FM Procurement / Account Sourcing Manager - Multi-Billion Pound Company - London

Account Sourcing Manager
Permanent / Full Time
Location: London
Salary: Basic upto £50,000 - £75,000 plus BONUS

POSITION SUMMARY:

• CSM supports Category Managers (CM) in shaping their strategies by feeding in local stakeholder requirements as well as local industry/supply market expertise
• CSM’s key objective will be to translate the regional strategy into a local context by supporting local implementation and sourcing efforts as appropriate and agreed with CMs
• CSM develops and maintains local relationships with (strategic) suppliers. CSM develops those relationships on behalf of the client being mindful of long-term mutually beneficial and ethical objectives as well as ensuring that suppliers adhere to agreed SLAs and KPIs.
• CSM is leading local/client-related procurement projects and provides expert advice and guidance to local/client stakeholders. Supply related issues that cannot be solved locally need to be escalated to CMs.
• The CSM is the local/client 'ambassador’ of best practice, usage of available technology (e-sourcing), innovation and initiatives across the stakeholder community and optimizes the cost and quality of our services

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• The EMEASCMP Country Sourcing Manager is to undertake the following activities:
• Responsible for local category strategy execution and supplier performance across relevant categories as well as other entities if required.
• Delivery of financial targets in line with business expectations. CSM continuously drives the local/client project opportunity agenda and self-sufficiently identifies, agrees and executes these projects in alignment with CM.
• Accountable for local/client sourcing solution for specific commodity/service requirements, RFP/quotation management, bid analysis and recommendations, liaison with internal/external stakeholders for contract approvals, savings reporting, documentation and compliance.
• Rationalizes supply base and develops local/client supply partner framework and maintains this framework at operational supplier level
• Supplier Relationship Management tools applied to manage relationship with preferred supply base. Act as the local/client issue resolution point and reviews performance regularly at least 4 times a year for local/client core supply base with relevant action plans and outcomes thoroughly documented.
• Working with Procurement technology (Bravo, Spend 360, etc.) in place, to document sourcing projects and maintain contracts data base for the category across all EMEA countries
• Prepare high quality papers and presentations for use with internal and external stakeholders and/or teams as required
• Apply ethical company standards and ensure Global Procurement policy is applied at all times

Additional Duties And Responsibilities

• To lead and manage RFPs /quotations as required for relevant client entities
• Support the Category Managers and other relevant stakeholders on Transition and Mobilization projects.
• Savings - working with CMs and key suppliers to ensure that savings initiatives ideas are being driven locally to maximize savings impacts
• Ensure that the savings tracker across EMEA countries is kept up-to-date for the category so that we can demonstrate value add to our internal/external stakeholders
• Qualities check data and make recommendations on improvements to data quality/format
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

Key Performance Measures

• Execution of category strategy through local/client related sourcing and implementation projects
• Business Saving targets - Individual as well as team targets
• Projects completed
• Supplier management and development -SLA, KPIs and action plans
• Compliance to internal & external audit bodies
• Client Satisfaction (internal stakeholders/360 evaluation)
• Supplier reduction targets

Skills

• Highly developed proficiency in sourcing processes
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to analyze financial information, understand the business context and extract key facts to deliver improvement and opportunities
• Problem Solver - ability to identify and resolve issues with speed
• High efficiency - organizational skills
• Advanced negotiation skills
• Advanced presentational skill
• Excellent Inter-personal and communication skills
• Excellent PC skills, proficient in Office tools

Competencies

• Demonstrated capability to manage a multiple sourcing projects in parallel and manage a spend portfolio of $20m to $50m
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a local/regional context with consideration of cultural differences and local requirements
• Competency in financial modelling, feasibility studies and total cost of ownership analysis
• Ability to analyse complex problems and generate solutions
• Exhibit advanced relationship- and conflict management capabilities in order to guide the company/supply partner relationships - ability to build trusting relationships
• Advanced knowledge of procurement legislation, tendering process, contract management and supplier relationship management
• Previous experience of conducting basic business process re-engineering exercises
• Proven track record of working in an environment where customer needs are variable, at short notice & the ability to assess opportunities at speed
• Customer driven - understands the customer needs that will support delivery of the business strategy and implements these where appropriate

Experience

• 3 to 5 years in similar position
• Deep understanding of sourcing process and commercial supplier environment
• Sourcing procedures and protocols - particularly for services contracts
• Experience working with suppliers across the EMEA region and/or globally if required
• Development of mutually beneficial supplier relationships

Qualifications

• Hold a University or related degree
• CIPS or Country Equivalent
• Medium degree of flexibility for local/regional travel (10-20%) if and when required