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9 month FTC for a Procurement Lead in the Logistics & Freight Service Category in London.

Your new company
A Procurement Category Lead job has become available in an industry leading engineering company based in Central London. This London based company prides their work on the innovative technology and IT that they have access to, in order to gain a competitive advantage in the market place. This has been evident with a number of high profile projects they have won amongst competitive bids. With a future packed full of interesting and diverse projects, this Procurement Category Lead role promises to be challenging, fast paced, and strategic. With the recent awarding of high-profile contracts this company are not only focused on the London region, but their sights span across Europe.

Your new role
As Category Lead for Logistics & Freight categories, you will be leading the strategic procurement for a range of logistical services for high profile projects. Sitting in the London Procurement team, you will show high energy levels, be able to confidently lead negotiations with key strategic suppliers, and gain cost reductions for the business whilst never compromising on quality. You will be working with the Head of and Procurement Directors to devise strategic partnerships with chosen suppliers and engage in the procurement activities across this category. You must ensure you are partnering with the right suppliers to ensure the smooth delivery of projects to your clients. You will be able to liaise with key stakeholders such as engineers and project managers in order. You will be scoping out supplier opportunities and liaising positively with all of your internal and external stakeholders.

What you'll need to succeed
You will have experience within strategic procurement of logistics & freight services, ideally within a similar engineering, construction, or manufacturing sector, but this is not essential. You will be a positive communicator and be a strategic negotiator in order to get the best partnerships and commercials from your suppliers. You should demonstrate strong contractual knowledge and ability to amend basic T&Cs on a contract.

What you'll get in return
This procurement function is growing rapidly globally, so there is ample opportunity to prove yourself and work your way up within the team. You will be part of an international brand that is going from strength to strength with more and more client projects coming through in a thick and fast pipeline.

What you need to do now
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