Principal Purchasing Officer

Hertfordshire  ‐ Onsite
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Principal Purchasing Officer :

World class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire is currently looking to recruit a Principal Purchasing Officer on a subcontract basis.

Please Note: you must be eligible for SC (Secret Level) Security Clearance.

The contract is initially for 6 months (ongoing after). Department offering hourly rates of £20 - £24 per hour.

Principal Purchasing Officer Job Description:

To implement as many catalogues as possible within the IGP (Industrial and General Procurement) UK Team in a six month period, using newly available e-catalogue tools.

1. Manage the identification of e-catalogue opportunities and where feasible consider Group (i.e. UK + France + Italy combined) opportunities.

2. Identify implementation plan for each e-catalogue, per Supplier, per Category and per country

3. Communicate with, liaise with and manage supplier requirements for e-catalogue

4. Communicate with, persuade and manage IGP team members

5. Drive the behavioural changes across the business to embrace e-catalogue buying (change management process)

6. Communicate with, persuade and manage the Stakeholders' team members

7. Train up the Stakeholders' and IGP team members to raise an e-catalogue, and amend it

8. Write process for management of e-catalogue by an IGP team member and a Stakeholders' team member, identifying how purchases made through the catalogue can be used to make purchasing decisions, change purchasing strategy and influence purchasing behaviour.

9. Report progress to IGP Head of Procurement UK

10. Provide briefs and reports for Senior Management reviews.

11. Liaise with UK and French work colleagues regarding e-catalogue tools

12. Identify and implement a dashboard that shows line items purchased, at what value and per catalogue, highlighting major purchasers/dept users.

13. Requirement to raise SAP orders in periods of peak activity.

Experience required :

1. Proactive approach / self starter - must have

2. Defence background - optional

3. Project Management expertise - must have

4. Excellent negotiation/influencing skills - must have

5. E-catalogue expertise - optional

6. Knowledge and experience of SAP (preferably Materials Management) - optional

7. Excellent team building and communication skills, both written and verbal.

8. Ability to manage a high level of complexity.

9. Ability to clearly communicate strategy and tactics across all personnel layers.

10. Must be able to use Microsoft Office (Word; Powerpoint; Excel; Outlook) to a proficient level.

11. Use SAP to raise PO's. This can be taught as part of on-the-job training.

12. Ability to make the case for catalogues to IGP team members and the wider community.

13. Build strong relationships with stakeholders in order to ensure e-catalogues are embedded into the day-to-day role of as many buyers as possible.
Start date
n.a
From
Mass Consultants Ltd
Published at
10.03.2013
Project ID:
502484
Contract type
Freelance
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