Who we are:
Prysmian is a global cabling solutions provider leading the energy transition and digital transformation.
Prysmian is a public company listed on the Italian Stock Exchange, with almost 150 years of experience, over 33,000 employees, 104 plants and 27 R&D centers in over 50 countries.
Everyone at Prysmian has the potential to make their mark; because whatever you do, wherever you are based, you will be part of a company that is helping transform the world around us.
Your contribution to Prysmian's Success:
We are looking for an Indirect and Services Purchasing Manager to join our team in Bishopstoke, Southampton. Reporting to Europe NRM Material Director, you will be responsible for managing the procurement of indirect materials, services, and capital expenditures (Capex) within the UK. This role involves balancing local strategies with centrally coordinated actions and ensuring alignment with the overall purchasing strategy.
1. Manage sourcing and procurement activities for assigned projects, services, and commodities, ensuring strict monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs) such as price, quality, service, time, and risk.
2. Ensure continuous alignment within the Indirect, Capex, and Services Purchasing strategy.
3. Review and negotiate local contracts, ensuring terms and conditions support service and goods delivery while evaluating major risks associated with different contract formulas.
4. Coordinate with relevant internal customer departments to address purchasing aspects related to technical specifications and scope of work.
5. Deploy and enforce the purchasing organizational structure at the local level, emphasizing a commodity-based approach rather than a country-based approach.
6. Supervise the entire purchasing flow from sourcing to procurement, utilizing necessary technical tools (e.g., SAP) to manage the procurement-to-payment process.
7. Train new team members on specific commodities following guidelines from the central headquarters.
8. Monitor and report on the overall performance of the region in terms of recurring and spot actions, ensuring accurate monthly reporting on the purchasing dashboard.
You are the right fit if you have/are:
9. Proven experience as a purchasing professional, preferably within indirect materials and services commodities.
10. Experience within a HV or Civils environment.
11. Previous experience of managing, coaching and developing a team.
12. Flexible mindset to adapt to changing priorities and workloads, with the ability to move between projects and interface with different teams.
13. Strong team-working and problem-solving attitude.
14. Strong negotiation skills.
15. Proficiency in Windows Office applications.
16. Ideally hold knowledge of SAP or similar procurement systems.
17. Strong networking and coordination skills.
18. In-depth knowledge of purchasing rules, systems, and processes.
19. Experience in a global or multinational environment with a matrix organization is a plus.
What we offer you:
20. 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays
21. Defined Contribution pension scheme and generous life assurance
22. Yes Share Scheme – annual enrolment
23. Health Care Cash Plan – scheme which provides reimbursement of optical, dental and chiropody fees up to set limits.
24. 24/7 free and confidential employee counselling service
25. On-line Language Learning Access
26. Enhanced maternity and paternity leave and pay
27. Generous sick pay arrangements
28. EE Mobile Discounts
29. Dell Advantage discounts
30. Rewards Portal – discounts on major retailers
31. Cycle to work scheme
32. Free onsite parking
33. Transition to Retirement Policy
34. Vitality scheme
35. Free Flu Jab
Our selection process:
1) Application, 2) HR interview, 3) Hiring Manager interviews and 4) Online assessment (30min)
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If you’re excited about the role and eager to contribute to a collaborative environment with challenging projects which drive impact for a sustainable future, we encourage you to apply!
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