Procurement Maager

Role: Procurement Manager
Location: London
Salary: £65,000 - £70,000
Duration: Permanent

Industry sector: FM

Duties:

• Provide mentoring, coaching and guidance to all team members
• Objectively recommends compensation adjustments
• Manage all aspects of performance
• Engage stakeholders to understand business requirements
• Develop, recommend and implement category plans
• Ensure that major procurement initiatives are completed in accordance with corporate sourcing policies and procedures
• Plan and execute major cross client procurement initiatives to achieve company strategic sourcing goals and objectives.
• Lead the review and measurement of the effectiveness of the strategy
• Operate as the "project manager" to ensure initiatives are completed on schedule.
• Manage end-to-end competitive bid process for assigned categories
• Team with Central Support Functions (i.e. Finance, Technical Services, and Shared Services) to demonstrate the cost benefit / return on investment of major cross client and corporate services agreements
• Negotiate with suppliers to secure optimum cost and maximum value
• Review and approve vendor set up and vendor information changes
• Develop and maintain standard templates for strategic sourcing documentations including but not limited to contract agreements, scopes of work, service level agreements, and letters of agreements

Knowledge & Skills

• Relevant level of qualifications with 5-10 years of Procurement experience
• Knowledge of strategic sourcing requirements and practices
• Leadership skills and ability to influence multiple stakeholders and engage their support and consensus
• Implementation and management skills
• Exceptional conflict management / resolution skills
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills - executive report writing
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to develop and execute supplier contract agreements
• Ability to become engaged in issues outside of direct experience, quickly and effectively grasp key process elements and lead discussion with other stakeholders to determine root cause issues and make added-value policy and process recommendations and changes
• Team facilitation, management, and leadership experience and demonstrated ability to lead teams
• Highly advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
• Advanced competency in MS Office applications
• Advanced influence, persuasion and negotiation skills
• High degree of business ethics and accountability
• High degree of client service orientation

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