Procurement Specialist Europe

5 months ago

Whitchurch, United Kingdom Americold Logistics, LLC Full time

Overview:
Improve Americold’s competitive advantage by managing assigned spend categories and preferred supplier relationships for Facility Services & Engineering. This will include conducting opportunity assessments, executing turnkey Sourcing projects, negotiating contracts, managing spend categories and reporting metrics

Qualifications:
**Required Qualifications & Experience**:

- Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of business-related work experience as a preference
- 5+ years of work experience in procurement, category management or related environment
- Subject-matter expert in relative industries such as distribution, retail, warehousing, supply chain or logistics preferred
- Category experience in MHE or indirect supplies and services preferred
- Experience in vendor negotiations
- General knowledge or experience with E-Procurement systems knowledge required (such as Ariba, GEP, Oracle Procurement, etc).
- Ability to travel an average 10% or less

**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**:

- Good communication skills, both written and verbal with the ability to communicate at all levels
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Sourcing category knowledge in specific areas such as manufacturing, IT or supply chain
- Flexible, team and goal-oriented approach
- Excellent customer service skills
- Demonstrated analytical capabilities such as with complex excel or similar models
- Demonstrated uncompromising level of integrity and code of ethics
- Must be highly organized and demonstrate a sense of urgency
- Ability to relate to others respectfully with concise focused communication to broad audiences such as entry level warehouse employees up to leadership positions
- Public speaking strength with ease conveying business priorities, instructions and feedback from vendor interaction

**Desired Qualifications**
- Masters Degree
- Professional credential such as CSCP or CPSM
- Additional work experience in Finance or other adjacent function

**Responsibilities**:
**Essential Functions**:

- Analyze current spend categories, identify savings opportunities and execute plans to achieve cost reductions
- Develop and manage vendor relationships while optimizing supply base
- Support Facility Services & Engineering with ad hoc business necessities to implement and maintain profitable and effective sourcing programs
- Educate, train and enforce sourcing and procurement processes and policies with business acumen
- Reporting sourcing and category management metrics and scorecards
- Evaluate vendor performance for profitability and establish service level standards
- Ensure integrity of ERP material and vendor master data for managed categories
- Expand Americold industry knowledge
- Stay well-informed with latest developments with respect to the assigned categories and trends in general procurement
- Incorporate best practices and kaizens into Americold’s business
- Provide support for the Engineering and Maintenance Director as needed
- Perform other duties as required

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