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Opportunity to join a business with great development prospects.
If you’re an experience strategic sourcing procurement professional with strong experience spanning indirect spend this is a great opportunity. My client is a market leading FMCG business supplying into all of the major retailers both in the UK.
They have experienced significant top line and profit growth over the last few years and have a well-respected procurement team in place so it’s a great opportunity to join this progressive, exciting organisation.
I’m looking for a strategic procurement professional to manage the Group spend across indirect services. Managing a team of three you will be responsible for all areas of indirect spend, spanning HR, Travel, Fleet, Utilities, MRO, and general services
Key responsibilities include:
1. Define, execute and implement sourcing strategies for indirect spend across the group, delivering best value in terms of quality, price, cost, service, innovation, and support
2. Work with other sites to assist in the preparation of tenders and implementation of plans for their categories
3. Work with varying stakeholders overcoming any quality service or other issues and ensuring no interruptions in day-to-day business
4. Prepare annual budgets for all categories. Continually seek commercial advantage throughout the company and help other budget holders achieve their targets
You will be educated to degree level and have substantial indirect procurement experience within a multi-site, FMCG business. A real influencer, you need evidence of exposure to categories across all areas of corporate spend with a strong track record of results and great people management skills. Your stakeholder management skills will be your key strength with the ability to work across multiple categories in a complex, fast-paced business. A true category management approach to procurement is essential. Experience within a fast-moving business is also essential.
To apply please send your CV through to me, Hannah, today.
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