CORPORATE OPERATIONS CATEGORY MANAGER

"Procurement Managed Services Provider specialising in Technology Solutions for International SME's, seeks Procurement Specialist with experience of sourcing HR & Recruitment Software, CRM Systems, Fintech and IT Hardware & Networking Solutions".

C£40-50000 Benefits

Location: London W1B (nearest tube Piccadilly) & Hybrid Working

Our client is a procurement management services provider specialising in technology and business solutions for international SME's and high growth start-ups. They fully manage the purchasing and commercial activities for clients globally. Such expertise and services include sourcing strategies, managing the procurement stages for goods and services, contract negotiation and closeouts and supply chain management that span multiple geographic locations

As a result of dynamic growth, our client is seeking to strengthen it category management team with the appointment of Corporate Operations Category Manager. Specifically, the Corporate Operations Category Manager will focus on sourcing and purchasing HR and Recruitment Software, CRM Systems Fintech and IT Hardware and Networking Solutions, Professional Services Consultancy. You may also get involved in assisting with procuring office fit out, facilities management and relocation services

This is an ideal career development opportunity for a part or fully qualified CIPS professional, currently working for a multinational but keen to join a Procurement Managed Services Provider and to apply best practice sourcing, procurement, and category management skills.

The Role:

The Corporate Operations Category Manager will play a vital role in being operationally responsible for identifying and procuring the IT and Corporate goods and services that the organisation and its clients requires. They will implement and maintain a fit for purpose category strategy for the Corporate Services category for the successful delivery of procurement projects such as those related to HR, facilities management, and consultancy, ensuring that compliant processes are conducted, value for money is achieved and business outcomes are delivered.

· Ownership, development, documentation, and delivery of business operations strategies, ensuring alignment with all stakeholders with standard Procurement processes

· Document lessons learned and good practice, and deliver improved operational efficiency

· Superior operational procurement services to all clients to support business needs and objectives

· Supporting as required on key supplier relationships, providing advice on the management of disputes with suppliers

· Ensuring projects and purchases run in a compliant manner to deliver best value from procurement activity whilst risk is managed within the risk appetite of the business

· Promoting procurement, supplier and contract management best practice to stakeholders, including presentations and relationship management with other business and corporate operations functions

· Leading commercial negotiations and construction of commercial models, with demonstrated track record of achieving value for money and managing procurement risk

· Supplier sourcing using best practices with a clear focus on stakeholder needs

· Ensure the interests and assets of clients are commercially protected and that clients are provided with a full end to end supplier engagement service

· Coordinate, execute and close out of high spend/high risk contracts and services agreements for clients across many global locations

· Regular reporting on spend, payment methods, approved supplier lists, and any other such reports as required

The Ideal Candidate

* Comprehensive understanding and proven track record in delivering all aspects of the commercial procurement and purchasing lifecycle

* Strong negotiation skills both written and verbal ranging from mid to high stakes deals

* Proven track record of successful senior stakeholder communications and management

* Proven ability to troubleshoot in a calm and effective manner even in situations where there is little time or information

* Experience in IT software and services contracts or agreements

* Ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives or activities, and effectively make judgments in prioritizing and time allocation in a high-pressure environment

* Ability to work and communicate effectively in a multi-office environment and willingness to travel to client offices overseas as required.

* Demonstrate professionalism and maturity when working with clients, peers, senior management, and vendors Advantageous:

* Bachelor's degree or equivalent related to knowledge in contracts and services agreements an asset

* Experience with JIRA or MS Dynamics 365 is considered an asset but not essential.

To apply without delay, please email your CV quoting reference LX 816917

TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNERS x 2

"Creating a Talent Acquisition function for a well-established and growing business in a highly desirable part of the UK".

£Very Competitive Benefits Bonus Relocation Assistance

Devon & Cornwall, South West (Hybrid Site/Remote Working)

Judging by the volume of people flocking to Devon and Cornwall at this time of year, it's a popular part of the country.

Maybe it's a favourite destination of yours, where you've harboured a desire to live and work but haven't found the right opportunity yet.

