Role:                     Procurement Manager

Location:            East Midlands – (hybrid flexibility)

Salary:                   Up to £45,000

We are working with an innovative, international, and exciting company that is expanding very quickly and has a great working and people culture.

You will focus on driving successful outcomes which will translate into business value in the following key areas – Facilitating Change, Driving Innovation, Improving Efficiency, Reducing Costs, Reducing the Risk of Failure, and Increasing Business Intelligence.

The successful Procurement Manager will be responsible for developing and implementing successful sourcing strategies across the business, managing the commercial relationships with suppliers, whilst exploring and negotiating for the best products and deals possible.

Job Responsibilities:

• Analysing brand and supplier performance to KPIs and benchmarking within each market
• Analysing SKU performance and working with the operations team to optimise marketing support and opportunities with suppliers.
• Work with internal & external stakeholders to implement new systems and arranged workshops to discuss requirements with different departments, systems functionalities, and map processes.
• Work with wider teams to support and provide procurement solutions as required.
• Presenting back solutions to internal customers and concluding contracts with suppliers -Develop and implement category strategies and establish strategic relationships with suppliers.
• Identify cost savings opportunities through alternative product and service sourcing and continually challenge the supplier base for innovation and cost optimisation to provide value for money.
• Assist in the preparation of financial presentations and reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Oversee the day-to-day management of all contracts.
• Partnering with operations teams to improve reporting and work on new business initiatives.
• Project management of report migration to cloud-based analytics software.
• Negotiate, Drive and manage rebate program (including financial expectations and impact of change of brands on bar etc).
• Manage supplier account meetings to review performance/issue/update on issues.
• Manage supplier dispute issues.
• Establish a contract library for whole business .

The successful candidate:

• F&B procurement experience in a multi-site and multi supplier engagement.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, able to clearly articulate concepts and ideas (whether verbal or written), challenge effectively and manage expectations.
• Skilled in marketing to enable the effective communication of specific brand opportunities to the operations team.
• Analytical, creative thinker, who is detail oriented.
• Experienced in project Management & Systems Implementation.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with complex and large datasets.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity do apply today to begin a chat with Fabian @ COREcruitment.com

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