Team Lead, Procurement Specialist

M ller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo M ller which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, M ller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain.M ller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer's Top 100 list of Britain's Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year. M ller UK & Ireland includes:
M ller Milk & Ingredients which aims to be Britain's private label dairy leader and produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products. It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.
M ller Yogurt & Desserts which is the UK's leading yogurt manufacturer which aims to create millions more M ller moments for its consumers. It is responsible for major brands like M ller Corner, M llerlight, M ller Bliss, M ller Rice, FRijj and M ller Kefir Smoothie and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International. It also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility.
M ller has been a loved brand in the UK for over 30 years. It's a household name - and it continues to grow as we invest to make and market an ever-great range of fantastic dairy products. We are currently the 8th most chosen FMCG brand, picked from supermarket shelves over 208 million times each year.
M ller pride ourselves on offering support to help develop your knowledge and skills. In return for your commitment, drive and enthusiasm, we offer our employees numerous benefits as part of your employment, including: • Competitive Salary • Bonus scheme • Health Care Package • Contributory pension plan • Life Assurance • Employee Assistance Programme • Generous annual leave increasing with service • Flexible benefits programme • In addition, our employees have access to a Rewards Benefits Programme, giving you a range of discounts across 800 retailers online and in store.
We are currently recruiting for a Shared Service Centre Team LeadProcurement Specialist for a 12 month fixed term to join our friendly team at Telford. We are looking for an experienced individual to lead and co-ordinate the Procurement Specialists. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience of SAP, especially with the SAP MM / SRM module. The position will work closely with Head of PTP, including GPR and other key areas in the business.
Key responsibilities for the Team Lead, Procurement Specialist will include:
• Managing the day-to-day activities of the team and motivating the team to achieve organizational goals.
• Developing and implementing a timeline to achieve targets.
• Conduct PDP Reviews.
• Delegating tasks to team members and promote teamwork.
• Conducting training of team members to maximize their potential.
• Supporting the PTP Lead by embedding the global M LLER business processes.
• Operate procurement processes including: -
i. Purchase requisition
ii. Maintenance and processing of purchase orders
iii. Monitoring of purchase orders
iv. Handling of supplier claims
v. Support of performing spend analyses.
vi. Support at vendor sourcing process and vendor maintenance in collaboration with GPR
• Drive end-to-end process improvement, find opportunities to lead standardization and consistency for process automatization.
• Analyze current state processes and systems, business requirements and future state processes and systems.
• Supports the process solution development / design activities.
Key skills & experience for the Team Lead, Procurement Specialist:
• Bachelor's / Master's degree in Business Economics, Supply Chain or comparable academic studies.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in the area of Procurement, Supply Chain or similar.
• Experience in Leading a team is essential.
• Experience in SAP MM, SAP BW.
• Experience in SRM / Ariba / E-Procurement
• Detailed understanding of Procurement processes and experience in operational processing of procurement-related operations (e.g., Purchase Order Processing).
• Fluency in English, written and spoken.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
The Process
If you have the skills and experience in the above areas and would like to be considered for this role, please apply at (url removed)
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