Sourcing Manager | £600 – £646 per day Umbrella Co. | Milton Keynes | Hybrid | 6-Months +
For a Transport organisation based in Milton Keynes, we are recruiting a Procurement and Sourcing Manager for least 6-months. The Procurement and Sourcing Manager will manage the sourcing activities for multi-million-pound opportunities, including strategic thinking and continuous improvement across complex spend categories. This is a key role, working collaboratively with customers and stakeholders to create significant commercial and contractual value.
Main Duties:
* Lead sourcing and procurement from requirement gathering to contract signature for a range of categories, delivering significant commercial and contractual value
* Implement approved Integrated Category Strategies (ICS) through the development of the sourcing pipeline, partnering with Category Managers, ensuring savings and benefits are delivered.
* Apply Sourcing Framework for opportunities outside of ICS within an OJEU environment to manage all risk, governance, and regulatory requirements
* Act as expert negotiator of sourcing savings and benefits in collaboration with Finance
* Develop and implement sourcing ideas and innovation-based business cases
* Facilitate the transition of Sourcing led execution, to Strategic Supplier Management
* Demand-manage and challenge customer and stakeholder requirements
* Develop and manage sourcing aligned continuous improvement activities to deliver a best-in-class procurement vision
* Develop the external marketing sourcing practices including commercial models, and the implementation of best practice.
Person Specification:
* CIPS Qualified with proven PA2023 knowledge
* Excellent sourcing and procurement experience
* Track record of delivering savings within the public sector or transport
* Excellent contract law and financial management experience
* Strong experience of direct and indirect influencing strategies at Exec. Level
* Ability to drive value from complex sourcing opportunities
* Experience working in a central government and complex public sector setting