Sustainable Procurement Specialist

Job Introduction
DAC Beachcroft is looking for a Procurement Specialist to join our Property & FM team in Bristol.

We are looking for an inspiring, CIPS qualified, individual to join us in a job of the future. Focusing on all Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) aspects of our supply chain this will be a pivotal role in the delivery of our sustainability programme.

This position will help contribute to the fulfilment of our environmental and societal commitments, employment or integration, while improving economic performance for the business.

Main Responsibilities
**Key Responsibilities**

**Operational**

You will need to have solid background in procurement, sustainability and experience in helping drive cultural changes to achieve the ambitious ESG targets we have set.
- Have experience and ability to manage stakeholders at all levels within an international law firm.
- Work with the procurement team and key stakeholders to proactively engage and improve sustainability & ESG in strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management.
- Help design, deliver and monitor process enhancements to embed sustainability in our everyday sourcing and procurement processes incl. implementation of new systems, workflow and reporting.
- Help drive the development of sustainability objectives for inclusion in scorecards as part of supplier selection using metrics and targets based on market methodologies.
- Advise on and help develop associated deployment plans with the procurement team and other stakeholders across the business to ensure alignment of social value and sustainability targets.
- To participate in specialist topic working groups internally and externally representing the procurement function.
- Work with the procurement team and key stakeholders to improve sustainability & ESG in strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management.
- Collaborate with, and provide training, across the business to drive a step change in the evaluation of suppliers and negotiation of contracts.
- Monitoring potential risks and escalate to Head of Procurement and the Practice Risk and Governance team.
- Responsible for vendors' reputational risk assessments and associated reporting.
- Management of collection of our Annual Reporting disclosures.

**Core Skills**
- Experience in ESG focused procurement.
- A desire to work with cross-functional teams.
- Influencing and negotiation.
- Relationship Management.
- Communication.
- Change management.

**Attributes**
- Evidence of understanding of own strengths and limitations and self-development.
- Clearly demonstrates energy, drive, initiative, resilience, and the ability to keep several projects going at the same time.
- Can work effectively with people with diverse skills, abilities, and experience
- Evidence of a strong sense of commitment to trust and respect, honesty, inclusiveness and personal integrity.
- Demonstrated drive for continuous improvement, maximising performance, productivity and efficiency.

**Experience**
- Demonstrates ability to manage and liaise with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience of working under pressure and meeting tight deadlines, managing multiple tasks and remaining focused.
- Developing and maintaining Supplier Relationships Management and Supplier Risk Management
- Experienced in indirect procurement tenders, contracts and supplier management.
- Experience of planning, organising and prioritising workload.
- Experience of providing an internal support service.
- At least 2 years’ experience in sustainable procurement activities.

**Skills & Qualifications**
- CIPS qualified
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to respond effectively to multiple priorities
- IT competence (Word, Excel, Internet)
- Competent literacy and numeracy skills
- Good team work skills and actively involves colleagues across the business, building the benefits of collaborative working.

About The Company
We are a leading international legal business with over 2,500 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We have 11 offices in the UK as well as offices in Dublin, Madrid, Paris, Singapore, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Miami. We also have associations/alliances with firms in Malaysia, Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Central America, the USA, Australia and Germany.

We are a broad-based commercial firm with a strong heritage in insurance, health and real estate. This is complemented by a fast-growing Business Advisory capability. We represent a wide range of clients, ranging from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for all of the UK’s top-ten insurers, we are market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-12 housebuilders.

We have an impressive legal pedigree, with 142 Chambers UK 2021 practice area and individual lawyer rankings. In Legal 500 UK 2021, the