But, if you're an experienced Talent Acquisition Partner looking for the chance to work or to relocate permanently to this beautiful area, your wait may be over.

Our client is looking for a graduate-calibre recruiter who knows that there's more to recruiting new staff than simply posting an advert and hoping for the best.

Due to the increasing numbers of people they need to bring into their business, they recognise the requirement to create a robust Talent Acquisition function. And that will be your core focus initially, although you will need to head up specific recruitment campaigns as well.

As the Talent Acquisition Partner, you'll be using your skills and knowledge to develop an Employer Value Proposition and promote the company's brand in the broader marketplace. By developing a compelling online presence, and framework for capitalising on national and regional recruitment fairs, you'll create a talent pipeline of candidates interested in working for the company.

Our client is growing rapidly and needs to ensure they are attracting and onboarding the highest calibre people at all levels of the business. As such, you will need to work closely with department heads and the senior management team to understand the future requirements then create appropriate talent pipelines.

Having worked in an agency or in-house recruitment role, you'll know what constitutes a high-quality recruitment process at every stage, from the initial briefing, sourcing, and selection to the onboarding of new hires. Your experience will, ideally, stem from the pharma, biotech, or life sciences industry and you'll be skilled with industry standard ATS systems.

You may have to adopt a headhunt method for certain niche positions using direct sourcing tools, or you may decide to outsource to an external agency. Given the volume of recruitment required, you will need to develop relationships with trusted partner agencies and ensure their processes are of an equally high standard to yours.

Our client views this as a long-term, permanent position. However, due to the urgency of this requirement, they are happy to consider an interim role for someone to set up the talent acquisition function as a one-off project while they recruit the permanent team.

As you can see, there are many strands to this role that we'll need to discuss in more detail, so please indicate your interest by sending your CV, quoting reference LX 843212 without delay

TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNERS x 2

"Creating a Talent Acquisition function for a well-established and growing business in a highly desirable part of the UK".

£Very Competitive Benefits Bonus Relocation Assistance

Devon & Cornwall, South West (Hybrid Site/Remote Working)

Judging by the volume of people flocking to Devon and Cornwall at this time of year, it's a popular part of the country.

Maybe it's a favourite destination of yours, where you've harboured a desire to live and work but haven't found the right opportunity yet.

But, if you're an experienced Talent Acquisition Partner looking for the chance to work or to relocate permanently to this beautiful area, your wait may be over.

Our client is looking for a graduate-calibre recruiter who knows that there's more to recruiting new staff than simply posting an advert and hoping for the best.

Due to the increasing numbers of people they need to bring into their business, they recognise the requirement to create a robust Talent Acquisition function. And that will be your core focus initially, although you will need to head up specific recruitment campaigns as well.

As the Talent Acquisition Partner, you'll be using your skills and knowledge to develop an Employer Value Proposition and promote the company's brand in the broader marketplace. By developing a compelling online presence, and framework for capitalising on national and regional recruitment fairs, you'll create a talent pipeline of candidates interested in working for the company.

Our client is growing rapidly and needs to ensure they are attracting and onboarding the highest calibre people at all levels of the business. As such, you will need to work closely with department heads and the senior management team to understand the future requirements then create appropriate talent pipelines.

Having worked in an agency or in-house recruitment role, you'll know what constitutes a high-quality recruitment process at every stage, from the initial briefing, sourcing, and selection to the onboarding of new hires. Your experience will, ideally, stem from the pharma, biotech, or life sciences industry and you'll be skilled with industry standard ATS systems.

You may have to adopt a headhunt method for certain niche positions using direct sourcing tools, or you may decide to outsource to an external agency. Given the volume of recruitment required, you will need to develop relationships with trusted partner agencies and ensure their processes are of an equally high standard to yours.

Our client views this as a long-term, permanent position. However, due to the urgency of this requirement, they are happy to consider an interim role for someone to set up the talent acquisition function as a one-off project while they recruit the permanent team.

