Indirect Procurement Specialist | Global Food Services Brand
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Beth Adams
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Procurement Specialist to join a leading Food Services organisation during an exciting period of expansion to focus on the Indirect Categories.
Due to the region that you’ll be managing, it is highly desirable to have one of the following languages: Dutch, Swedish, Flemish or Danish.
This is a brand-new role therefore they are looking for an ambitious individual who specialises in Indirect Procurement and a strong Facility Management background who can hit the ground running.
In addition to a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, the company operates a hybrid working model with 1 day per week in the office and the rest working remotely, however you will be required to travel to sites regularly (expenses paid)
Key Responsibilities
- Defining and Negotiating Contractual agreements with suppliers to ensure that service, quality, added value, total cost, security of supply and deployment of the suppliers’ capabilities in innovation are secured.
- Harmonising processes, contracts and specifications between sites
- Defining annual budget and report actual category performance monthly by project against budget
- Client relationship building
- Defining and delivering key objectives for each category and sub-category under scope in order to implement overall Category plan, address all business requirements, generate benefits, deliver positive change and achieve savings target through strategic projects and activities.
- Defining and delivering a Procurement Category strategy through a deep analysis of the key elements of the Category, including:
- Procurement spend and supply base analysis
- Stakeholder analysis and business requirements
- Supply market positioning
- Supply base assessment
- Supplier financial analysis
- Negotiation
- Cost drivers and key component indexes
- Service Level Agreements
- Cost analysis
- Strategic options & objective decision making
Skills and experience required
- Specialising in Indirect Procurement
- Due to the region that you’ll be managing, it is highly desirable to have one of the following languages: Dutch, Swedish, Flemish or Danish.
- Experience of working to deliver a new Indirect Procurement strategy is desirable
- Significant previous procurement experience with responsibility for delivery of a procurement category strategy and procurement category benefits including financial savings
- Experienced in complex stakeholder management
- Experience of working with a fragmented user base in multiple locations
- Experience in purchasing of food, beverage & consumable products (desirable)
- Good experience in managing and delivering projects on time in international and cross-entity settings
Salary and Benefits:
£45,000 + Bonus + Private medical care + CIPS funding + Pension
For more information, please apply directly or email your CV to beth@talentdrive.co.uk
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