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Interim Procurement Specialist - £420 per day (Inside)

Employer
1st Executive
Location
England, South East England
Salary
Up to £420 per day
Closing date
6 Feb 2021

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Specialist Area
Procurement
Sector
Oil & Gas
Function
Specialist
Contract Type
Contract / Interim / Temporary
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Interim Procurement Specialist - £420 per day

My client, A FTSE 100 market-leader, is currently recruiting an Interim Procurement Specialist. This role is in support of the company's huge corporate change programme to completely reinvent themselves, with a massive drive on sustainability and long-term aims to become truly carbon neutral, moving away from traditional Oil and Gas production.

This company stands firmly at forefront of their field in the energy market, striving for differential thinking and entrepreneurial in seeking out new revenue streams, including partnerships with regions and cities on sustainable energy deals and significant investment in hydrogen and Electric Vehicle charging solutions.

The Procurement Specialist will provide key stakeholder management and Procurement support for Europe and Africa regions, driving a best in class service and acting as face of the business for local contract owners, managing queries and issues. You will drive process efficiency and continuous improvement.


This exciting 6-month opportunity is based in the South East, offering home working and paying between up to £420 per day (inside IR35, through Umbrella).

The role:

You will provide Procurement, programme and stakeholder management support, maintaining a strong customer focus.

  • Act as primary business interface for contract owners and key contact for business support activity
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders to devise plans, objectives and drive performance
  • Manage internal stakeholders, ensuring satisfaction with procurement delivery
  • Carry out risk management and ensure compliance with relevant regulations
  • Work with Procurement to identify opportunities and realise value
  • Manage onboarding of key stakeholders
  • Collaborate to ensure effective procurement delivery
  • Work effectively in a function spanning geographies and across the business



Requirements:

You will have a strong background in Logistics, and ideally industry experience in Fuels or Lubricants.

  • Significant operational experience in sourcing, contracts, delivering category strategies and managing suppliers
  • Strong commercial skills and the ability to influence effectively
  • The ability to work in a truly agile way
  • Strong skills of financial and market analysis
  • Ideally, category experience in Supply Chain, Retail, Technology or FMCG
  • Strong skills of stakeholder management
  • Strong business acumen and experience working within a global, high-calibre organisation
  • Degree educated in a relevant area or equivalent
  • Ideally MCIPS/ ISM

This is an urgent requirement, so if interested, please apply asap.

Company

1st Executive

1st Executive are the forefront of 'Search' within the Procurement sector operating UK & Europe wide. Our focus in in interim management and permanent recruitment ranging from Senior Buyers through CPO's

At 1st Executive we understand that businesses are driven by people. We work in partnership with our clients to ensure that they improve the performance of their organisation through the right people. Our clients are organisations who are widely regarded as the most attractive to work for in their sector, consisting of FTSE 100 / Global 500 organisations as well as dynamic , growing consultancies. They are diverse in their sectors, covering FMCG, Financial Services, Manufacturing and Technology to name a few.

Our approach is professional, knowledgeable and above all, successful. This is why we are the partnership of choice for many of the UK's most prestigious organisations when it comes to finding the right person for the job.

Company info
Website
Telephone
+44 (0) 84321 630 30
Location
Connaught House
Portsmouth Road
Ripley
Surrey
GU23 7JY
United Kingdom

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