Job Ref: 214492475

Date: 2021-08-23 13:03:14

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Procurement Manager

12 months contract

£70k Salary

Scope

My client is a world leading pharmaceutical and medical aesthetics organisation. They are now seeing a procurement manager focusing on sales & marketing to join them and seek value/saving opportunities across multiple spend categories.

The role will work closely with the International Sales and Marketing and other Professional Services managers and cross-functional teams delivering value and cost-optimization opportunities, capturing cost-savings/reductions, and improving financial and operational performance.

Responsibilities:

* Proactively analyze and seek value/saving opportunities across spend categories such as: Advertising, PR, Media, Digital, On-line and Offline Consumer and all Professional Services: Fleet, HR, Consultancy, Professional Services, Patient Support Services etc and align with Category Managers on these opportunities in advance of delivery

* Compile and synthesize both business requirements and external market conditions to develop optimal commodity strategy with full understanding of potential shortfalls and risk mitigation plans

* Conduct analysis of market conditions to manage changes in the market place & develop project plans to address such issues

* Own and manage all internal and external relationships that are required in order to deliver against the global sourcing strategies for these sub-categories or suppliers

* Develops and compiles required RFI, RFQ and RFP to facilitate development of sourcing strategy

* Partner with key internal stakeholders to formulate and drive innovation

* Build and maintain a strong working knowledge of supply market conditions for the sourcing sub-categories that are being managed, as well as a good working knowledge of the supplier and sub-category offerings

* Develop, agree and implement a sourcing category strategy for the agreed categories in support of Global Sourcing objectives

* Achieve targeted results, including cost savings, for the agreed sourcing sub-categories

* Apply strategic sourcing practices and manage supplier negotiations to ensure that full benefits are realized and sustained

* Ensure effective transition from current practices to any new model including migration to e-sourcing & eProcurement systems, tools, process and guidelines

* Develop, manage and measure key supplier relationships

* Cooperate with Supply Chain and Operations to ensure continuity of Supply

* Develop and maintain stakeholder business relationship to build and win internal support for the benefit of the business

* Present to line management, intelligence and market analysis regarding product and service development opportunities

About You

* Experience in Category Management strategy. Proven track record of supplier evaluation, negotiation and selection.

* Experience in contract management and execution.

* Experience in supplier development and supplier performance.

* Strong skills in spend and performance analysis.

* Good understanding of supply market

* Good understanding of best-in-class sourcing management processes and techniques. Knowledge of ePurchasing tools (e.g. Ariba, SAP, JDE etc) would be an advantage

* Ability to identify business opportunities and prepare business proposals.

* Energetic, committed and dedicated to achieve success.

* Able to resolve problem, transition and transform sourcing activities

* Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

* Personal organization and self-management.

If you're interested in the above role then please click apply or get in touch to discuss further.

Consult will endeavour to contact candidates within 14 days of application. However, if you do not hear back after 2 weeks then please assume on this occasion, unfortunately, you have not been successful

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