Procurement Specialist

2 months ago

Sittingbourne, United Kingdom Knauf Full time

We are currently recruiting for a Procurement Specialist to join our team in Sittingbourne, Kent. This exciting role within the team could be the perfect opportunity for you to build a unique career, in a values-led culture with a clear purpose of making tomorrow a home for all of us.

What you'll be doing:

You'll be working within a fast paced and diverse environment. You'll provide effective procurement solutions across both direct and indirect supplier categories, balancing total cost, quality, and service. You'll present Knauf as a customer of choice, improve supplier performance by reducing costs and business risk, embedding supplier relationship management into core categories while focusing on the needs of the internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities will include:

  • Maintain a high level of compliance to the Knauf Procurement Policy to achieve global key performance indicator targets.
  • Understand local and national legislation as well as understanding the market factors that may impact pricing or supply.
  • Support and understand the roadmap to reporting Scope 3 Carbon Emissions within Procurement and supplier management.
  • Deliver, record, and report financial savings through procurement led activity.
  • Lead, support and guide colleagues and stakeholders through procurement processes with varying degrees of complexity.
  • Analyse and interpret various sources of data, turning data in to meaningful, insightful, and easily understandable information.
  • Comfortable presenting information to stakeholder groups at all levels.
  • Lead, support and guide cross functional projects to achieve the best outcome for the business, clearly defining goals, roles, outcomes.
  • Obtain alignment with internal stakeholders, both locally and globally within Knauf.
  • Act as a point of escalation to the wider business for supplier or contract issues.
  • Build and maintain strong supplier relationships to ensure good working relationships, leading to cost savings, greater efficiency, and continuous improvements.
  • Negotiate to achieve the overall most cost-effective outcome whilst maintaining quality and meeting recurring cost savings targets.
  • Contract management from initial discussions through to termination, monitoring Suppliers performance in line with the commitments of the contract.
  • Have an active role within the Regional Procurement Team including best practice sharing and collaboration.
  • Promote good inter departmental relationships and contribute to establishing and maintaining a professional and efficient departmental reputation.

Requirements:

  • Strong knowledge of procurement processes, contract management, and supplier relationship management
  • SAP or ERP System experience
  • Understanding of the wider business processes and financial tools

What we'll do for you:

  • This is an agile role, offering flexible working from home.
  • Three paid days leave for community, charitable, or voluntary commitments.
  • 7% employer pension contribution.
  • Westfield Cashplan Healthcare.
  • Income Protection.
  • Reward & Benefits platform, including; retailer discounts, eyecare vouchers, gym membership discounts, etc
  • Access to Employee Assistance Program (legal or medical advice).
  • Life Assurance (4 x your basic salary).
  • A counsellor and life coach offered to all our employee’s free of charge.
  • Cycle to Work Scheme and Tech Scheme.

What happens next?
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Knauf UK & Ireland is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and welcome applications from all individuals regardless of; age, disability, race, gender reassignment and identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

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