Procurement Lead - HR, Marketing & Digital £40k-£45k + bonus
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Location
Coventry, West Midlands
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Sector:
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Job type:
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Salary:
£40000 - £45000 per annum + + 10 % discretionary bonus
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Contact:
Daniel Eastwood
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Contact email:
daniel.eastwood@1st-executive.com
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Salary high:
45000
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Salary low:
40000
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Job ref:
13277-2708_1566920253
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Published:
over 4 years ago
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Expiry date:
2019-08-29
Overview:
As a result of ongoing international expansion, our client - a fortune 500 market leader in the pharmaceuticals and healthcare industry are seeking a Procurement Category Lead - HR, Marketing & Digital for an exciting new greenfield position!
Accountabilities:
- Develop and deliver short and long term category strategies across HR, Marketing & Digital.
- Define and develop consecutive annual sourcing pipelines which will drive total value and cost savings against agreed targets.
- Take ownership of all category sourcing activity. i.e RFI/RFP development, negotiation, pricing models and implementation.
- Drive change by collaborating with and influencing key stakeholders.
- Perform detailed analysis of suppliers within your market.
- Uphold effective and consistent communication with key stakeholders within all departments.
- Managing contracts of strategic suppliers and holding them accountable to long term business objectives.
- Supplier segmentation strategies and optimising the supply base.
- Re-negotiating of legacy agreements where required.
- Forming strong working relationships with operations and finance teams and contributing to budgets, advising any shortfall/ benefits for the coming years.
- Manage internal and external benchmarking on portfolio of categories.
- Ensuring that category spend, supplier management and contract databases are maintained.
Experience and Qualifications:
- Ability to influence and build relationships with suppliers and stakeholders.
- MCIPS or working towards MCIPS status highly desirable.
- Demonstrable track record in managing supplier relationships and improving performance
- Leadership qualities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
To discuss further please contact Dan Eastwood on daniel.eastwood@1st-executive.com or apply ASAP