Overview
In this highly collaborative and hands-on role, you will lead supplier onboarding end-to-end, maintain robust data standards, ensure consistent and standardised data across purchase orders, contracts, and supplier records, and champion continuous improvement across procurement systems and processes, maintaining best-practice and policy compliance. Working centrally to Procurement team, you will provide expert support, influence stakeholders, and help optimise workflows and supplier performance. The ideal candidate will be analytical, process-driven, and confident using ERP systems (IFS preferred) alongside BI and dashboarding & KPI's and tools to translate complex data into clear insights. Strong relationship management is essential, with the ability to communicate effectively with senior stakeholders, resolve challenges, and support purchasing and operational teams in delivering value.
Key Deliverables
* Serve as the procurement lead for IFS – Super User, maintaining categorisation, workflows, and reporting, as well as onboarding processes and optimisation of procurement systems.
* Develop and maintain procurement dashboards, reporting methods, automated and analytics.
* Lead continuous improvements in system functionality, data structures, SRM, Supplier Master Records and process automation.
* Troubleshoot system issues and coordinate with business IFS System Owner.
* Ensure consistent and standardised PO, contract, and vendor data structures.
* Produce weekly, monthly, and quarterly procurement performance reports.
* Maintain the procurement contract register.
* Deliver insights to support category, supplier negotiations, and decisions.
* Deliver ad-hoc analysis to support vessels, subsea operations, and projects.
* Lead supplier onboarding processes end-to-end.
* Maintain supplier master data standards.
* Maintain and update procurement procedures, policies, and guidance documents.
* Support audits, compliance checks, and process adherence monitoring.
* Drive continuous improvement initiatives.
* Act as the central point of expertise for procurement systems and reporting.
* Support x2 Procurement Transactional Officers with expediting, PO raising, OTIF measurement, and system queries.
* Collaborate with Direct Buyers to provide data insights.
* Partner with Strategic Category Manager on analytics and performance monitoring.
* Lead and manage key supplier categories across indirect spend.
* Apply strong procurement expertise to drive value, ensure compliance and optimise supplier performance.
Qualifications
* Experience in procurement, supply chain, analytics, or systems administration.
* Strong ERP proficiency (IFS preferred).
* Excel/data analysis capability; Power BI preferred.
* Strong attention to detail.
* Ability to communicate technical information clearly.
* Experience in marine, subsea, engineering, or project industries.
* Knowledge of procurement best practices.
* Experience in change management.
* Accurate, timely reporting.
Ideal Outcomes
* A fully maintained contract register.
* Efficient supplier onboarding.
* Standardised processes consistently applied.
* Improved system utilisation and optimised workflows.
Location
This role is based in the Chelmsford office and follows a hybrid working arrangement, with three office days (Tuesday to Thursday) and two remote days (Monday and Friday).
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