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 offers 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 tangible impacts 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. 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.
#J-18808-Ljbffr