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Procurement Officer

Employer
Procurement Heads
Location
Guildford, Surrey
Salary
£29-32,000 + discretionary bonus + private healthcare
Closing date
26 Mar 2021

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Specialist Area
Procurement
Sector
Banking, Finance and Insurance
Function
Specialist
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Working across several brands and with multiple stakeholders – both locally and globally – the Marketing and Print procurement team procures all the marketing services and is critical to the success of the entire enterprise.

An acquisitive, multinational financial services organisation with transformation on the agenda for 2021 and an emphasis on upskilling and embracing technology is recruiting a Procurement Officer to join its Marketing and Print procurement team. 

In this role, you’ll have an excellent platform to develop your procurement career, providing you with exposure to a range of indirect areas of spend and regular opportunities to develop both your negotiation and supplier management skills. 

As Procurement Officer – Marketing and Print your key responsibilities will be:

  • Supporting and/or leading the sourcing process e.g. Requests for Proposal (RFPs), including supplier segmentation and due diligence checks for specific initiatives in a variety of procurement categories
  • Working with the Senior Procurement Officers to develop the category plan and supporting key initiatives
  • Negotiating advantageous terms and conditions, creating value for cost-effectiveness, higher quality and more flexibility.
  • Developing and implementing initiatives for cost optimization, supplier consolidation, simplification, service delivery/quality improvements, process efficiency and value increase, subject always to supporting the wider needs of the business, considering the procurement values “peace of mind”, “speed to market” and “value for money” as well as the underlying culture of the organisation
  • Delivering short-term tactical cost savings while supporting the wider objective of building a sustainable category procurement strategy.
  • Building effective relationships with key stakeholders through proactive engagement, collaborative working practices and a lean and flexible approach to work. Specifically working in close alignment with the global procurement team

Skills and experience:

  • 2-3 years’ procurement experience (broad indirect procurement experience) is required and it is advantageous to have service/supplier knowledge in Marketing and Print, be it from working agency side or within marketing procurement role
  • Strong commercial, analytical and project management skills
  • Stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders across the business 
  • Impeccable communication skills, i.e. in a broad range of situations, clearly and effectively expressing ideas and messages
  • Experience in negotiation and supplier management skills
  • Takes ownership and shepherds projects to optimal conclusion
  • Ability to work practically and with agility in a changing, fast-paced environment
  • Experience in sourcing and procurement processes and tools, e.g. Ariba (preferred, not essential)
  • Ideally educated to degree level (or equivalent) and/or CIPS qualified (or working towards)

Benefits of the Procurement Officer – Marketing and Print role include:

  • £29-32,000
  • Discretionary bonus
  • Private healthcare
  • Pension scheme
  • 25 days holiday

Company

PROCUREMENT HEADS ICON [square]

Procurement Heads is all about getting to know great Procurement Professionals and bringing them together to make outstanding Procurement teams.

With a proven track record of delivery, we support people through the life-cycle of their careers, providing an end-to-end consultative service. We partner with many prominent brands and organisations, sourcing Procurement talent using industry-leading tools and techniques. Focussed and proactive, our methodology provides a comprehensive assessment of your needs and tailors solutions to meet them. The ability to identify and attract the best people across all sectors, often involves us designing and managing bespoke campaigns.

Our purpose...

To deliver recruitment as a professional service.

We engage with leaders across procurement, HR and executive functions to make their organisations successful. More than just a recruitment company, we provide a suite of talent solutions tailored to your business needs.

Our values

Rewarding relationships

For us, it’s personal. Relationships are pivotal to our existence and we place great value on their development. We encourage collaboration through our unique referral scheme ‘The Heads Up’ and are driven by a desire to build deep long-standing partnerships. Our goal is to act as an ambassador for the teams and individuals we support.

Exceeding expectations

More than just a recruitment company, we engage with leaders to deliver the unexpected when it comes to sourcing talent. Going beyond ‘filling the role’, we advise, challenge, champion and are innovative in the value-add solutions we provide.

Doing the right thing

Doing the right thing is not difficult. Knowing what the right thing is, that’s where we come in. Everyone has a responsibility for the choices they make. We pledge to lead the way by championing Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and Sustainability.

Our team of experienced Procurement consultants are on hand to support you with your Procurement career.

Address: The Corner, Gordon Rd, Winchester SO23 7DD

Tel: 01962 869 838

Website: https://www.procurementheads.com/

Company info
Website
Telephone
01962 869 838
Location
Heads Resourcing Group,
West Wing, Ground Floor,
Burlington House, Hedge End
Southampton
Hampshire
SO30 2AF
United Kingdom

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