Head of Procurement

1 month ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom Sulzer Full time

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Head of Procurement - Full Time - Birmingham, United Kingdom

Head of Procurement required to work with Sulzer in the UK and Nordics working from our state-of-the-art office in Birmingham. You will significantly impact the value of Sulzer Services, overseeing the entire procurement process, from sourcing suppliers, negotiating contracts, to ensuring timely delivery of goods and services. You will review, standardise, and implement procedures to streamline processes throughout Sulzer. Be part of this transformation project and help Sulzer lead the way, by injecting your passion and drive to deliver a consistent and excellent Procurement service.

**Your main tasks and responsibilities**:

- Responsible for the procurement teams across the sub region
- Ensuring all procurement activities of all direct materials and defined indirect materials in all Service Centres UK & Nordics
- Creating, tracking, reporting monthly Global KPIs as well as the creation of improvement plans to meet / exceed targets
- First point of contact for all kind of questions within the Services EMEA Business Unit
- Validating data for the Global Procurement Business Intelligence Tool
- Functional owners for global processes and monitoring compliance; escalating if processes are not followed
- Standardising systems and the accurate use of Procurement Systems within the Service Centres
- Optimising and implementing regional Procurement processes
- Implementing and standardising regional or global Procurement contracts
- Aligning all Service Centres in UK regarding shared vendors & agreements & procurement processes
- Support to global commodity leaders

**To succeed in this role, you will need**:

- Possess a technical or commercial degree
- Have significant experience of working in an international company
- Management skills within procurement for an engineering company is essential
- Strong analytical skills
- Able to deliver presentations and training
- Willingness to travel
- Excellent communicator who can influence, negotiate, and persuade others
- Solution oriented with a strong desire to meet and exceed targets
- Strategic agility and global mindset
- Innovative thinker
- Motivating managerial style
- Great stakeholder liaisons and communications
- Commercial acumen

**What we offer you**:

- Development opportunities a truly international organisation has to offer
- Attractive compensation; personal bonus and company car/ allowance
- 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) + service days
- Defined contribution pension scheme
- An innovative, vibrant, and agile culture
- Access to a wide range of discounts on Everyday Shopping, Entertainment, and Lifestyle

**You will be part of**
You will be a part of our Projects team within the Services UK and Nordics this falls within the Services EMEA division at Sulzer.

**Sulzer Services UK & Nordics.**
The Sulzer Service UK business provides maintenance and repair solutions to customers across the oil, gas, water, and energy sectors. It operates across a network of 18 service centres with circa 700 staff and a turnover of £110 million.
The UK Services & Nordics business is spread across sites in; Aberdeen (Ellon), Falkirk, Middlesbrough, York, Bromborough, Leeds, Sheffield, Nottingham, Birmingham, Ipswich, Avonmouth, Bristol, Southampton, Ashford, Chessington. Norway & Denmark

**No visa or work permit support can be provided for this role.**

**Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.**

At Sulzer, you are empowered to deliver superior results. As a pioneer in industry we have a proud heritage of innovation and continue to evolve for the future. Join our story and create your own impact by developing your expertise and building solutions that help make our lives safer, smarter and more sustainable

We are proud to be recognized as a Top Employer 2023 in Brazil, China, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. Come and join our story

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