As you can see, there are many strands to this role that we'll need to discuss in more detail, so please indicate your interest by sending your CV, quoting reference LX 843212 without delay

INTERIM TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNERS x 2 (IMMEDIATE START)

"Creating a Talent Acquisition function for a well-established and growing business in a highly desirable part of the UK".

£Very Competitive Benefits Bonus Relocation Assistance

Devon & Cornwall, South West (Hybrid Site/Remote Working) Relocation Assistance Available

Judging by the volume of people flocking to Devon and Cornwall at this time of year, it's a popular part of the country.

Maybe it's a favourite destination of yours, where you've harboured a desire to live and work but haven't found the right opportunity yet.

But, if you're an experienced Talent Acquisition Partner looking for the chance to undertake a project on an interim basis or to relocate permanently to this beautiful area, your wait may be over.

Our client is looking for a graduate-calibre recruiter who knows that there's more to recruiting new staff than simply posting an advert and hoping for the best.

Due to the increasing numbers of people they need to bring into their business, they recognise the requirement to create a robust Talent Acquisition function. And that will be your core focus initially, although you will need to head up specific recruitment campaigns as well.

As the Talent Acquisition Partner, you'll be using your skills and knowledge to develop an Employer Value Proposition and promote the company's brand in the broader marketplace. By developing a compelling online presence, and framework for capitalising on national and regional recruitment fairs, you'll create a talent pipeline of candidates interested in working for the company.

Our client is growing rapidly and needs to ensure they are attracting and onboarding the highest calibre people at all levels of the business. As such, you will need to work closely with department heads and the senior management team to understand the future requirements then create appropriate talent pipelines.

Having worked in an agency or in-house recruitment role, you'll know what constitutes a high-quality recruitment process at every stage, from the initial briefing, sourcing, and selection to the onboarding of new hires. Your experience will, ideally, stem from the pharma, biotech, or life sciences industry and you'll be skilled with industry standard ATS systems.

You may have to adopt a headhunt method for certain niche positions using direct sourcing tools, or you may decide to outsource to an external agency. Given the volume of recruitment required, you will need to develop relationships with trusted partner agencies and ensure their processes are of an equally high standard to yours.

Our client views this as a long-term, permanent position. However, due to the urgency of this requirement, they are happy to consider an interim role for someone to set up the talent acquisition function as a one-off project while they recruit the permanent team.

As you can see, there are many strands to this role that we'll need to discuss in more detail, so please indicate your interest by sending your CV, quoting reference LX 843214 without delay

INTERIM TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNERS x 2 (IMMEDIATE START)

"Creating a Talent Acquisition function for a well-established and growing business in a highly desirable part of the UK".

£Very Competitive + Benefits + Bonus + Relocation Assistance/Accomodation 

Devon & Cornwall, South West (Hybrid Site/Remote Working)

Judging by the volume of people flocking to Devon and Cornwall at this time of year, it's a popular part of the country.

Maybe it's a favourite destination of yours, where you've harboured a desire to live and work but haven't found the right opportunity yet.

But, if you're an experienced Talent Acquisition Partner looking for the chance to undertake a project on an interim basis or to relocate permanently to this beautiful area, your wait may be over.

Our client is looking for a graduate-calibre recruiter who knows that there's more to recruiting new staff than simply posting an advert and hoping for the best.

Due to the increasing numbers of people they need to bring into their business, they recognise the requirement to create a robust Talent Acquisition function. And that will be your core focus initially, although you will need to head up specific recruitment campaigns as well.

As the Talent Acquisition Partner, you'll be using your skills and knowledge to develop an Employer Value Proposition and promote the company's brand in the broader marketplace. By developing a compelling online presence, and framework for capitalising on national and regional recruitment fairs, you'll create a talent pipeline of candidates interested in working for the company.

Our client is growing rapidly and needs to ensure they are attracting and onboarding the highest calibre people at all levels of the business. As such, you will need to work closely with department heads and the senior management team to understand the future requirements then create appropriate talent pipelines.

