Description
Role: Senior Procurement Manager
Start Date: ASAP
Location: Holborn, London
Duration: 3-6 months
Description
The role is for a Senior Procurement Manager to support the Consultancy Services Category including IT Services Bid Support. The candidate will focus on quick win opportunities and identify immediate cost saving opportunities. He/She will perform strategic supplier management, help users in the writing of specification SOWs, run tenders, negotiate, formalise contracts, monitor supplier performance, and drive continuous improvement. The internal customers should be kept satisfied in terms of: cost, quality, lead-times and service level of suppliers.
Role requirements
1. Setup and agree framework agreements with the preferred suppliers
2. Assist the Regional Category Manager to define local purchasing strategies within the Consultancy Category and ensure compliance to achieve TCO savings, risk management and value creation
3. Develop good working relationships with key stakeholders to ensure early involvement in defining requirements, agreeing the procurement route and supplier negotiations
4. Supplier management of appointed preferred suppliers, creating and managing a preferred supplier list for the Consultancy Category, including ownership of all commercial and contract aspects of supplier management, and ensure compliance with contracted services (where required)
5. Actively collaborate with Global Purchasing and UK&I Procurement team to identify any synergies and/or additional savings opportunities to maximise value across the wider Category
Please submit CVs in the first instance.