Senior Procurement Manager

Job DescriptionDirect Procurement Lead / Food Procurement / Industry-Leading Procurement Consultancy / Birmingham / Flexible Working / Rapid Progression / £65,000 - £75,000 + Benefits inc. BonusThis best-in-class boutique procurement consultancy is working with a number of industry-leading global food and beverage organisations where they’re seeking a passionate strategic procurement professional to join the team and take lead on high-profile client projects. You will be responsible for understanding client requirements from a food procurement perspective and leading the full project across the end-to-end procurement function. You will be working within an excellent employee-centric working environment that provides the best platform for success with great tailor-made pathways for progression coupled with continuously promoting employee wellbeing and work / life balance. Please note, past consultancy experience is not a requirement for this organisation as they have excellent initiatives to smoothly transition you into the consultancy space. Direct Procurement Manager responsibilities…Build an effective rapport with differing stakeholders including key relations with client stakeholders to understand their requirements from a procurement perspective to aid best-in-class procurement project delivery Utilise a range of strategic tools and techniques through continuous improvement to implement best practice procurement across the end-to-end procurement function in relation to food procurement and beverage procurement Undertake a range of day-to-day procurement activities, from category management strategy and transformation to negotiation and change management Direct Procurement Manager requirements…Ability to demonstrate success across the end-to-end procurement function, ideally with key expertise within the food procurement spaceStrong skills surrounding stakeholder relationship management, category management and negotiationFor more information regarding this exciting new procurement opportunity, please send a copy of your CV to Amy at [email protected] or directly through this page.Key words: procurement, procurement manager, procurement lead, food procurement, beverage procurement, consultancy, procurement consultancy, transformation procurement, purchasing, management consultancy, progression, development, stakeholder relationship management