Procurement Manager


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Spring Group Plc

Listed on

22nd January 2019

Location

City Of London

Salary/Rate

£350 - £500

Type

Permanent

Start Date

ASAP

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Procurement Manager, Recruitment, Recruitment Business, Staffing organisation, Purchasing, Senior Buyer

Role: Procurement Manager

Day Rate: £350 - 500 a day

Location: London

Contract: 6 Months +

***Experience within the recruitment industry would be beneficial***

The role:

A recruitment organisation requires a Procurement Manager to strategically purchase project specific goods or services to meet stakeholder requirements with the objective of ensuring the organisation purchases quality products and services for competitive prices in a timely fashion. To play an integral role in ensuring the client sticks to budgets and operates profitably.

Responsibilities will include:

*Working with stakeholders to devise procurement and sourcing strategies for specific project requirements within a HR and Events category including but not limited to Welsh Language suppliers and translators, LMS Providers, Welcome Event locations, ID card providers, Right to work providers, Scheduling tool providers

*Identifying profitable goods and services solutions by reviewing existing and new suppliers and initiating or further developing procurement partnerships. This includes researching new products and services which will meet business goals

*Negotiating with external suppliers to secure advantageous terms but by applying robust contractual terms

*Conducting end to end procurement exercises including supporting stakeholders on the development of business cases and associated risk plans, preparing evaluation criteria and supplier selection

*Identifying and securing appropriate savings for the business without compromising quality, through procurement and negotiation techniques

*Ensure all Procurement complies with business policies and processes

*Providing purchasing and negotiation guidance and support to the Properties Coordination Manager

Requirements:

*Minimum 5 years experience of working as part of a Procurement function in the capacity of Procurement Manager, Senior Buyer (or similar)

*Public Sector / Business Environment / Facilities Management / FM / Property / Event Management experience would be advantageous

*Able to demonstrate the ability to carry out complex end to end procurement processes using specified evaluation criteria across a range of categories and spend

*Experience of preparing and understanding contract terms and dealing with contractual escalations

*CIPS qualified or working towards level 5

*Experience of having used e-tendering, P2P, financial software systems

*Highly articulate when communicating at all levels/grades

*Experience of negotiation techniques with successful outcomes

*A people person who is good at networking

*Excellent written and oral communication skills

*Good data and financial analysis skills

*An understanding of Supply Chain Management procedures

If you are interested in this role please contact Craig Calvert : [email protected]

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