Senior Procurement Specialist

4 weeks ago


Nottingham, United Kingdom XMA Full time €30,000

JOB TITLE: Senior Procurement Specialist

SALARY: £30,000

LOCATION: Nottingham

SETTING: Hybrid/ 2 days per week at home

BENEFITS: Private Healthcare, Pension, 25 days holiday rising to 30 over 5 years, Group Life Insurance, Income Protection, Gym Discounts, Free Fuel Fridays, Employee of the Quarter, Employee Referral program and many more.

Established in the 80’s, XMA has grown to become one of the top ten largest value-added resellers in the UK. Today, we’re an independent UK company with full geographic coverage – and our skilled workforce serves a diverse customer base across the public and private sector.

We win awards for our ability to help organisations and users achieve more with technology. We specialise in realising individual ambitions to transform and evolve. We consult, define, adapt, and deliver on real-life outcomes. We collaborate closely to bring that positive impact home.

An exciting opportunity has arisen at XMA for a Senior Procurement Specialist in our Procurement team. You will support the Supply Chain Director to implement the Supply Chain Strategy to meet XMA’s strategic direction through supplier tendering opportunities, rebate and SRM.

Commutable locations:

Nottingham, Derby

Job Specification:

The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

· Supporting internal stakeholders in all aspect of the bid process including pre-market engagement; developing procurement strategies to support business requirements.

· Identifying key suppliers across the categories and establish appropriate supplier management activities to oversee supplier’s performance against SLA’s and KPI’s that includes documented QBR activity.

· Supporting with and maintaining the Supplier matrix and inform updated versions to the transactional procurement team.

· Evaluating and reviewing the supplier base to reduce where possible, amalgamating spend with tiered partners.

· Negotiating with multiple suppliers to maximise on saving, price, quality, and service.

· Supporting delivery of the financial targets (direct and indirect) set by XMA through efficient processes and supplier management and negotiation.

· Providing Procurement support to the Bids function to ensure all bids are competitive, sourcing components, re-negotiating current pricing and identifying alternative products.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate for this role will be someone with knowledge, understanding or experience of Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) with experience working to improve all aspects of the supply chain by streamlining steps and locating the best prices for inventory.

Other skills include:

· Ability to research companies and determine the best vendors to reach out to for various projects.

· Demonstrates Emotional Intelligence in all situations.

· Strong PC literacy and working knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

· Experience of using ERP and Stock Management software.

· Proven commercial office experience.

· Excellent stakeholder engagement skills within the business to communicate and influence at all levels.

We are registered disability confident committed and as such, we will ensure that individuals who have a disability are provided reasonable accommodation, to enable full participation in the job application and interview process.

If you have any such requirements, please do not hesitate to contact Lucinda Okunor our Diversity and Inclusion Manager. Her email is Lucinda.Okunor@xma.co.uk, she will be happy to action your requests.

Keywords: Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain, Procurement, Buying, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Relationship Management, Contract Negotiation, Purchasing, Contract Management, Procurement Contracts



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