Procurement and Supplier Relationship Manager
- Employer
- Journey recruitment
- Location
- Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
- Salary
- 42000 - 47000
- Closing date
- 21 Apr 2019
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- Specialist Area
- Procurement
- Sector
- Accountancy, Advertising & Creative, Automotive, Aviation, Banking, Finance and Insurance, Charities & Not For Profit, Construction, Consultancy, Customer Service, Defence, Distribution, Education, Electronics, Energy & Utilities, Engineering, Event Management, FMCG, Food Services, Healthcare, Housing, Human Resources, Information Technology, Internet, Insurance, Legal, Leisure, Management & Executive, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Military, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Private sector, Production & Operations, Professional Services, Public Relations, Public Sector, Recruitment, Retail, Sales, Scientific, Secretarial & Administration, Social Services, Telecommunications, Training, Transport & Distribution, Travel & Hospitality, Utilities
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Our fantastic client based in Princes Risborough has an exciting new opportunity in their Finance department for a Procurement and Supplier Relationship Manager to come and join them and really get stuck in. You will be reporting directly to the Head of Finance.
The role:
The successful candidate will have responsibility for planning and implementing innovative procurement solutions. The role involves preparing invitations, request for purchase, request for quotes and will engage directly in contract negotiations with suppliers seeking to improve pricing and terms of business. The ability to discuss an issue with multiple stakeholders to determine ways to reach an agreement and mutual satisfaction is an essential skill for this role.
The role holder will be responsible for issuing purchase orders and will track delivery of projects through milestones to completion. To assess and evaluate suppliers and contribute to performance reviews to ensure contract compliance and provide detailed analysis on costs and ensure savings are identified, appropriately captured and tracked.
Experience required:
Demonstrable experience of identifying and implementing cost saving procedures in the procurement and supplier relationship management without sacrificing quality.
Knowledge required:
Full working knowledge of end to end modern procurement cycle, including eSourcing.
Skills required:
- Strong strategic sourcing and project management skills
- Strong analytical skills and relationship management skills
- Ability to understand and manage risks in the supply chain
- Influencing skills
Hours and days:
Permanent and full time, 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday.
Salary:
£42,000 to £47,000
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday (excluding all public holidays).
- Private healthcare and dental cover are available after completion of six-month probationary period.
- Pension scheme offered in line with auto enrolment.
- Life assurance at four times the salary.
- Salary sacrifice schemes - cycle to work scheme, additional annual leave (up to 10 days), and pension scheme.
- Free parking
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Performance Related Pay (PRP) scheme. The discretionary bonus will take account of individual performance as well as the company’s overall financial performance
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