Procurement Manager

6 months ago


Hatfield, United Kingdom Ocado Group Full time

The Procurement Officer is responsible for the procurement and delivery of Peripherals and related products for Ocado's global clients, to achieve business goals and objectives, whilst building relationships with suppliers to ensure long term cost reduction and delivery.

**What would you do?**
- Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders across engineering, product development and projects, to ensure product specifications and changes are managed effectively from concept to supply
- Lead supplier relationship management activities with key suppliers
- Assess impact of proposed engineering changes with suppliers
- Implement engineering changes into the supply chain, including sourcing, negotiating and contracting
- Provide commercial data to internal project teams for business cases
- Development, coordination and management of key suppliers
- Report relevant supplier KPIs and drive performance
- Support the successful delivery of goods to schedule whilst achieving budget and meeting specified Quality standards
- Support the coordination of product demand v's manufacturing requirements with business stakeholders and suppliers
- Risk identification and mitigation, anticipating supply chain challenges
- Take ownership of supply issues, resolving them in line with business need
- Recommend and implement process improvements to improve Supply Chain robustness
- Communicate with project stakeholders to ensure alignment of projects and expectations
- Drive best practice in Procurement and Supply Chain, and deliver continuous improvement
- Understands the product and supplier market, and able to provide information and recommendations based on this

**We'd love to hear from you if you have;**
- Proven track record in effective supplier management
- Experience working in or with new product introduction or development teams
- Supplier negotiation and development skills
- Although a hybrid role, weekly visits to the Hatfield office and travel to supplier sites both in the UK and abroad is expected
- Ability to work in a dynamic, team-oriented, fast-paced environment
- High level of computer literacy with Microsoft Office, Google Docs and ERP software

**It would be great but it's not essential for you to have;**
- Qualification at higher national or degree level
- CIPS or equivalent qualification
- Experience of sourcing direct goods in a manufacturing and/or engineering environment
- International sourcing experience and legal contract experience
- Demonstrable experience of developing and delivering procurement strategies

**What we offer you;**

Our employee benefits are designed for you, we care about people and we've ensured we have a wealth of benefits that focus on your well-being. We regularly review our benefits to ensure we are supporting our employees appropriately. Currently, we offer technically stretching work, a competitive salary and;
- Hybrid working patterns meaning part of the working week can be spent working remotely (typically 3 days per week).
- 30 days 'working from anywhere' policy
- Wellbeing support through a variety of avenues
- 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after 5 years service (plus optional holiday purchase)
- Pension scheme (various options available including employer contribution matching up to 7%)
- Private Medical Insurance
- 22 weeks paid maternity leave and 6 weeks paid paternity leave (once relevant service requirements complete)
- Train Ticket loan (interest-free)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Free shuttle bus to and from the Hatfield Train Station to the Hatfield office
- Opportunity to participate in Sharesave and Buy as You Earn share schemes
- Income Protection (can be up to 50% of salary for 3 years) and Life Assurance (3 x annual salary).

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