Procurement Manager
Reach new heights with the off-site building leaders
Already skilled and on your way up, now build yourself a career that's safe as houses. You'll lead a team of six, but set your sights a lot higher than that - with every opportunity to advanceand grow in this highly successful family-run business.
You
With at least three years' experience in purchasing, you are familiar with manufacturing or construction and able to read technical drawings as well as manage a small team. You are IT literate, particularly in Microsoft Office and already hold a Level 4 CIPS or are studying for your MCIPS.
Your Assignment
Leading a team of six, you'll be responsible for all direct and indirect procurement across the company, formulating, implementing and monitoring procurement strategy to achieve a robust supply chain both for materials, services and subcontract trades. This will require you to:
- Champion the strategic objective of ‘Integrated Supply Chain’ by convening working groups to develop, implement and monitor action plans.
- Establish and implement the Company’s procurement strategy.
- Assume line management of the Procurement Team; responsible for the monitoring, appraisal and management of employee behaviour in line with corporate policy and personnel issues such as attendance and grievance etc.
- Lead by example; actively promote and maintain the Corporate Mission, Vision and Values.
- Negotiate and contract manage framework agreements with suppliers and subcontractors.
- Develop, implement and manage the supplier and sub contractor pre qualification system.
- Establish, monitor and maintain competence assessments of all supply chain partners.
- Maintain a database of standard prices for use across the Company.
- Monitor industry trends & forecasts and feedback into future tenders and quotations, to minimize risks of price increases.
- Maintain adequate stock levels which are recorded accurately and meet the needs of the Company.
- Develop and maintain a purchasing system which supports the process making it increasingly effective and efficient.
- Ensure there is a secure and robust system in place for checking of goods received against orders, that this is linked to invoice payment and issuing of stock.
- Provide regular management reports, as required, on stock movement, stock value, as well as allocated and projected costs.
- Work with colleagues, sourcing goods and materials which meet the standards required whilst maximizing commercial benefits and ensuring goods and materials are accurately costed against contracts.
- Flexibility and adaptability to change within the business
- Establish and implement KPI’s linked to the corporate strategy map.
- Develop and implement procurement development plans for 2008.
- Be responsible for promoting and adhering to risk assessment procedures at all times.
Your Required Skills
- Flexible thinking - a willingness to try new approaches
- A focus on solutions not problems
- The influence to negotiate “win-win”
- Commitment to results - making things happen
- Reflex to act as a role model and energise others
- Business understanding - translating strategic result areas into SMART objectives
- Teamworking - encouraging links across teams including outside own area
- Customer focus
- Excellent leadership, interpersonal and assertiveness
- Ability to negotiate successfully with a wide range of suppliers.
- Ability to read technical drawings.
- Minimum Education / Qualifications
- IT literate and experience in using Microsoft Office applications
Your Rewards
- £30K - £35K Salary
- Pension Plan
- Insurance Scheme
- 25 days holiday
- Free parking
Go on take it! And build the foundations of a really satisfying career.
