Description
Sourcing Manager - Corporate Functions and Technical Community
Reading, Berkshire. This role will involve occasional travel - UK
Initial 6 months
£350 per day
The Procurement Function ensures the management of procurement activities at local level, in respect of the commercial and technical needs and in line with global policies and strategies. The function has responsibility for the 3 UK & Ireland sites located at Reading, Cambridge and Dublin. This role is designed to be based from the Reading UK office with the requirement to be flexible with travel as and when the requirement demands it.
The Corporate Functions and Technical Community Procurement team are responsible for sourcing activities in country in the Corporate Services, Facilities, Distribution & Logistics, and Product Supply categories.
Job purpose:
The Sourcing Manager will be responsible for procurement sourcing activities within the UK & Ireland. The Sourcing Manager is to act in line with the agreed global/regional category and sourcing strategies and contracts. He/she will drive the function towards increased and sustainable sourcing effectiveness to support company's business growth strategy.
- Develops and/or implements (country) sourcing strategies and initiatives for his/her materials and services, ensuring alignment, compliance with Procurement guidelines, as well as other internal/external process standards and delivery of required business performance.
- Plans and executes sourcing events to create a competitive advantage, eg spend reduction, supply security and/or time-to-market. Prepares supplier negotiations, awards suppliers and conducts post negotiation debriefs. Translates results of sourcing strategies, initiatives and projects into How Docs to enable efficient processing.
- Develops and drives performance improvement programs and transformation initiatives- Drives sourcing excellence and ensures consistent and sustainable application of state of the art sourcing methodologies and tool utilization along the Source-2-Pay process.
- Manages supply agreements & contracts. Monitors and controls contractual agreements and clauses over entire life cycle and minimizes exposure to contractual risks in external relationships through usage of terms and conditions aligned with legal function.
- Provides country-specific market intelligence to mitigate supply risk, gain competitive advantage and make better business decisions. Continuously conducts detailed supplier and supply market analysis at country level looking at facts and indicating market trends in supply base and technology.
- Manages supplier relationships and implements supplier management principles in supply base, builds relationships and improves supplier performance. Incorporates company's responsibility and commitment to sustainable business practices into category supplier relationships and ensures compliance through reports, audits and improvement plans.
Creating a competitive advantage for our client and increasing business satisfaction with Procurement deliverables by:
Qualifications/Skills:
- Master or equivalent degree in science, engineering or business managemen
- MCIPS qualified or working towards
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills combined with strong collaboration, influencing and communication competencies
- Solid background and expertise in Procurement, procurement processes and methodologies (eg strategic sourcing and supplier management)
- Solid category expertise in Corporate Functions & Technical Community
- Financial acumen
- Analytical decision making
- Result orientation
- High proficiency level in English