Job Ref: 213477151

Date: 2021-04-01 16:43:00

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This is an excellent opportunity for a CIPS qualified Procurement Manager to take a position at a European leader, where you will be managing a procurement strategy and system for their supplier needs. Candidates will ideally be coming with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar supplier focused procurement position, and proven experience of the management and ownership of a procurement process. Candidates will ideally hold a CIPS qualification or be currently working towards it.

Please note this is a role sourcing the supplies and contracts required for a services business to run, candidates coming from retail, construction, ingredients buying backgrounds will not be suitable as we’re seeking people with experience buying things like IT, consumables, facilities and suppliers.

Key Requirements in Applicants:

Stakeholder management experience.
Project management experience would be desirable.
Strong planning & organisational skills, and a high attention to detail.
Ideally coming a Not for Profit, Charity, education or professional services background.
This company has approximately 100 employees, therefore  someone who has previously worked for massive commercial corporation may not find the position challenging. 
Having won countless awards and accreditations, this organisation is an industry leader who has set the standard and continues to go from strength to strength. Their growth in the past few years has been unprecedented, and it is an exciting time to join a high-calibre team where you can add real value whilst continuing to learn and develop your own skills. They also offer a market leading benefits package, and a fantastic and flexible working environment.

If this job description sounds exciting and if you have the skills and experience, we are looking for, please apply at your earliest convenience in order to receive a full job description and further information. Due to the location of this organisation it is commutable from Beaconsfield, Amersham, High Wycombe, Slough, Marlow, Oxford, Thame and Aylesbury.

Zero Surplus is the East of England’s premier commercial recruitment specialist, based just outside Cambridge we source procurement staff for small and international businesses across Buckinghamshire and the East of England.

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