Fleet Category Procurement Specialist

5 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Biffa group Full time

Job Title: Fleet Category Procurement Specialist

About the Role:

A Fleet Category Manager is required to meet the growing remit across Fleet Procurement. We are looking for someone with previous procurement and operations experience in automotive, fleet, or alternative fuels.

  • Understand and execute Biffa procurement processes, becoming skilled in respective process steps and being able to train other Procurement Team members.
  • Provide a coaching role in category strategy development, passing on valuable knowledge within the Fleet Procurement team.
  • Design Procurement documentation and lead the overall strategy for a category, implementing specific approaches for individual suppliers and the contractual arrangements.
  • Negotiate high-value, high-risk contracts with suppliers that protect the business by providing relevant risk management, financial and non-financial benefits to the group.
  • Define the risk to the business, apply language to protect the business, and have exclusive alternatives to improve the contract over time.
  • Identify and establish strong working relationships with key internal stakeholders to agree effective procurement support and resources aligned to business unit strategy and plans.

Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 per annum

Benefits:

  • Experience in fleet, automotive, or alternative fuel related categories.
  • Financial acumen with the ability to interpret P&L statements and business accounts to work with Finance and Operational stakeholders to realise expected benefits.
  • Ability to challenge business processes and purchasing rationale to fully identify business needs and deliver effective business options.
  • Knowledgeable of themes of environment, labour/human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement, and the criteria within each which contribute to positive social value.
  • Structured approach to full project management including overall plans with activities and milestones, actions, risks, stakeholders identified, and governance defined.


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