Interim Indirect Strategic Procurement Manager | £400 - £500 per day Inside IR35 | Global £Multi-Billion Firm | Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, MK, Oxford, Coventry - Hybrid
My client is a prestigious global firm who offer strategic value-add solutions to a broad array of clients. They seek an Interim Indirect Procurement professional to cover a variety of spend areas including but not limited to: professional services, HR, consultancy, and outsourcing while supporting the wider procurement team.
This £multi-billion firm harnesses the power of their deep procurement expertise and years of technical know-how to reduce risk, improve efficiency, and drive cost savings across a diverse portfolio of clientele and indirect procurement categories. Due to growth and expansion, an exciting opportunity presents itself for an Indirect Interim procurement professional with broad category experience to join a leading multinational firm.
This role offers the chance to make a tangible impact and drive strategic growth for an organization that harnesses the power of people and collaboration to deliver outstanding transformational results. This award-winning firm excels in revolutionizing global procurement, supply chain, and cost optimization. With data-driven insights, they drive transformations, empowering clients to thrive in evolving markets. Through collaboration, they uncover cost-saving opportunities, delivering measurable results that exceed expectations.
The organization’s head office is commutable from Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, MK, Oxford, and Coventry - they are offering hybrid working and a day rate of £400 - £500 per day Inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
* The primary focus of this role is to deliver outstanding results and provide the firm a commercially competitive edge.
* Contribute to the development of the category strategies. Support, own, and facilitate the execution of the category strategies, with a commitment to introducing innovative ideas and adopting best-in-class approaches.
* Identify opportunities for optimizing and standardizing sourcing activities, as well as competitively bidding spend across various categories. The ultimate goal is to deliver cost savings and improve operational efficiencies.
* Develop, negotiate & performance manage contracts (including Framework Agreements) with strategic suppliers.
Essential Skills:
* Degree qualified and/or proven experience in procurement.
* Strong functional procurement experience managing indirect categories across multiple geographies, including negotiation of contracts across technical, commercial, and legal.
* Good commercial acumen, understanding of the business context to make sound judgments/recommendations.
* Strong interpersonal skills - able to manage stakeholders in a global matrix structure and develop relationships as a trusted business partner.
* Excellent analytical and qualitative skills. Strong project and change management capabilities.
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