Purchasing Manager

4 weeks ago

Bedfordshire, United Kingdom Ceema Technology Recruitment Ltd Full time

12197BR - Purchasing Manager - Permanent
Hours Per Week - 37.5 over 4 days - Hybrid working pattern
Role Purpose: Reporting to the Procurement Manager, the Indirect Procurement Manager is responsible for the management and development of a team of 3 Indirect Buyers. The role purpose is to ensure best value procurement in the award, delivery and renewal ofindirect contracts including but not limited to;
1/ Facilities Management (FM) Hard Services
Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and Reactive Maintenance to; Mechanical and Electrical, building services, building fabric, building systems, plant and equipment
Minor Works Projects / office refurbishment projects typically £10K - £500K
New Build Construction projects to enhance manufacturing capability £500K - £3.5Million
2/ Facilities Management (FM) Soft Services including;
Cleaning, Pest control, Waste Management, Grounds Maintenance, Manned Guarding Security Services.
3/ Capital Acquisition of manufacturing machinery and IT equipment.
Role Description:
Management and development of a team of 3 Indirect Buyers
Review of Specifications, issue of Invitations to Tender, Tender Evaluation and award of contract
Negotiate with suppliers to ensure best value for money is achieved
Provide guidance and expertise to support the successful delivery of procurement based Projects including the evaluation of risks and identification of appropriate contracting strategies.
Provide expertise, support, direction, advice and guidance to internal customers on procurement policy and procedures including contract management
Manage or monitor contracts to ensure all parties meet their contractual obligations and best value is achieved
Develop and maintain relationships with key business contacts to achieve mutual benefit
Ensure procurement activities are compliant with internal/legislative procedures, and risks of impropriety are minimised.
Ensure goods and services are suitably specified; supplier performance is satisfactory, buying power is exploited and administration costs are minimised.
Providing the key interface between client and suppliers to ensure that communication is effectively managed, and that issues and risks are fully understood and managed.
Required skills, qualifications and experience:
Proven demonstrable experience of acquisition of;
Facilities Management Hard and Soft services
Minor Works Projects - office refurbishment projects typically £10K - £500K utilising JCT Minor Works Building Contract with Contractors Design or similar
New Build Construction projects typically £500K - £3.5Million utilising JCT Minor Works Building Contract with Contractors Design or similar
Capital Acquisition of manufacturing machinery and IT equipment.
Excellent understanding of procurement best practice
Knowledge of strategic sourcing and advanced procurement techniques/tools
Excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively manage stakeholder expectations at a variety of levels.
Highly motivated with a proven record of achieving cost saving targets/objectives.
Individual who thrives on challenges and has experience working within a fast-paced procurement function.
Proven Supplier Relationship Management skills.
Ability to work on own initiative
Desirable skills:
Experience of Joint Contract Tribunal (JCT) contracting models
MCIPS or studying towards it
Experience in using SAP ERP software
Desired skills, qualifications and experience:
Mechanical (fabrications/machined items) and Electrical (box-build, cables, components) buying experience
Supply chain experience in the defence environment
Experience in the various phases of the product lifecycle from proposal capture, programme start-up, development, production, sustainment and end-of-life
Flexibility to work at different levels of sub contract complexity (off the shelf, build to print, MOTs, and design to specification)
Knowledge of the SAP ERP system
Bachelors' degree in a business/scientific/technical discipline
Knowledge/experience of process improvement methodologies

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