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Procurement Specialist

2 months ago


Sittingbourne, Kent, United Kingdom Knauf Full time
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We are seeking a skilled Procurement Specialist to provide effective procurement solutions across both direct and indirect supplier categories, balancing total cost, quality, and service. As a Procurement Specialist, you will present Knauf as a customer of choice, improve supplier performance by reducing costs and business risk, and embed supplier relationship management into core categories while focusing on the needs of internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Maintain a high level of compliance to the Knauf Procurement Policy to achieve global key performance indicator targets.
  • Understand local and national legislation as well as market factors that may impact pricing or supply.
  • Support and understand the roadmap to reporting Scope 3 Carbon Emissions within Procurement and supplier management.
  • Deliver, record, and report financial savings through procurement-led activity.
  • Lead, support, and guide colleagues and stakeholders through procurement processes with varying degrees of complexity.
  • Analyze and interpret various sources of data, turning data into meaningful, insightful, and easily understandable information.
  • Comfortably present information to stakeholder groups at all levels.
  • Lead, support, and guide cross-functional projects to achieve the best outcome for the business, clearly defining goals, roles, and outcomes.
  • Obtain alignment with internal stakeholders, both locally and globally within Knauf.
  • Act as a point of escalation to the wider business for supplier or contract issues.
  • Build and maintain strong supplier relationships to ensure good working relationships, leading to cost savings, greater efficiency, and continuous improvements.
  • Negotiate to achieve the overall most cost-effective outcome while maintaining quality and meeting recurring cost savings targets.
  • Contract management from initial discussions through to termination, monitoring Suppliers performance in line with the commitments of the contract.
  • Have an active role within the Regional Procurement Team, including best practice sharing and collaboration.
  • Promote good interdepartmental relationships and contribute to establishing and maintaining a professional and efficient departmental reputation.
Requirements:
  • Strong knowledge of procurement processes, contract management, and supplier relationship management.
  • SAP or ERP System experience.
  • Understanding of the wider business processes and financial tools.
What We Offer:
  • This is an agile role, offering flexible working from home.
  • Three paid days leave for community, charitable, or voluntary commitments.
  • 7% employer pension contribution.
  • Westfield Cashplan Healthcare.
  • Income Protection.
  • Reward & Benefits platform, including retailer discounts, eyecare vouchers, gym membership discounts, etc.
  • Access to Employee Assistance Program (legal or medical advice).
  • Life Assurance (4 x your basic salary).
  • A counsellor and life coach offered to all our employees free of charge.
  • Cycle to Work Scheme and Tech Scheme.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, race, gender reassignment and identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

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