Ref: PX3RN
Location: Bristol
Hours: Monday to Friday 8am-5pm
Duration: Maternity Cover – Potential for extension elsewhere in the business after this period
Pay: £300 - £350 per day umbrella
Duties
Sourcing, Negotiations & Contracting
- Lead all strategic indirect and direct procurement activities
- Lead on complex high value sourcing activities and negotiations, identifying new and more competitive sources of supply
- Negotiate and influence suppliers to achieve best market value
- Ability to identify cost reduction opportunities within the business
- Liaise with suppliers to resolve issues with performance and regularly review, suggest, and develop improvements
- Development of category strategies aligned to the business need
Stakeholder Management
- Manage and support a wide range of internal stakeholders through to board level
- Accountable for the development and delivery of annual targets and goals across cost, quality, reliability, and delivery
- Work cross-functionally with other departments and internal stakeholders
- Managing relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, from aligning with internal colleagues to gather, assess and challenge business requirements to appropriately challenging external stakeholders whilst maintaining relationships
Supplier Management
- Develop and implement a new Supplier Management Program covering all strategic and preferred suppliers, reviewing current processes and procedures, and identifying areas for improvement
- Measure supplier performance to identify areas for improvement
Qualifications & Experience
- Proven leader, showing evidence of considerable self-development, with at least 5 years procurement experience. Experience within Uniform, Security equipment or Security services would be beneficial but not essential.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and analytical skills (written and oral), customer facing skills, excellent organizational skills, time management skills.
- Accountable and dedicated, with a proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving and fast paced environment.
- Clear track record of stakeholder management with a clear focus on strategy implementation and risk mitigation.
- CIPS qualification is preferred but not essential.