Having worked in an agency or in-house recruitment role, you'll know what constitutes a high-quality recruitment process at every stage, from the initial briefing, sourcing, and selection to the onboarding of new hires. Your experience will, ideally, stem from the pharma, biotech, or life sciences industry and you'll be skilled with industry standard ATS systems.

You may have to adopt a headhunt method for certain niche positions using direct sourcing tools, or you may decide to outsource to an external agency. Given the volume of recruitment required, you will need to develop relationships with trusted partner agencies and ensure their processes are of an equally high standard to yours.

Our client views this as a long-term, permanent position. However, due to the urgency of this requirement, they are happy to consider an interim role for someone to set up the talent acquisition function as a one-off project while they recruit the permanent team.

As you can see, there are many strands to this role that we'll need to discuss in more detail, so please indicate your interest by sending your CV, quoting reference LX 843214 without delay

Sales Managers - Fast Track Career Development Programme

"A rare chance for established Sales Executives to join a successful asset finance business and develop their sales management skills to the next level".

Base Salary £50-70000 OTE £150,00 -200,000 (Year 1-3) & Fantastic Benefits

Bedfordshire, East Midlands UK

Are you a Sales Executive at the top of your game?

Maybe you've left college or university, taken a job in sales and reached a high level of achievement in your industry.

Life is good. You're earning decent money.

But perhaps you're wondering what's next? Have you reached a ceiling but have the ambition and drive to go further?

Our client is looking for someone like you. They work in the commercial finance industry and want a rising star to develop into a superstar through their fast-track sales management programme.

You'll be working alongside the Managing Director, Operations Director, and Sales Director, who will all give you first-hand training of their business to help you develop into a Sales Manager in 18 months. As part of that training, our client will support and pay for you to obtain your LIBF Diploma in Asset Finance (DipAF), if you wish.

Currently, you may be working in a role such as prestige car sales, high-end property sales, or capital equipment, or other B2B or B2C sales and you'll have learned the art of consultative selling. You'll have developed your communication skills to work with companies of all shapes and sizes. And that variety is one of the key features of this role. For example, you could go from talking to a small wine-bar owner about finance for new fridges to the FD of a £10m business wanting finance to purchase a fleet of commercial vehicles.

Your day-to-day role will combine generating new business from warm leads, which you'll aim to convert into long-term accounts for you to manage. Getting to know your clients' businesses will be critical to your success as you'll be able to identify further opportunities to provide financial solutions to help them grow and thrive.

Our client's industry works at a fast pace, and you will have multiple deals in progress at any one time (perhaps 30-40), which can go from initial contact to funds in the bank in a matter of days. As such, you'll be able to flex your time-management muscles and enjoy your sales commission being paid shortly after the client is onboard.

As you rise through the business, you'll then mentor, train and lead other sales executives to bring through the next generation of brokers in the business. And to top it all you will also benefit from an override commission on earnings generated by the team, as well as many other market-leading benefits.

So, if you're looking to step up to the next level in your career, send your CV quoting reference LX 803191

INTERIM SENIOR BUYER/CONTRACT MANAGER - NEW PRODUCT INNOVATION

"An interim role for an experienced senior buyer/contract manager to create a new procurement supply chain for an innovative nuclear project".

North West

£Very Competitive Interim Rate (Dependent Upon Experience)

Buyers come in all shapes and sizes-from buying stock for a retail shop to sourcing components for a large-scale manufacturing operation.

All buying roles have a niche element and particularly in the nuclear industry. Our client is a key player in the UK nuclear engineering sector and is in the early stages of a new project.

As such, they need an experienced buyer to join their team and create supply relationships with key contractors.

Initially, they need to partner with design companies to arrange the supply of professional design services for the project to take it through to manufacture. As the senior buyer, you'll be required to work closely with the in-house product design and development team to source these suppliers and manage the tendering process.

When the contracts are awarded, you'll then create contract review processes to manage the supplier relationship.

Ultimately, our client's vision is to bring a new product to market which will be continually manufactured. As the project grows, you will need to bring other people into your procurement team to manage the day-to-day activities while your focus changes to creating the long-term supply chain strategy for the final assembly.

