Head of Procurement

3 weeks ago

Manchester, United Kingdom NJR Recruitment Full time

**Location**
**Posted on**
**Reference**
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Manchester
26/04/2024
NJR14539

DESCRIPTION

Head of Procurement
Foodservice
Greater Manchester - Hybrid Working
Salary & benefits commensurate with experience

Our client, a well established business who offer procurement solutions to a variety of industries, now have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Procurement to join their team in Greater Manchester to facilitate a planned period of growth.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Head of Procurement will be responsible for strategically aligning the purchasing function to the business objectives leveraging opportunities to bring significant commercial advantage to the organisation.

Supported by the purchasing team their primary responsibility will be to manage the supply base, negotiate competitive pricing, monitor KPI\'s and ensure adherence to contractual terms.

This is a hands-on role and will involve growing and mentoring the purchasing team, as well as working in partnership with client stakeholders, where they will identify and implement procurement strategies that will deliver tangible results for the organisation.

Key Tasks:
Conducting research to ascertain market trends
Developing market knowledge and contacts for new products
Supporting with the production of Market report
Define and scope the departmental structure managing the change process and formulating business cases to justify business change and process improvement activities
Managing and mentoring the purchasing team ensuring appropriate personal development plans and objectives are in place
Utilise the best technologies to automate & streamline business processes and drive continuous improvement
Identifying procurement opportunities to increase business effectiveness, efficiency, productivity and to drive best value
Negotiating and agreeing supplier contracts and monitoring their progress
Identifying potential suppliers and products for new and existing customers
Liaising with and actively managing third party suppliers, reviewing quarterly scorecards with the purchasing team and wider business
Developing strong business partnerships with suppliers and maximizing reciprocal trading opportunities where possible
Writing and reviewing contractual terms to ensure best commercial terms with supplier partners and mínimal risk to the Company and its clients
Producing and maintaining formal business plans, and managing assigned resources (both internally and externally) to ensure successful delivery to agreed budget and timescales
Ensuring all supply partners are fully aligned and actively contributing to the wider companies ESG and net zero plan
Defining appropriate performance measures and metrics, and embedding these into processes to demonstrate effectiveness, efficiency and outcomes
Supporting & completing tender bids for new business
Any other ad-hoc tasks or responsibilities deemed necessary by the Company

Experience Required:
Previous experience in a similar purchasing role is essential, as is Food Market knowledge
Proven people management experience & the ability to build, develop, mentor and motivate a team
Analytical, numerical and fact based
Familiar with project management and implementing change
Strategic sourcing knowledge
A track record of delivering purchasing improvements
The ability to cope with the pressure of a demanding role
Proficiency with MS Office, including Excel
Stakeholder management
Ability to present to the Company and clients
Effective communication is key including verbal, written and listening skills
Ensure urgency and accountability to meet deadlines
Lead with integrity
Commercial awareness and acumen
Excellent interpersonal, influencing, negotiation, networking & commercial skills

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