You'll work closely with customers to undertake pre-market engagement with the supply chain, draft sourcing strategies & tender documentation. You will lead the sourcing project, undertake complex commercial evaluations & lead negotiations with suppliers.
Client Details
An organisation in the Midlands.
Description
- Develop and manage the sourcing process from business requirement to contract signature, on behalf of key customers and stakeholders, for multi-million pound medium cost and business risk opportunities. Utilising, where relevant, commercial purpose-built models, to create and deliver significant commercial and contractual value, in support of the C&P Director's annual savings target.
- Apply the Sourcing Framework for sourcing led opportunities within a public sector souring environment, to manage all risk, governance, legislative and regulatory requirements, validated by the Procurement Risk and Assurance team.
- Expert negotiator of sourcing enabled savings and benefit opportunities, in collaboration with all relevant customers and stakeholders
- Develop and implement of sourcing specific ideas and innovation-based business cases, working in collaboration with relevant customers and stakeholders, to address existing business problems that require external sourcing specific market expertise to solve.
- Demand manages and challenge customer and stakeholder common sourcing requirements to maximise overall Group-wide commercial value, adopting politically savvy engagement, direct and indirect influencing and selling strategies across multiple Routes and Regions, in a complex, devolved organisation.
- Develop and manage sourcing aligned continuous improvement activities, demand pipeline assessments and annual customer satisfaction surveys, to deliver an enhanced customer experience, aligned to the Vision and best in class Procurement ambition
- Develop the external market sourcing practices, to include commercial models and total cost of ownership assessments, within the Sourcing team, to enable the implementation of good practice and move towards a recognised best in class capability, in support of the employer of choice ambition
Profile
- Deep level of Sourcing experience, with a demonstrable track record of savings delivery
- Demonstrable level of negotiation and dispute resolution skill set
- Demonstrable experience of contract law and financial management
- Demonstrable experience of driving value from complex sourcing opportunities
- Experienced with agile cross-functional collaborative working methods
Job Offer
- £500 - £550 per day (umbrella)
- 12 months contract
- Mostly remote working