Head Of Procurement
7 days ago
An opportunity to join a successful SME organisation, at a time of growth, as Head of Procurement.
Working as part of the Senior Management Team and reporting to the Financial Director, you will play a crucial role in leading and continuing to build the procurement department. Managing a small team, you will oversee the Group’s procurement, including building relationships with key suppliers, achieving best purchasing, forecasting cost trends, resolving supplier issues and developing team members. The role will also have responsibility of negotiating and building subcontractor packages and engaging in the ongoing management of the subcontractors. Working as part of the Senior Management Team, you will have input into all areas of the business, supporting growth and providing strategic insight.
You will have experience of working in a similar growing organisation and willing to have a hands-on approach to ensure the department is being built to deliver the highest standards of quality, efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The Group has an ongoing focus on improving existing, and implementing new processes and systems to ensure we are fit for the future growth. The Head of Procurement will take responsibility for this in the procurement function.
Key Responsibilities:
Cost Management
* Deliver cost savings, manage spending, and drive innovation.
* Forecast cost trends and their impact on activity, and act on these trends.
* Purchasing across the Group to ensure we are purchasing in an efficient and cost effective way.
Inventory and Order Management
* Have full responsibility of all Procurement.
* Manage stock within the company, including onsite stores and engineer vehicles.
* Utilise our IT software to place, receipt, and manage orders.
* Carry out due diligence on supplier invoices to ensure pricing is correct and items are allocated to the correct jobs.
Supplier Management
* Identify supplier issues, e.g., delivery timescales, price increases, obsolescence etc, and find solutions to these issues.
* Conduct research to ascertain the best products and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedules, and quality.
* Negotiate best prices and improve delivery times.
Strategic Sourcing and Stakeholder Collaboration
* Work closely with internal stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate into sourcing strategy.
* Engage and utilise key technical experts within the business to ensure product quality, consistency, and safety.
* Work across all areas of the business as part of the Senior Management Team to support growth plans.
People Management
* Supervise work and delegate tasks to members of Procurement department, providing line management and overseeing their training.
* Manage subcontractor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
Person Requirements:
* Proven 4 years’ experience in construction procurement, preferably within the mechanical and electrical industry.
* IT literate, preferably with experience of SimPro.
* Excellent communication, negotiation and problemsolving skills.
* Adaptable to change.
* Experience in the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering sector would be advantageous
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