Group Procurement Manager – Eastleigh
** Hybrid working **
Are you ready to advance your career in procurement? Located in Eastleigh, this role provides an outstanding opportunity to showcase and enhance your strategic sourcing and supplier management expertise. As the Group Procurement Manager, you will play a crucial role in shaping the procurement landscape for our clients' central functions, offering essential support to the Group Director of Procurement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyse internal spending to identify savings and optimize spend aggregation.
- Benchmark supply chain performance against best practices through external market analysis.
- Develop sourcing strategies for RFx activities, highlighting risk/reward/ROI.
- Manage stakeholder sourcing and contractual requirements, ensuring expectations are met.
- Assist the Group Procurement Director with policy development and governance for consistent procurement.
- Contribute to group savings targets, especially in central cost centres and Capex spending.
- Create a centralized supplier due diligence process and conduct risk analysis.
- Simplify the supply chain, reduce supplier numbers, and enhance supplier value.
- Promote sustainability and innovation in the supply chain, reporting on benefits and trade-offs.
- Support all audit reviews and legal obligations.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Extensive dedicated procurement experience...