Head of Procurement Job Peterborough area,England UK,Supply Chain/Logistics

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Job Summary

To be responsible for managing specific categories to deliver a highly professional and strategic Procurement service at Taylor Wimpey UK Limited for a number of Group managed categories. Working closely with, and supporting, the Procurement Director in delivering the Procurement and wider supply chain objectives, which include governance and functional support to the commercial teams.

Primary Responsibilities

Procurement

Responsible for ensuring that the Category Procurement team delivers a highly professional, commercial and strategic service, having overall accountability for the success of those categories
Responsible for ensuring that the Category team provides expert advice to the senior management teams, to guarentee that Taylor Wimpey is achieving best value through all of its procurement activities and is complying with relevant laws and regulations
Managing and developing relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, driving continual innovation and quality improvement throughout Procurement
To initiate and lead strategic Procurement projects
Working with the Procurement and Supply Chain Director to support research and development initiatives
To assess both strategic and long term risks in Procurement and implement appropriate mitigation strategies as and when required
To support the Procurement Director in working closely with suppliers and Regional Business Units to recognise and deliver year on year business benefits
To provide regular reports to the Procurement Director as requested on Procurement matters for their categories
Maintain a comprehensive and up to date knowledge of all relevant legislation, procedures and best practise for Procurement
To support Taylor Wimpey’s Health and Safety and Customer Service objectives through the procurement process Management

Process Management

To manage Category Managers as required by the Procurement Director, to ensure that they build long-term relationships and seek innovative and cost effective solutions to meet the required targets and objectives
To support in the recruitment, induction, motivation and monitoring of the Category Procurement team, encouraging succession planning and people development

Experience, Qualifications, Technical Requirements

Possess commercial procurement experience within the House Building, Construction or Manufacturing sector.
Possess highly developed negotiation skills
Demonstrable stakeholder management skills
Experienced in leading and managing teams
Excellent category management skills
IT literacy inc MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint

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