Strategic Procurement Specialist

What you'll be doing

• Support the Procurement manager on all sourcing and contracting activities and strategy execution. This will include some admin duties.
• Participate in strategic and long-term forecast activity identifying and developing innovative sources and contracts.
• Identify new suppliers as required and assist in timely and efficient onboarding of approved new vendors.
• Report on category trend performance.
• Support sales to develop financially sound bids and proposals.
• Managing the vendor onboarding process and some of the vendor management requirements.
• Maintain collaborative partnerships with vendors, ensuring effective procurement and query resolution, timely 2-way communications, feedback on performance, highlighting risk/opportunity mitigation/creation – in line with company policies.
• Work with the Legal team to co-ordinate and compile/manage a vendor management contract tracker.
• Support strategic global projects with procurement skills as required.
• The procurement specialist will have Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate with all stakeholders both internal and external at all levels.

What experience do you you need

• Significant procurement experience

• Experience in category management

• Experience in managing contract databases

• Strong written and numeracy skills

• Operational experience of Microsoft tools: Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.

• Experience with negotiating contracts

What we can offer you

• Private healthcare

• Wellbeing allowance up to £300.00 a year

• Monthly yoga sessions and quarterly massages

• Annual programme of fun events

• On site restaurant

• Enhanced maternity & paternity leave