor Management
Warehouse Management
Fleet Management