Job Description
London
6 month contract
£450 a day umbrella
Full time
We are looking for an experienced CIPS qualified Procurement Specialist who has worked across the category of FM/Real estate.
The successful candidate will:
1. Lead procurement actions to deliver against category strategies
2. Lead category-specific RFx to enable global/regional/local execution efficiency
3. Drive contract negotiation results
4. Conduct spot buying and ad hoc business requests and execute strategic sourcing events
5. Identify opportunities to reduce tail spend by driving more strategic sourcing events
6. Deliver excellent client service experience
Qualifications:
1. Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Business, similar field or equivalent experience
2. CIPS (or equivalent), or working towards would be desirable but not essential
Skills:
1. Strong interpersonal skills to drive coordination between legal and business stakeholders for contract completion
2. Strong understanding of Source-to-Contract processes
3. Strong knowledge of standard buying processes
4. Strong knowledge of contract negotiation processes
5. Relationship building, influencing, and collaboration skills
6. Understanding of facilities operations and real estate construction projects
7. Demonstrated sourcing and contract negotiation experience; has led and managed complex sourcing projects, negotiated contracts focused on TCO, not just price
8. Understands negotiation process and priorities - managing risk and not just price - other value-added opportunities
9. Demonstrated focus on total value and mitigating risk
10. Someone who demonstrates limiting liability/risk while creating both monetary and non-monetary value
11. Understands procurement and supply chain performance management processes
12. Experience establishing robust & detailed scope of work documents, KPIs and SLAs with stakeholders to ensure expectations of supplier are clear and documented
13. Global experience is valuable; while majority of work will be focused on EMEA, it is valuable to have experience working collaboratively on a global level
14. Experience leading initiatives virtually and/or working remotely is desired
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