Group Procurement Manager

Elevation Recruitment Group's Procurement & Supply Chain division are excited to be working in partnership with a leading freight business based in Nottingham as they look to bring in a Group Procurement Manager into their team on a full time, permanent basis.

The Group Procurement Manager will be responsible for leading & motivating a team of professional procurement individuals, maximising efficiency and contributing to business results as well as hold key responsibility for the procurement of goods & services for the business by identifying supplier sources, screening and negotiating terms.

Duties & Responsibilities of the Group Procurement Manager will include:

Managing the team to deliver on agreed KPI’s
Stakeholder management across the business, project co-ordination, working cross-functionally, setting and delivering on agreed timescales
Work with internal customers to ensure inputs needed for Procurement function are available
Ensure Procurement policy is adhered to within Procurement and promote around the business
Develop, implement and refresh category plans which examine the marketplace and identify savings
Tender, evaluation and negotiation of long-term supply contracts complete with terms and conditions
Negotiation and implementation of contract variations to protect budgets
Ensuring on time delivery in full to agreed plans
Monitor and improve supplier delivery, quality and cost performance
Launch price enquiries with suppliers against new bids and evaluate/negotiate offers
Lead the supplier qualification process for new and existing sources of supply against allocated Indirect Categories; categories including (but not limited to) Marketing, IT, Facilities, Recruitment & Hotels
Key Skills & Experience required:

3-5 years management experience, managing minimum 3 people
3-5 years Indirect procurement experience
Experienced in project management / stakeholder management / customer focused
Proven track record of cost savings and improvement to service level
Experienced negotiator / experienced in supplier relationship management (SRM)
Understanding of basic engineering (desirable)
Fully CIPS Qualified (desirable)
If you are interested in hearing more about this position, please apply today or call Harry Bullen for a confidential chat today