Head of Procurement and Purchasing Operations

Head of Procurement and Purchasing Operations

A critical role within our organisation to shape the procurement strategy diversifying the sourcing and supporting the maximisation of our margin through effective purchase price optimisation, with responsibility for procurement, purchasing across the suppliers and distributors that are essential partners in the delivery to customers.

The role holder will lead a team of specialists in procurement and supplier management to ensure appropriate and optimised terms and pricing with suppliers as well as prioritised and timely payments to balance working capital challenges with supplier order commitments to meet customer delivery expectations.

Working across the organisation the role holder will champion the importance of supplier due diligence and management to underpin the right commercial relationships with our suppliers and ensure that internal processes are optimised to make supplier payments are timely, accurate and right first time.

Role Objectives

• Shape the procurement strategy to ensure that Maintel diversify their sourcing in order to lower dependence on a specific suppliers or vendors and are able to leverage competitive tension to obtain the best terms
• Establish a scalable, lightweight RFP process to optimise large purchases
• Ensure development and maintenance of the relationships and commercial terms of diverse and appropriate suppliers and distributors and negotiate the best pricing and terms to maximise profitability
• Ensure accurate, timely, efficient and prioritised payments to suppliers to optimise working capital
• Deliver streamlined supplier orders processes to ensure timely ordering and delivery to fulfil and improve the customer expectations and experience
• Lead optimisation programmes to achieve cost savings and continuously review & improve ways of working within the team to drive efficiencies and the customer and supplier experience

Role responsibilities

• Lead, manage, motivate and mentor the procurement and purchasing team
• Maintain industry knowledge and strong relationships with Maintel’s suppliers and distributors while diversifying sourcing
• Negotiate the best pricing and terms with suppliers to maximise profitability and actively avoid margin erosion
• Prioritise orders across the portfolio of suppliers
• Manage relationships in the context of challenging working capital conditions
• Manage supplier payments on a weekly or daily basis as required and actively manage payment priorities
• Actively seek alternative supply sources to diversify dependence from specific suppliers and pro-actively identify efficiencies and cost savings opportunities through supplier consolidation
• Ensure that the negotiation of payment terms is within the agreed Company standards
• Collaborate effectively across the organisation, including treasury, purchasing and other functions, with credibility and confidence.
• Supervise the supplier orders processes to ensure on time ordering and delivery to fulfil customer expectations
• Supervise the suppliers on-boarding process to ensure effective and timely completion
• Leads procurement optimisation programmes to achieve short term and longer term savings
• Identify and drive process change to improve efficiencies, enhance productivity and deliver continual process improvement and establish best practice
• Ensure appropriate staffing and skills levels across the whole team and that that work distribution is appropriate across the team.
• Hold regular one-to
  -ones and team meetings
• Take active role and engage in Team Meetings and Company wide updates as and when required

Vacancy Type Permanent/Full Time Location Central London Job Profile Job Profile document

Role Purpose

A critical role within our organisation to shape the procurement strategy diversifying the sourcing and supporting the maximisation of our margin through effective purchase price optimisation, with responsibility for procurement, purchasing across the suppliers and distributors that are essential partners in the delivery to customers.

The role holder will lead a team of specialists in procurement and supplier management to ensure appropriate and optimised terms and pricing with…