UK Procurement Specialist

Job Description

The ideal candidate requires experience in procurement, ideally within an international fast-paced and customer-driven environment. You will be responsible for:

• Supporting local Procurement activities related to new site launches
• Providing ongoing Procurement support to existing sites
• Delivering policy and process training to requesters and key stakeholders/functions
• Identifying and managing a local supply base
• Responsible for managing supplier relationships
• Enforcing and monitoring Procurement policy compliance and working with the relevant individuals to make improvements where required
• Proactively leading, executing and supporting local and EU wide procurement project activities throughout all phases of the project.
• Identifying savings opportunities and partnering with Category Managers to deliver savings through tenders/negotiations/contract renewals.
• Managing the relationship with our internal customers, Supporting local Procurement activities related to new site launches
• Providing ongoing Procurement support to existing sites
• Delivering policy and process training to requesters and key stakeholders/functions
• Identifying and managing a local supply base
• Responsible for managing supplier relationships
• Enforcing and monitoring Procurement policy compliance and working with the relevant individuals to make improvements where required
• Proactively leading, executing and supporting local and EU wide procurement project activities throughout all phases of the project.
• Identifying savings opportunities and partnering with Category Managers to deliver savings through tenders/negotiations/contract renewals.
• Managing the relationship with our internal customers

Candidate Description

Ability to work as part of a team and independently

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience of dealing with both internal and external customers/suppliers at all levels

• Ability to communicate effectively with individuals at all levels to manage expectations and push back where appropriate

• Ability to manage conflicting priorities effectively and accurately, anticipating problems, managing expectations, resolving issues and identifying solutions

• Takes ownership of tasks and ability to make decisions

• Demonstrates patience and perseverance during setbacks and challenges

• Computer literate with experience of Microsoft packages (including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint)

• Fluent/business proficient in English

• Willing to travel throughout the EU - Previous Procurement experience

• Contract and price negotiation experience

• Previous use of Oracle/Coupa would be advantageous.

  The ideal candidate requires experience in procurement, ideally within an international fast-paced and customer-driven environment. You will be responsible for, Ability to work as part of a team and independently

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience of dealing with both internal and external customers/suppliers at all levels

• Ability to communicate effectively with individuals at all levels to manage expectations and push back where appropriate

• Ability to manage conflicting priorities effectively and accurately, anticipating problems, managing expectations, resolving issues and identifying solutions

• Takes ownership of tasks and ability to make decisions

• Demonstrates patience and perseverance during setbacks and challenges

• Computer literate with experience of Microsoft packages (including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint)

• Fluent/business proficient in English

• Willing to travel throughout the EU - Previous Procurement experience

• Contract and price negotiation experience

• Previous use of Oracle/Coupa would be advantageous.