Procurement Manager

A driven, delivery focussed and ambitious Procurement Manager is required to join an established procurement Team based in London. You will provide specialist advice across all levels of the organisation, to develop policies and procedures relating to procurement.

The Procurement Manager will be responsible for the proactive management of commercial procurement projects and initiative delivery. They will also be responsible for assisting the training and development of any junior commercial procurement member of staff.

The Procurement Manager will be accountable to the Commercial Procurement Manager, supporting all aspects of the organisations commercial procurement strategy and pperational procurement strategy where appropriate. The Procurement Manager will also be accountable to any external clients in the delivering of set key performance indicators entered into under contract.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Business Focus:

• To lead on complex procurement projects for customers ensuring compliance with the latest EU Legislation and Public Contract Regulations
• To lead on complex review processes to assess the procurement needs of external client organisations
• To develop innovative procurement framework solutions to enable the generation of income
• To be able to present procurement and business ideas to a range of stakeholders
• To be able to lead on negotiations with an external market place
• To be able to liaise with team members to apply relevant theoretical tools with the latest market knowledge to recommend appropriate supply chain strategies

Customer Focus:

• To engage customers at all levels within both the internal organisation and external client organisations
• To set expectations, key performance indicators and financial targets with customers to the service
• To successfully negotiate with customers to agree overall strategic objectives
• To be able to successfully escalate issues within the appropriate routes