Procurement Manager *Excellent Career Opportunity

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Full time
Location: Canterbury
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Job offered by: Austin Fraser
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Are you CIPS qualified? Would you like to work for a Global manufacturing company with the opportunity to develop your career? If so, we have the ideal opportunity for you.

As the Procurement Manager, you'll be required to develop, implement, and drive strategies that deliver a competitive advantage, create productivity gains, working capital improvements, lead-time reductions, in-bound service level improvement, and supplier efficiency goals. You'll provide guidance, support, and leadership while motivating and developing 1 direct report.

Job Title:

Procurement Manager

Location:

Near Canterbury, your own transport is required due to the location of the company.

Salary:

£40,000 - £50,000 DOE

Hours:

Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm, with 1 hour for lunch

Hybrid:

This position is office-based, but your new Manager is flexible if you have any appointments or reasons to work from home as and when needed.

Annual Leave:

22 days annual leave

Your key responsibilities would be to:

Lead Raw Materials, commodities, packaging, trading goods, transportation, and indirect spend. Manage 1 direct report, providing a high level of training and support including performance management and appraisal. Support the team to develop and execute procurement tasks that support the sites, division, and Group Procurement goals. Research, identify, and qualify best value sources of supply to ensure best value for money. Develop knowledge of new domestic and international markets in order to find new suppliers. Coordinate with the suppliers and planners to minimise excess and obsolete inventory. Manage the contract life-cycle of preferred supplier agreements. Deliver YoY procurement goals and KPIs in agreement with the senior management team. Support the team to deliver on time, on cost, and on spec products. Lead and support contract negotiations with suppliers to deliver a strategic competitive advantage to the industry. Develop and manage the relationships with our preferred suppliers. Collaborate with the procurement teams in other UK sites and the wider group to execute day-to-day tasks and projects. Accelerate sustainable and alternative material usage in identifying the right suppliers to fulfil our future needs. Manage inflation forecasting - communicate category and market intelligence driving inflation and risk, suggesting mitigating actions to compensate where appropriate. Be the lead for the Sedex platform, liaising with other departments to ensure that the business data is accurate and up to date.

Experience and attributes required:

CIPS Qualified Procurement experience Experience working in a high-volume manufacturing environment Career driven to build a career at this expanding company

Next steps:

If you have the above skills and experience then please apply today - this is such an incredible opportunity where you can really grow your career at this company.

Please note if your skills match the requirements for the job then you will receive an e-mail from us (remember to check your junk mail). If you do, please call us on (phone number removed) ASAP or within 24 hours to discuss the position in further detail with Bonnie (Candidate Manager) or Nicola (Permanent Consultant).

We look forward to your application.

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