Job Title: Senior Procurement Manager (Fish)
Grade: Grade 5
Department: Group Procurement
Reports to: Head of Finished Goods Procurement
Location: Liverpool City Centre
Princes are looking for an experienced Procurement Manager to join our Head Office in Liverpool City Centre. This is a pivotal role in Princes, and an exciting opportunity to join one of the UK's leading FMCG companies, committed to delivering high-quality products to our customers. This role is perfect for driven and dynamic individuals with a background in FMCG / Food Retail who consider themselves strategic thinkers and strong negotiators.
The role of Senior Procurement Manager is to:
* Strategically source goods and services to improve quality and provide for innovative opportunities at the lowest total cost of ownership.
* Collaborate, create, publish and implement comprehensive category management strategies and lead cross-functional teams in delivery.
* Ensure all goods and services are sourced responsibly in line with regulatory, ethical, technical, sustainability and customer requirements.
* Be a consultative partner, demonstrating knowledge across spend categories and providing insight to support and help shape strategy.
* Be a champion for business processes and governance and support the Head of Finished Goods Procurement with the development of other colleagues.
Dimensions:
* External Contacts - Suppliers & Customers.
* Internal Contacts - Commercial / Revenue Growth Management, Customer Strategy and Planning, Innovation, Sales, Finance, Corporate Relations, Operations, Planning, Technical.
* Travel will be required for this role.
Principal Responsibilities:
* Create and develop category and sourcing plans in conjunction with business stakeholders.
* Utilise the SAP Ariba business network to conduct and document sourcing activities and the delivery of cost savings.
* Drive partnership strategy as appropriate to ensure long-term collaborative business growth planning and ensuring continuity of supply.
* Obtain the lowest possible total cost of ownership through negotiation, market intelligence and supplier knowledge.
* Conduct regular reviews with key stakeholders and provide regular reporting on key initiatives including cost reduction projects.
* Communicate market conditions in a timely fashion and in a way that is clear and concise for both internal and external understanding.
* Utilise ERP system to drive analytics and provide appropriate reports for use within category plans and for sharing and analysis with appropriate teams.
* Utilise appropriate tools to maximise value delivery (e-auctions, should cost modelling, TCO, value lever analysis).
* Demonstrate commercial awareness and lead negotiations across all allocated areas of third-party spend.
* Develop a network of strong supplier relationships that create innovative opportunities to drive value.
* Make use of SRM tools and performance measures to drive supplier effectiveness.
* Maximise opportunities to mitigate risk across area of spend responsibility.
* Manage all aspects of spend throughout the life cycle.
* Operate as a subject matter expert across all allocated spend and act as a trusted partner to the business.
* Excellent working knowledge of the key personnel at each major supplier, their processes, internal systems and moreover understand cost drivers.
* Drive working capital reduction across the category.
* Develop and maintain responsible suppliers ensuring they are maintained to a standard to meet Princes / Industry standards, are SEDEX registered (where appropriate) and may be audited.
* Manage contracts professionally and accurately, while maintaining cost conditions and source lists.
* Control currency requirements in line with group policy if required.
* Professionally resolve problems both internally and externally in a fair and ethical manner while protecting the long-term interests of the team and company.
* Support fully the efforts of other departments in achieving 100% stakeholder satisfaction.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
* Thorough understanding of procurement processes and frameworks.
* Previous experience in a Category Manager role or similar.
* Excellent working understanding of category management, strategic sourcing, supplier development and value chain mapping.
* Excellent working knowledge of allocated areas of spend.
* Understanding of contract principles and clauses and be able to construct and interpret agreements.
* SAP analytics and reporting.
* Degree level qualification, ideally business related would be desired but not essential.
* Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
* Associate or student of CIPS is desirable but not essential.
* Willingness to occasionally travel through UK and Overseas.
Benefits:
* £7,897 Cash Car Allowance per annum
* Free Parking Pass
* 26 Days Annual Leave (including additional day for your birthday)
* 14.5% Pension
* Hybrid Working - 4 Days in Office / 1 Day WFH
* Flexible Holiday Option - Buy 5 Additional Days
* Enhanced Family Friendly Policies
* Life Assurance Cover
* Private Medical Insurance
* Critical Illness Cover
* Learning & Development Opportunities
* Potential Corporate Incentive Scheme
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
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