Procurement Manager

Procurement Manager

Central Belt

£35 - 40k

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Our client is looking for a procurement manager to join their team based in the central belt.

The Role

This is an important role for the Public Sector Procurement Function which is key to success of wider Business Financial performance.

• Delivering consistent and professional Procurement services to internal customers
• Delivering value (including bottom line savings) on an ongoing basis, meeting specific in-year targets whilst proactively looking for new opportunities.
• Engaging with internal Stakeholders to understand the requirement and support in delivering Procurement solutions that match these.
• Be a driver in raising the visibility and perception of Procurement.
• Managing suppliers who deliver services that are specific to the Business and sourcing new suppliers who are best able to meet the needs of the Business; ensuring best value, fitness for purpose, risk reduction and a quality service to the end customer.
• Identify opportunities to deliver value by alignment with our Category approach and manage the successful delivery and transparent reporting of deliverables
• Identifying innovation for delivery to our end customers.
• Streamlining procurement processes and procedures.
• Delivering and exceeding on our sustainability commitments.

You will ensure that:-

• The spend they look after complies with the business's Procurement Strategy, Policies and Processes.
• The business is leveraging parent company group agreements.
• Inputs are proactively made to all reporting (compliance, spend, savings and other) including recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Localised Procurement needs are aligned to a Category approach wherever possible.
• Supplier Framework Agreements and Contracts are used and publicised across the business to ensure colleagues are aware of who to buy from and how much to pay.
• Engage with operational teams to manage the performance of subcontractors.
• Mobilisation solutions support individual client sustainability (CSR) commitments and the business's UK targets as appropriate.

The Person

• You will have an extensive procurement experience, preferably within the facilities management market.
• Experience of similar multi stakeholder organisations/roles
• Suitable procurement, commercial and or financial/accoutning or QS experience within a similar sector
• Educated to degree/ diploma level (or working towards) in either Procurement, Business
• Excellent communicator

If you are interested in this role, please apply immediately.