Immediate Procurement Manager

2 months ago


London, United Kingdom Peregrine Full time

The Procurement Team is responsible from the concept to contract of the Procurement lifecycle, covering Category Management, market analysis, sourcing, negotiation, and contracting for goods, works and services and in line with DCCs licence and Procurement Policy, working alongside the in-life Category Management and Strategic Supplier Relationship Management teams as part of the commercial function.
As part of DCC’s procurement transformation, DCC is creating a Sourcing function of 20 people, consisting of a Head of Sourcing, 4 Senior Procurement Managers, 12 Procurement Managers and 3 buyers and a Commercial Finance analyst. The Senior Procurement Manager will lead a team of 4 procurement managers and buyers, to deliver a category led buying approach from tactical buying to strategic multi-year procurements. The Senior Procurement Manager will be responsible for: -
Manage, lead, and deliver sourcing activity to assigned projects and categories utilising established negotiation, benchmarking, strategic sourcing techniques & sustainability policies.
Working with C-Suite executives within and outside DCC to set and implement, sourcing and procurement strategies for all assigned DCC’s 3rd party spend –£500-£1bn/10yrs per Category.
Providing thought leadership on sourcing models to meet the different needs of the business – from catalogue and auctions through to complex multi-year transformational procurements.
The Senior Procurement Manager must be able to demonstrate experience as follows: -
Experience in leading Procurement Teams.
Manage, lead, and deliver sourcing activity to assigned projects and categories utilising established negotiation, benchmarking & strategic sourcing techniques & sustainability policies that aligns with the Net Zero aims in the UK Government.
Creation and implementation of supplier contracts, incorporating key commercial and contractual requirements
Understanding of regulated and a non-regulated procurement and sourcing environments.
They are critical to support DCC and the Smart Meter programme.
Significant Sourcing experience with a demonstrable track record of savings delivery
Strong research and analytical capabilities, in particular supply market research, spend analysis, business requirements analysis and bidder response evaluation
An analytical mind-set: comfortable manipulating large volumes of data
Outstanding track record of analytics, problem-solving, innovation and risk mitigation
Ability to navigate and drive commercial outcomes in an audited, regulated and process driven environment.
Excellent commercial awareness and thought leadership
Focus on driving commercial benefit
Proven experience in setting stretching goals that align with business strategy with a focus on quality
Experience in effective stakeholder management to drive commercial benefits
Whether it’s doing purposeful work, helping us grow or building the career you want – we’ll give you the support to do it all. Our secure network for smart meters is transforming Britain’s energy system and helping the country’s fight against climate change: we want you to be part of our journey.
Capita Opportunity Statement
The parent company, Capita Plc*, are a leading UK provider of technology enabled business services. We work across such a huge range of businesses and sectors, that you’ll have the opportunity to grow and develop your career in any number of directions. You’ll also become part of a network of 63,000 experienced, innovative, and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors.



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