Procurement Operations Manager UK
Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for procurement and a knack for driving efficiency? Join our team as a Procurement Operations Manager and take charge of leading buyers across multiple locations. This pivotal role offers the opportunity to shape procurement strategies, foster team growth, and make a significant impact on our global operations. If you’re ready to elevate your career and contribute to a winning culture, Essity is the place for you!
About the Role
We are looking for a Procurement Operations Manager to lead buyers across various locations in the UK. This role reports to the Procurement Operations Cluster Director and works closely with other Procurement Operations Managers.
What You Will Do
In this role, you’ll lead and coach a team of professional buyers, ensuring compliance with company procedures, purchasing policies, and financial instructions. Facilitating standard processes, you’ll enable efficient and harmonious task execution across all sites.
Responsibilities include:
* Implementing procurement strategies to secure supply, generate cost savings, and create value.
* Aligning with business partners on procurement initiatives, managing SLA fulfillment, and guiding the team to achieve KPIs.
* Developing buying channel strategies, identifying opportunities to contract volume, and reducing ad-hoc purchases.
* Collaboration with the Tender and Bid teams to find synergy opportunities for local categories by reviewing spend and suppliers across sites.
* Working closely with global procurement to increase contract compliance for the categories.
Who You Are
To be successful, a bachelor’s degree in procurement or comparable professional education is preferred, along with proven experience in a similar role. In addition, you should possess:
* Experience in project and people management, and a strong interest in leading and developing people across multiple sites and countries.
* Strong analytical and conceptual skills, along with experience in leading improvement and change management projects.
* The ability to manage stakeholder expectations and work effectively in a complex matrix organization.
* Being a proactive team player with excellent communication skills and a “make-it-happen” attitude.
* An independent, responsible, and structured working style with a process-oriented mindset.
What We Can Offer You
We offer an excellent benefits package including a high starting salary, 10% employer-paid pension scheme, private medical healthcare, bonus earning opportunities, holidays starting at 27 days plus bank holidays, and more.
Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-being, provides meaning to everything we do. Working at Essity means a chance to improve well-being for people and opportunities to drive positive change for society and the environment. As an employee at Essity, you will belong to an organization where you feel valued and supported to grow, and challenged to generate business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere. Innovate for Good | Excel Together | Be You with Us
Application End Date:
15 Oct 2024
Job Requisition ID:
Essity246608
About Us
Essity - a globally leading hygiene and health company, breaking barriers to well-being. Our expertise in hygiene and health began with the acquisition of the Swedish company Mölnlycke in 1975, through which our roots stretch back to 1849. Today, our sustainable innovations from globally trusted brands, designed for everybody and every body, care for the well-being of 1 billion people in 150 countries every day.
Working at Essity is not just a career but a chance to make the world healthier, safer, and more hygienic. Our barrier breakers innovate for good and contribute to shaping a sustainable future. At Essity, every career is as unique as the individual. We empower employees to excel together and reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose. We provide a sustainable work-life based on flexibility for both employees and employers. At Essity, we are committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in everything we do. It is the key to our success in creating an inclusive, collaborative, and caring company culture where you can be you with us. Our purpose of Breaking Barriers to Well-being enables customers and consumers to lead fuller lives at all stages of life.
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