As for your background, our client anticipates that you will be a degree-qualified, strategic category and procurement management professional. Your previous experience will include working within a highly regulated industry such as nuclear, oil and gas, aerospace, or petrochemical.

Ideally, you will have worked with fuel assembly systems, precision engineering, and automated process technology. However, as a minimum, you'll need to be familiar with how complex engineering projects are created and the various purchasing challenges faced with a new product development process.

Initially, our client is offering an 18-month contract for this position, but they expect the project to last 2-5 years before reaching maturity.

To learn more about this role, please send your CV quoting reference LX 498619

CUSTOMER/KEY ACCOUNT RELATIONS COORDINATOR- Renewable Energy Sector

C£28000 Excellent Benefits

Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Our client is a global market leader and innovator within the renewable energy sector.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Customer Relations Coordinator to join our client's team in Huntingdon. This position requires a customer focused, tactful, diplomatic, yet sometimes firm approach managing key account customers.

As Customer Relations Coordinator you will be trained in the technical aspects of our client's product and service offer. Your role, as Customer Relations Coordinator, and the primary contact for customers, will be to understand all service-related contractual matters, ensuring that customer needs are meet, prioritizing their enquiries and responding promptly to meet customer expectations. This will require excellent verbal and written communication skills and accuracy relating to contracts. Successful coordination and collaboration with other internal departments will also be critical to the success of this role.

The Role:

* Primary customer contact.

* Ensure customer needs are met, prioritising customer queries and concerns, respond quickly and appropriately to meet with customer expectations.

* Ability to understand and interpret contractual and technical matters in order to articulate customer facing responses.

* Excellent verbal communication skills and written ability to liaise with, respond to customers regarding technical issues and contractual arrangements. Relay our client's operational requirements and limitations to customers.

* Organise, manage and maintain key customer accounts. This will involve occasional travel to customers' sites, offices, and renewable energy site throughout the UK.

* Ability to produce and deliver understandable presentations for UK customers, managers, and employees.

* Proactively manage and follow up with customers for late payment of invoices and maintain customer database.

* Ensure that all parties comply with contracts. Where anomalies occur, communicate these to relevant supervisors and managers and work towards a positive outcome.

* Produce and manage reports for supervisors and management, internal/external customers both paper based and computerized.

* Demonstrable experience of working in a team/customer support role.

* A working knowledge of MS Office and other computer software for effective and efficient communication, ideally SAP and/or SCADA

* Ensure that a positive external image of our client's brand is maintained

Your Experience:

* At least two years' experience within a customer facing role and a comprehensive understanding of customer services.

* MS office proficient, SAP experience, SCADA usage would be advantageous.

* Customer service / relations training

* Business Administration

* Positive approach to prioritising high workloads and multi-tasking

* Teamwork and the capability of cross departmental working, gaining and collating information from many sources.

* Tactful, resolute, and able to stand by decisions.

* Excellent phone manner and people interaction skills

* Ability to think on your feet and provide solutions.

In return our client offers a excellent salary and benefits package including private healthcare, pension, Employee Assistance Programme, life insurance and Cycle to Work Scheme.

To apply without delay, please email your CV quoting reference LX 662494

INTERIM SENIOR BUYER/CONTRACT MANAGER - NEW PRODUCT INNOVATION

"An interim role for an experienced senior buyer/contract manager to create a new procurement supply chain for an innovative nuclear project".

North West

£Very Competitive Interim Rate (Dependent Upon Experience)

Buyers come in all shapes and sizes-from buying stock for a retail shop to sourcing components for a large-scale manufacturing operation.

All buying roles have a niche element and particularly in the nuclear industry. Our client is a key player in the UK nuclear engineering sector and is in the early stages of a new project.

As such, they need an experienced buyer to join their team and create supply relationships with key contractors.

Initially, they need to partner with design companies to arrange the supply of professional design services for the project to take it through to manufacture. As the senior buyer, you'll be required to work closely with the in-house product design and development team to source these suppliers and manage the tendering process.

