Strategic Sourcing Manager

1 week ago

Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom BOC Limited Full time

BOC Limited, a Linde company, is seeking a highly skilled Strategic Sourcing Manager to play a key role in driving the strategic direction of our sourcing strategy.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to lead, develop, and execute commodity strategies within an assigned business unit, directly aligned to our overall business strategy & priorities.

As a Strategic Sourcing Manager, you will be responsible for partnering with our business unit at a senior level, working to align the BU's strategy and needs with the sourcing strategy, ensuring that all goods and services supplied are delivered to the right quality, price, and delivery in the safest way.

You will lead and manage a small team responsible for the commodities across your aligned business unit, consisting of a Procurement Manager and Senior Buyers. You will directly manage, develop, motivate, and inspire them to be an engaged and effective team.

Key responsibilities include managing all aspects of our 'best in class' key supplier relationships, maximising supplier productivity across both hard and soft savings, and keeping abreast of the supplier market outlook, innovation, products, and pricing.

You will also facilitate access to supplier innovation and product development within the market, and collaborate and work closely with regional and global teams sharing learnings and best practices of working.

Requirements
  • A minimum of 8 years' experience in a similar level senior/management procurement role within a large national or global company
  • Educated to degree level (MSc/MBA) or equivalent would be desired and/or a CIPS (Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply) qualification
  • Experienced strategic sourcing/procurement skills demonstrated at a senior level
  • Demonstrated successful leadership skills across managing people, teams & change with experience in building and engaging an effective team
  • Proven track record of delivering results ideally within a large networked international company
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative approach and the ability to develop positive working relationships both internally and externally, particularly with senior stakeholders
  • High level of self-motivation, tenacity to drive and deliver results in a high-pressure environment
  • Excellent level of commercial and business acumen; with an understanding of the nature of our products and services
  • Proven project management skills with ability to drive continuous improvements, savings, and best practices with ability to influence change successfully cross-functionally at multiple levels
  • Comfortable working in a complex and changing organization working in scenarios of ambiguity
  • Works with integrity, rolemodelling the behaviours aligned to being an inclusive workplace
About Us

We are the largest provider of industrial, medical and special gases in the UK and Ireland. From cutting harmful emissions, to providing life-saving oxygen and keeping food fresh, our gases play an essential role in everyday life.

Our values – Safety, Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion and Community are at the heart of everything we do. They help us create an environment that puts safety first, where people do things the right way, new ideas are welcomed and everyone can be themselves.

We take pride in our people and work hard to provide an enriching, enjoyable place to work. We have a clear vision: to be the place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, stay and excel.

What We Offer

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package with pension and life assurance as standard. In addition, we offer 25 days paid leave and a range of other flexible leave benefits, so that you have time to do the things you enjoy.

Our recognition & reward platform celebrates great work and special moments, as well as providing a hub for health and well-being benefits, including a wide selection of savings and offers at well-known retailers.

We also offer training and development opportunities to help you grow and develop in your career.

Join Our Team

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day.

We are more than happy to work with you to provide reasonable adjustments to enable you to present your best self.

Not sure if you fulfil the full criteria for this role? Regardless, we'd still like to hear from you.

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