Location: Corby Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30-17.00- 40 hour week Hybrid- 3 days per week onsite As our Procurement Specialist you'll responsible for the buying of goods and services relating directly to Arvato’s Facilities & Engineering Departments. Your typical day-to-day duties will include meeting with Suppliers, working on tenders RFI’s and RFQ’s, implementing Supplier Agreements, negotiating Contracts and working with internal stakeholders as a dotted line into Head of Facilities & Engineering. Your Tasks * Work closely with the Facilities & Engineering Team and take ownership and accountability of category strategy. * Preparation and execution of tenders, RFI’s and RFQ’s for facilities & engineering * Consolidate existing Suppliers and source new * Source new products and materials * Negotiate and implement Supplier Agreements * Supplier commercial negotiations * Work with key Suppliers to improve service levels and potential group growth * Build relationships with key internal stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of change * Be accountable for achieving agreed targets and objectives * Drive process standardisation and simplification * Manage Supplier OTIF, troubleshoot associated service issues, and lead escalations * Promote sustainability standards throughout the Arvato and Supplier supply chains Your Profile * Experience of facilities management & engineering MRO procurement within an FMCG environment, ideally warehousing and logistics * Must be able to demonstrate hands on experience with the end-to-end RFI, RFQ and tender delivery * ·Experience within business process design advantageous * Able to evidence success within Supplier consolidation programs * Strong analytical and organisational skills * Able to create strategic and tactical plans * Good influencer and able to work well with stakeholders * A working knowledge of Project Management * Able to balance priorities and work to tight deadlines * Good communicator – clear and concise, written and verbal * Experience with performance management and reporting * Problem solving * Conflict resolution skills * Good IT skills and a working knowledge of SAP is desirable We Offer 25 days annual leave plus 8 UK bank holidays with the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days Pension contribution A life assurance policy that pays out 4 x Salary Employee Assistance Programme that provides you with confidential support, information, and advice to help you Employee Discount Scheme through Treats Free car parking