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We have a great opportunity for a Senior Procurement and Contracts Manager to join the team on a 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave. This hybrid role is based at our award winning offices in London near Cannon Street, London Bridge and Monument stations.
Reporting to to the Director of Procurement, this role is accountable for developing and executing category strategies and strong supplier relationships to deliver optimum value for money, cost savings and risk management whilst ensuring quality and excellent customer service is achieved for the company.
Maintaining and driving a consistent and professional approach to all sourcing activity through structured and cross-functional working practises will be bey key along with building strong supplier relationships as well as leading stakeholders through the full end-to-end sourcing process, including:
- Category research and maintaining market knowledge predominately within the soft FM area
- Category planning and strategies
- Tender execution, shortlisting and commercial negotiation, including the annual deep cleaning contract
- Contract drafting and supporting functional budget holders in implementation
- Measuring Suppliers performance and ensuring compliance against our contractual KPIs
Providing relevant reports, information and updates to our senior leaders and support the functional budget holders in their application of procurement tools, templates and tender activity.
Overall developing strong internal relationships, securing sponsorship and confidence in procurement from its stakeholders, and drive our ambition to provide an exceptional Procurement and vendor management service to our business.
We are looking for you to have extensive and proven category management experience in sourcing and managing a broad range of direct/indirect/Director office support categories gained within the FM environment, along with:
- Good demonstrable level of technical and commercial understanding of the categories
- Experience of delivering against savings targets within complex multi-stakeholder environment
- Ability to effectively manage project teams and can lead a range of stakeholders through a procurement exercise with effective communication
- Ability to formulate and draft supply contracts
- Structured approach to documenting and sharing information and recommendations
- Strength in project management, using a structured, data-driven approach
- A can do’ attitude’ and ability to look at and consider the bigger picture
This is a challenging role which requires excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills with a systematic and logical approach to problem solving and the ability to prioritise workloads to meet deadlines.
In return, we are offering a competitive salary with a benefits package and 29 days holiday plus bank holidays: as well as discounts from a variety of top retailers, restaurants gyms and more.
Our people are at the heart of how we operate.
UPP welcome all applications and recognise the value of having a diverse and inclusive culture, which reflects the communities we work with and has a positive impact on our people, our student residents, and our university partners.
We understand all disabilities, impairments and conditions are unique, so please advise us of any adjustments which would support you through our recruitment process and also help you to thrive at work.
Our core values of Innovation, Sustainability, Community, Partnership and Respect, are fundamental to our culture and summarise what is important to our business and our people.
We are a team with energy, pace and passion; if that sounds like you, apply today.
