We are seeking a highly skilled Procurement Manager to lead and optimise our Central procurement operations. You will be responsible for developing and implementing our people plan, procurement strategies, managing supplier relationships, ensuring cost-effective purchasing while maintaining high-quality standards and proactively managing the daily operations of the Central Procurement Team. This role requires strong customer centric approach, analytical skills, negotiation expertise, and the ability to drive efficiency in procurement processes.
Key responsibilities will include:
Team Leadership:
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing procurement team.
- Inspire and motivate team members to achieve individual and collective goals.
- Foster a customer-centric, positive, and collaborative working environment.
- Act as the escalation point for all queries and issues within the Central Procurement Team.
- Resolve or escalate issues in a timely and effective manner to ensure smooth operations.
- Manage people planning, budget management, workload distribution, performance reviews, and training identification.
- Facilitate or coordinate training sessions to enhance the team's skills and knowledge.
Category Management and Framework delivery:
- Develop and execute procurement strategies to support business objectives.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align procurement with business needs.
- Analyse market trends and assess risks to improve sourcing decisions.
- Map out and manage a supplier engagement plan.
- Develop, implement, and manage the category plan.
- Support the Procurement team in managing the end-to-end tender process for multiple packages, including preparing and issuing Invitations to Tender (ITT)/Requests for Quotation (RFQ), and completing reconciliation and recommendation reports.
- Assist the team in negotiating commercial terms, conditions, and service levels (including KPIs) with suppliers.
- Optimise cost savings while maintaining quality and service standards.
Supplier onboarding & performance management:
- Oversee the end-to-end supplier onboarding process, ensuring an industry-compliant approach that safeguards our people, organisation, and clients.
- Assist and support supplier audits to gain a better understanding of supplier capabilities and ensure compliance with MWH policies and procedures.
- Monitor and manage the supplier performance process to drive continuous improvement for the benefit of the organisation and stakeholders.
- Manage key supplier relationships to optimise performance in cost and/or quality.
- Provide final approval for supplier evaluations.
Process management and improvement:
- Ensure compliance with procurement policies, contracts, and industry regulations.
- Implement and oversee procurement best practices and process improvements.
- Identify opportunities to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in procurement processes.
- Support and promote supply chain sustainability across all supply chain interactions, ensuring alignment with our organisation's values.
- Manage the maintenance of our P2P system, ensuring accurate and cleansed data to enable data-driven decision-making.
Report delivery:
- Prepare and present regular board reports outlining procurement activities, achievements, and challenges.
- Serve as the focal point for supplier stability, ensuring that supply chain risks are communicated to the business.
- Develop and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to assess team and individual performance.
- Analyse market trends and assess risks to enhance sourcing decisions.
Other:
- Undertake other duties, training, and/or hours of work as reasonably required, consistent with the general level of responsibility for this role.
- In all internal and external contacts, present a professional and positive image of the department and RSK, while maintaining mutually constructive, positive, and beneficial relationships.
- Take all reasonable steps to ensure appropriate confidentiality.
- Always carry out your purchasing duties in line with the CIPS Code of Conduct.