Description
Local Sourcing Lead - Contract - Remote/Milton Keynes
Square One are looking for a Local Sourcing Lead to come on board for an initial 12 month contract.
This is an initial 12 month contract, paying £250pd
This role is currently remote but will be both remote and based in Milton Keynes when able to.
Category Strategy & plan:
* Implement the Global & Regional HR Category strategy for UKI local projects and initiatives
* Set up UK HR targets in alignment with global/regional/local P+ and category goals
* Actively participate in category community calls and foster team spirit at local level
Sourcing management:
* Identify with other MU HR Category Leads sourcing projects in line with the global/regional category strategies
* Create and maintain local sourcing pipeline too through spend analysis and regular stakeholders meeting
* Support roll-out of global/regional sourcing initiatives within the UKI
* Leverage the standard Sourcing methodology to achieve significant value in sourcing, negotiation and contracting
* Provide support in upfront market research and supplier identification for all sourcing projects
* Draw up technical specifications for local sourcing projects based on stakeholders' requirements
* Design and develop relevant RFP documents for projects in line with global/regional strategies; when applicable, use e-sourcing & e-auctions tools
* Perform supplier selection and negotiate commercial proposal with suppliers
* Prepare a recommendation report for stakeholders as a decision tool to help them selecting supplier(s)
* Award supplier(s)
Contract management:
* Negotiate and deploy supplier's contracts, including best practices metrics & SLA, in collaboration with Legal department
* Ensure implementation Local Country Addendum of global/regional agreements
* Ensure compliance with local legislation and internal policies
* Manage supplier's contract signature by both parties
* Store suppliers signed contracts into contracts repository & archiving tools
Buying process:
* Create supplier(s) in purchasing system assessing the right buying channels (Catalogue, Buy Now, Ariba Network etc. )
* Promote usage of negotiated contracts and monitor adoption rate to it
* Maintain preferred suppliers list
Stakeholders management
* Identify key HR stakeholders for UKI
* Manage internal stakeholders' feedback on category organization & supplier performance
* Proactively organize sessions with internal customers to identify value contribution opportunities
* Liaise with multiple departments (Category, Procurement, Legal, Operations) to ensure communication paths remain open
* Provide an escalation point for sourcing challenges
Supplier management
* Promote greater use of Global or Regional Strategic Providers
* Manage local supplier relationships in line with Global Category and 360 Value Mgmt. strategy
Deploy & adhere to global procurement process
* When applicable, support development of global end to end procurement process, templates and tools
* Modify the process, as required, to meet unique regional category specific requirements
* Ensure the highest level of compliance with local legislations, regulations and internal policies with the support of the Procurement Plus Risk team
* Review KPI related to the categories (PSL usage, Contract compliance, Radix health, saving target, ) and take the proper actions
This is an initial 12 month contract, paying £250pd
Local Sourcing Lead - Contract - Remote/Milton Keynes
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in word/PDF format.
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally: Please see our website for our full diversity statement.