Procurement Manager - Fm/Indirects

I am currently recruiting a Procurement Manager (FM & Indirects) position for an exciting organisation in the Birmingham area.

This is a critical role, taking ownership of a key spend area within a fast-paced business and will cover a range of categories, including (but not limited to) FM, catering, cleaning and wider indirects.

The role:

• Implements procurement procedures in keeping with the organisation’s procurement policy and ensures adherence by business units. Ensures continuous improvement in procurement processes and procedures.
• Supports development of appropriate procurement strategies that support value for money objectives e.g. supplier consolidation.
• Develops and maintains a plan of all procurement activity to meet business needs and advises on resource needs and options.
• Co-ordinates production of invitation to tender documents, instructions, evaluation scorecards and reports.
• Partners with key stakeholders across the business to understand key requirements/customer profiles for their business units seeking products to best match these criteria.
• Facilitates development of the organisation’s relationship with existing and potential suppliers through strategic supplier relationship management.
• Works closely with legal and procurement teams to ensure adherence to contracted terms and conditions to maintain a high level of commerciality and relationship with key suppliers.
• Proactively engages key suppliers to help strengthen and improve their performance and provide transparency to help alleviate current or future service issues including ensuring non-conformances are managed and addressed in a timely manner.
• Actively assist in process improvement and development by understanding the organisation’s strategy and working closely with the business to ensure a seamless supply chain.
• Identify and drive forward opportunities to develop and deliver cost-savings, business and value added opportunities within the organisation.
• Ensuring suppliers continue to deliver best value by actively benchmarking against identified and approved comparators; and negotiating any contract changes.
• Prepare and deliver senior level presentations/reports to support any procurement strategy, price changes and products
• Understand and use internal demand profiling, supply base benchmarking and external data analysis to carry out pricing strategies and prepare relevant supplier strategies against market trends.
• Be an effective user of Purchase-To-Pay systems and how this process should be used by Requisitioners, Approvers, Suppliers and Accounts Payable.
• Maintain and develop good knowledge of relevant supply markets and key players.
• Collaborate with Group Procurement

Your profile:

• Skilled in compiling robust tender and commercial documents.
• Demonstrable experience in running tenders and leading complex procurement activities.
• Demonstrable experience in leading commercial negotiations
• Experience in procuring indirect goods and services
• Good appreciation of supply market for technical services.
• Good stakeholder relationship skills.
• Spend analysis skills, advanced excel required.
• CIPS qualified or actively working towards

What’s on offer?

• £45,000-50,000 salary
• Highly competitive benefits package
• Hybrid working (1-2 days per week in the office)

Please apply below or reach out to me at [email protected]