Strategic Procurement Specialist

1 week ago


England, United Kingdom NES Fircroft Full time

NES Fircroft are currently recruiting for a Procurement Specialist to work with our client, who are a global, industry leader in power technology.Strategic Procurement Specialist / Commodity ManagerContract positionHybrid working (twice a week in office)Location: Leamington SpaWe seek an experienced Procurement individual highly motivated and self-driven to:Lead sourcing actives and negotiations for low to high value aerospace and industrial type components to optimize cost opportunities, contract coverage, and secure supply continuity.Undertake contractual and price negotiations with new and existing suppliers to mitigate commercial risk and optimise commercial advantage for current and future programmes.Carry out in depth cost breakdowns analysis (including cost estimation) and negotiate the lowest TCA in order to contribute to the divisional cost saving targets.Drive cost reduction and resourcing programmes to support strategy execution ensuring impact on existing supply chains are managed.Develop and deliver robust and integrated Commodity and Supplier strategies to provide supply chains capable of providing business needs across all stakeholder areas.Ensure a close cooperation with internal customers to ensure customer care and early involvement.What You BringAbility to work in a complex, fast changing global organisational environment.10+ years of experience in strategic sourcing/commodity management.Outstanding Excel skills.Outstanding communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.Excellent commercial, contractual, and project management acumen.Familiarity with component Manufacturing processes and QualityKnowledge of working with a global supplier base, in a matrix environment.Bachelor’s degree required; Masters degree and/or CIPS desiredResponsibilitiesIntegrates Procurement in the project management process and organizes, controls and monitors all Procurement activities in a project.Participates in project/sales meetings as project core team member to exert a shaping influence at an early stage and to optimize internal workflows and processes.Establishes proper sourcing and Procurement processes and controls all Procurement resources and activities in the project.Analyses customer inquiries during bid preparation / opportunity management phases and exactly understands the customer's functional needs in order to include (supplier) innovations.Supports project calculation with reliable material cost data.Analyses scope of supply and contract agreements, carries out risk analyses and introduces negotiation recommendations.Analyses sales and operations planning in respect of starting / new projects, assessing and controlling of material costs within the whole project business in order to ensure the involvement of Procurement.Drives Procurement strategies in projects and ensures their implementation.Heads up contractual and price negotiations and/or supports the specialist buyers responsible for particular material fields.Clarifies internal indicators for project controlling and compiling all relevant information to submit qualified reports.Forwards systematically all relevant Procurement related project information.With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients



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