When the contracts are awarded, you'll then create contract review processes to manage the supplier relationship.

Ultimately, our client's vision is to bring a new product to market which will be continually manufactured. As the project grows, you will need to bring other people into your procurement team to manage the day-to-day activities while your focus changes to creating the long-term supply chain strategy for the final assembly.

As for your background, our client anticipates that you will be a degree-qualified, strategic category and procurement management professional. Your previous experience will include working within a highly regulated industry such as nuclear, oil and gas, aerospace, or petrochemical.

Ideally, you will have worked with fuel assembly systems, precision engineering, and automated process technology. However, as a minimum, you'll need to be familiar with how complex engineering projects are created and the various purchasing challenges faced with a new product development process.

Initially, our client is offering an 18-month contract for this position, but they expect the project to last 2-5 years before reaching maturity.

To learn more about this role, please send your CV quoting reference LX 498619

ASSISTANT ASPHALT UNIT/PRODUCTION MANAGER - (INTERIM UNTIL END OF AUGUST 2021. POSSIBLE INTERIM TO PERMANENT)

"Interim Assistant Asphalt Plant/Unit Management role for well-qualified operations specialist with experience of asphalt production. Possible Interim to Permanent"

Salary c£130.00 per day

Location: Leeds, Yorkshire

Our client is a major group specialising in the bulk construction materials sector. It is an iconic brand with an excellent and highly successful track record and is undoubtedly regarded as a market leader.

The Role:

As Assistant Asphalt Unit/Production Manager for the Asphalt plant, you will support the Site Manager and will be responsible for the day to day company safety, health and environmental standards and ensuring that all materials are produced and dispatched within expected budgetary constraints to meet or exceed customer expectations and requirements

The Assistant Asphalt Unit/Production manager is accountable for the day to safe operation of the unit with particular focus on cost containment and employee motivation and management. The Assistant Asphalt Unit Manager is responsible for ensuring that the team operate to safety, health and environmental standards ensuring that stock levels are kept to satisfy customers' needs and are of good quality.

* Responsible for the management of the unit through coordination with technical, production and business performance departments.

* Responsible for accurate maintenance of site records and the administration for the site, including producing reports as required.

* Accountable for the health and safety at the unit, with the aspirations for absolutely no accidents, you will be expected to provide a visible presence at the site on a daily basis.

* Ensuring the highest standards of housekeeping and safety and, delivering coaching to staff on near miss issues identified.

* Manage all unit staff on a day to day basis, developing a positive and productive workforce and addressing any performance management issues identified.

* You will be responsible for the planning and scheduling of maintenance work on the plant and equipment, as well as the management of plant breakdowns. Liaising with suppliers and contractors as appropriate, such work to be done allowing maximum productivity whilst ensuring a safe working environment.

* Additionally, you will also have accountability for the physical security of the plant site and equipment, ensuring that break-ins, theft and vandalism are minimised.

* A pro-active approach, you will be expected to continually seek improvements in production and performance and to raise such improvements and ideas with area operations management.

The Ideal Candidate:

* Available to commence asap. This role may become permanent for the right candidate.

* Ideally HNC/HND/ Degree qualified or equivalent in an Engineering, Mining or Science discipline.

* You will be able to demonstrate a strong operational unit management background gained within asphalt production. This is a prerequisite for the role.

* Excellent understanding of working within a process plant or a highly regulated Health, Safety and Environmental centric site will also be considered.

* Excellent asphalt production and operational planning.

* Experience of managing both permanent and contract employees.

* You will ideally hold a SHE NVQ Level 4, DAPS or equivalent; operations related qualifications plus NEBOSH and IOSH.

* You will be able to demonstrate inspirational leadership and the ability develop a team in achieving best in class standards.

* This must include experience of managing contractors and a sound grasp of all aspects of asphalt operations will be essential to success.

* You will also demonstrate a record of delivering excellence in safety, health and environmental standards within a similar asphalt or aggregates operation.

* An effective verbal and written communicator at all levels of an organisation and externally with customers and suppliers.

Interim opportunity with potential for the role to become permanent.