Job Description
Role Purpose: 6 month FTC Procurement Manager - Capex. Responsible for the commercial aspects and overall supplier performance for goods and services purchased from suppliers for their categories of spend, and continuously creates additional value for money for Greencore. Pro-actively engage with stakeholders across Greencore to encourage best practice and owns the commercial aspects of projects that involve suppliers.
Key Accountabilities:
1. Create additional value for money for goods and services, balancing price, service and quality, and meeting the business needs through negotiations, supplier selection, and contracting.
2. Build strong relationships with stakeholders and provide professional procurement expertise and commercial focus.
3. Challenge current practices and introduce best procurement practices. Act as an ambassador for indirect procurement to influence business behavior and culture.
4. Manage spend strategically by analysing spend bases, consolidating the supply base where appropriate, driving consistent procurement practices, sourcing suitable suppliers, managing supplier performance, resolving issues, negotiating optimal terms, and contracting.
5. Project manage initiatives to address business needs or create value, including stakeholder alignment, risk assessment, planning, tendering, negotiation, contracting, communication, approval, implementation, and ongoing supplier management.
The role also involves tailoring contracts to meet business requirements, including service levels, risks, and liabilities.
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:
* Degree-level qualification with indirect procurement experience.
* Excellent commercial insight and negotiation skills.
* Strong relationship-building, communication, and influencing skills.
* Ability to analyse data, evaluate options, and implement recommendations.
* Experience in contract assessment and adaptation to mitigate liabilities and meet business needs.
* Ability to operate in a complex, multi-site environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
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