Procurement Manager

Strategic Procurement:

• Developing and implementing effective tactical and strategic procurement strategies for the construction of new store development, store refresh and facilities management. This will include the development of category plans, aligned with organisational goals, focusing on cost optimisation, risk mitigation, and value maximisation.
• Provide excellent business partnering support and stakeholder management to stakeholders at function and senior executive levels.
• Conducting market research and analysis to identify potential suppliers, assess market conditions, review and assess spend patterns and forecast price trends.
• Working to procurement policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulations and internal standards.
• Develop and implement the RFQ’s, RFX’s, eAuctions etc for procurements including managing the evaluation and negotiation processes.
• Monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) to track procurement efficiency and effectiveness, and track deliverables.
• Building and nurturing strong, collaborative relationships with suppliers to foster long-term partnerships.
• Managing supplier performance, addressing issues promptly, and conducting regular reviews to ensure continuous improvement.
• Managing and delivery against procurement targets and tracking performance against the team goals.
• Collaborating effectively with internal stakeholders across different departments to understand their procurement needs and demonstrating effective engagement
• Staying abreast of industry best practices and technological advancements in procurement to drive innovation and process improvement.
• Adhering to and enforcing strong compliance to procurement processes and policies
• Line Management of a small team, providing support and coaching to help develop their procurement career.

Requirements:

• The leadership and technical skills set out in our Non-Trade Procurement People Standards for the Procurement Manager role
• 5+ years procurement experience with a desire to continue your career growth
• Experience of working in teams and able to follow end to end procurement process including contract management and negotiation.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to be a good problem solver with excellent numeracy and analytical skills
• Pro- active, self-motivated, well-organized, efficient and ability to work under pressure.
• Achievement and goal oriented with good organization skills, ability to manage multiple activities simultaneously
• Strong computer literacy skills with excellent MS Office skills.
• Language in English