Job Ref: 215579694

Date: 2022-01-17 11:38:03

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Generalist procurement manager with experience in IT procurement.
Someone who is happy to work across procurement/buying departments and in a small team.Client Details

The UK's leading logistics specialist, providing efficient, high-quality and competitively priced services across Business Mail, Parcels, e-Fulfilment, Contact Centres and Doordrop Media both in the UK and internationally.

Their parcel carrier management services provide customers with one point of contact for a range of carrier services. From tracked 24 hours to international service, enables the business to help support the growth in parcel delivery and e-commerce markets.

The business has over 1.5 million square feet of fulfilment space across the UK. Their Fulfilment support continues to expand, offering your customers a high-quality, seamless e-fulfilment experience from the first click to final delivery.

The tailored Contact Centre services allow the customer to focus on critical business, while they manage customer calls, emails, social media and other contact routes.

The business continues to be a market leader in Downstream Access Mail (DSA) services; handling over 50% of bulk business mail in the UK. The range of mail services includes advertising mail services and a unique Doordrop Media portfolio across targeting, distribution and sampling services.

Description

Working in a similar fast-paced, best practice environment
Applying and deploying skills developed in a number of different categories / subcategories. This isn't a role where you will focus on one category. You will need to be versatile and commercially astute to identify opportunities, engaging to influence those they affect and resilient to deliver the required traction for change.
Using your judgement. You need to use your judgement as to when to run a project with a 7-step procurement process and when to accelerate the process with a lighter touch. Doing this has its risks so judging and mitigating this is key.
Strong and credible examples of engaging, influencing and managing stakeholders (who may have different ideas to yours!). We have acquired a number of businesses recently (& there will be more) and need to bring these into the fold so we can channel spend through the group contracts, manage risk and exploit opportunities.
Innovative commercial thinking to take cost out / down. They will want to know what you have delivered in the past and how this will contribute to their team.Profile

It's important that you've got something to contribute. You'll need energy, enthusiasm and a passion to make a difference. We consider how you do things to be just as important as what you do. Whistl lives by its practices, these being:

Think as part of a team All that stuff about teamwork is true – working together works best.
Strong generalist procurement knowledge.
Experience in the IT procurement category.
Do the right thing – That means working as part of a team, supporting colleagues and customers, respecting them and sharing knowledge.Job Offer

This company works to create an entrepreneurial and collaborative environment. This role is based in Marlow with a flexible, hybrid working pattern. Access is easy by train or by car from the M4 or M40 with ample parking onsite.

In terms of the package, the roles offers:

A salary of £46-51k
A car allowance of £450pcm
A potential bonus of 10% (subject to scheme rules)
A defined contribution pension scheme
Life Assurance
Private Medical Insurance (subject to salary level)
A staff discount scheme (including a number of high street outlets)
Employee Assistance Plan

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