Procurement Manager

4 weeks ago

Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom Elvie Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Procurement Manager to join our team at Elvie. As a key member of our Operations Business Unit, you will be responsible for owning the selection and management of our critical suppliers, ensuring we are an Intelligent Customer of our manufacturing partners.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to the creation and execution of our Contract Manufacturing strategy, covering a 1-5 year horizon.
  • Own the supplier relationship and performance of our global manufacturing operations, setting and leading QBRs and other strategic supplier meetings.
  • Execute effective contract management of CMs, maximising value realisation in terms of quality, risk management, cost efficiency and continuous improvement.
  • Get hands-on with our current products to ensure that our OEM's are producing products to meet the high quality expectations our premium brand commands.
  • Deep dive into the assembly line and work closely with the project team and product engineers to ensure we continue to driving efficiencies.
  • Manage the yield rate, rework and quality issues as they arise with the OEM.
  • Lead a Margin Improvement Programme for your category of products, working hand in glove with our suppliers to achieve ongoing cost efficiencies.
  • Own the 'Intelligent Customer' agenda within Elvie for our approach to supplier management, consisting of:
    • Streamlined and clear engagement structures between us and them.
    • Effective reporting of key data.
    • Meaningful senior relationships.
    • A pipeline of agreed and delivered cost reduction initiatives.
    • Establishing Elvie as a Customer of Choice.
    • Educating internal stakeholders as to the benefits of this approach.
  • Lead cradle to grave NPD procurement activity within your product category, acting as a member of the Project Leadership Team. Be Elvie's single point of truth for product related cost across current and in development products, owning the cost narrative for business case reviews.
  • Develop and execute new product cost strategies to meet target unit costs, represent procurement in debating cost/quality/risk trade offs through the product development lifecycle.
  • Ensure strategic should cost analysis and competitor cost teardown activity is conducted to support NPD and continuous improvement programmes.

About You

We are looking for a skilled and experienced Procurement Manager who can bring a high level of expertise to our team. Key requirements include:

  • A sound level of demonstrable experience of managing global OEM relationships and contracts, preferably including relationships in Asia.
  • Experience of manufacturing and component sourcing, including leading on RFPs and RFQs to drive sourcing initiatives and savings is highly desirable.
  • A credible, capable and diplomatic communicator who can translate operational bureaucracy into true value adding procurement strategy.
  • Excellent personal leadership skills that make you a leader among peers and teams without formal authority.
  • Proven senior stakeholder engagement capabilities, able to influence in different situations using multiple skills/techniques.
  • A shrewd negotiator to ensure that we are always obtaining excellent value from our key contractors from OEMs to packaging partners whilst ensuring win:win partnerships.
  • A sharp commercial mind that seeks out commercial opportunities and acts clinically at pace to realise them.
  • Highly analytical and the ability to thrive in a fast paced environment, identifying areas of risk and implementing mitigation strategies.

What We Offer

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including:

  • 9 Day Fortnight - for our full time employees we work 9 days every Fortnight with every other Friday as a non-working day for you to spend as you wish.
  • Lots of flexibility: whether it's working from home, doing the school run, or life admin, we understand that flexibility is essential, and we trust you to do the right thing for you and us.
  • Share options: we want everyone to have a stake in our success.
  • 25 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays.
  • 8 extra life leave days; getting married, moving house, menopause or just things that you can't put a label on that matter to you.
  • 5=10 leave: 10 days' additional leave on your 5th and 10th years of service.
  • £100 contribution to your home working set up to spend as you see fit.
  • An annual personal development allowance of £200 and unlimited access to our learning and development platform, Learnerbly.
  • Generous parental leave policies; maternity & adoption (16 weeks at full pay, then 8 weeks paid at 75% followed by 15 weeks at SMP rate.), paternity/partner (6 weeks at full pay to take at any point during the first year of your child's life), shared parental leave.
  • Healthcare plans, life insurance, and an employee assistance program for you and your family.
  • A tax-efficient group pension scheme.
  • Group income protection; protect your salary if you get sick.
  • A free Elvie trainer for you to keep or give away when you join.
  • Generous employee and friends & family discounts on Elvie products.
  • Wellbeing support from YuLife and access to SmartHealth app with unlimited GP appointments for you and your family, plus various well-being initiatives throughout the year.
  • Lovely offices in great locations, with drinks and snacks provided, along with fun social events.

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