Procurement, Contracts and Sourcing Lead

Client: Centurion UK

Position: Procurement, Contracts and Sourcing Lead

Location: Aberdeen

Reports to: Regional Supply Chain Director

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am - 4:30pm

Business Line: Accommodation and Modular

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Manage the company’s supply portfolio ensuring transparency of spending.
• Generate and implement efficient sourcing strategies.
• Analyse and calculate costs of procurement and suggest methods to decrease expenditure.
• Optimise sourcing procedures to attain maximum efficiency.
• Cooperate with stakeholders to guarantee agreement on terms and processes.
• Research and anticipate shifts in the negotiating power of suppliers.
• Perform risk, cost, scenario analysis, and benchmarking.
• Estimate risks and apply risk minimising techniques.
• Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous terms.
• Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services.
• Examine and test existing contracts.
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.
• Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company.
• Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers.
• Expect unfavourable events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies.
• Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs.

KNOWLEDGE:

• In-depth knowledge and best practice of procurement, sourcing and contracting activities.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Strong negotiation skills
• Assertiveness
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficient in full suite of Microsoft Office 365
• Ability to review and continuously improve processes and practices
• Diligent with strong attention to detail
• Commercial awareness to support the business in making key decisions and understanding the implications of this.
• Ability to adapt and flex between transactional activities to strategic projects and continuous improvement activities.
• Effective organisation and time management skills, particularly when dealing with conflicting priorities.

QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS:

• Relevant university degree, MCIPS or equivalent in a technical qualification.

EXPERIENCE:

• Solid experience in a procurement/sourcing role and dealing with contract negotiations.
• Experience of preparing useful metrics and data

PERSONAL QUALITIES:

• Ability to build rapport with internal and external stakeholders
• Conscientious
• Flexible and adaptable to change
• Proactive and professional approach
• Self-starter who can work independently and under own initiative
• Persistence and determination