INTERIM BUYER - INDIRECT SPEND - CORPORATE/SITE SERVICES (MATERNITY COVER)

"Graduate calibre, CIPS qualified Buyer/Assistant Category Manager sought for maternity cover contract until June 2022 by global energy leader."

C£30-40000 (Interim rate Dependent on Experience)
Location: North West

Commutable from Ellesmere Port, Mold, Wrexham, Birkenhead, Wallasey, Chester, Warrington, Runcorn, Widnes, Liverpool, Crewe, Knutsford, Macclesfield, South Manchester, Wigan, Newton le Willows, Leigh, Heywood, Skelmersdale.

This is a great interim opportunity for a degree educated, CIPS qualified procurement professional to join a global multinational energy environment within its indirect spend area covering corporate and site services. Our client is a multi-site manufacturing/processing and complex matrix organisation.

Our client has an opportunity for an Interim Buyer for its Indirect Services Category Management team. Specifically, you will support categories such as Corporate & Professional Services, Site Services, Facilities Management, Engineering, MRO, Operational Support and Consumables with tactical and operational buying activities. This role will offer a great opportunity for a self-starter with lots of initiative, drive and ambition, keen to learn and progress on a fast track to Senior Buyer and Category Manager.
Operating as part of a large procurement category management team, and working closely with national, European and global divisions and business units you will support a Senior Category Manager to develop and deploy category strategies; negotiating and deal making; undertake external scanning of key market developments to ensure any new opportunities for value delivery are exploited; identify future commercial opportunities and enable the delivery of associated value through contribution to the sourcing process. You will develop strategies for value delivery focusing on supplier savings to agreed reporting methodologies.

You will be a high energy person who enjoys lots of variety when it comes to tactical and transactional buying but also enjoys being highly efficient and process driven when it comes to the administration relating to raising and actioning purchase orders in line with SAP procurement to pay/P2P systems.

The Role:
 Lead the delivery of tactical buying activity for operational planned spend opportunities within defined operational spend levels.
 Manage transactional buying activities and support wider strategic category management including raising purchase orders in line with SAP P2P.
 Ensures products and services are purchased in the most cost- and time-efficient manner, delivering 'agile' solutions to implement and ensure purchasing best practices
 Prepare RFQ's, evaluate, re-tender, renegotiate or extends contracts and suppliers in order to facilitate tactical and strategic sourcing with relevant stakeholders.
 Engagement with operational teams to review pipeline and track regional and national opportunities.
 Use of eProcurement tools to assist in the development of detailed business needs analysis for use by Senior Category Managers.
 Assessing external information provision and undertaking studies to develop external supply market analysis to aid with the development of category strategies. Establish supply market tracking to inform risk management and strategy development.
 Data gathering and analysis to support and inform negotiations and support the development of contract documentation.
 Development of communication materials to support business unit engagement and sourcing strategy implementation.
 Reporting and compliance monitoring to inform supplier relationship and performance management.
 Development of materials to support Category Strategy Team Meetings and team meeting management.
 Management of defined commodities developing short- and medium-term strategies to deliver value.

The Ideal Candidate:
* Will be university degree educated, part or fully qualified CIPS, with previous multinational strategic commercial procurement, buying and sourcing experience ideally within indirect categories, although experience in direct categories would still be of interest.
* Commercial procurement/buying experience gained within a multinational matrix organisation.
* Self-starter, with lots of initiative, drive and ambition to succeed.
* Confidence and capability Must be able to influence at all levels of the organisation through strong relationship management.
* Excellent analytical, research, communication and presentation skills.
* Excellent team working ability, particularly with suppliers and sourcing managers.
* Ability to develop and manage strong relationships both internally and externally (e.g. suppliers).
* Highly motivated with a drive for results - performance focussed.
* Strong integrity ensuring procurement operates to high standards and is fully trusted by its internal and external stakeholders.
* Naturally analytical and inquisitive.
* Experience of SAP/SAP Ariba procurement systems essential.
* Demonstrate attention to detail to derive accurate and insightful recommendations.

QUANTITY SURVEYORS - GROUNDWORKS & CIVIL ENGINEERNG

"Excellent range of career development opportunities from Quantity Surveyor to Senior Quantity Surveyors with groundworks and civil engineering specialists working on national housebuilding projects. Opportunities offered to employed and self-employed Quantity Surveyors."

C£Very Competitive + Bonus,  Executive Car/Allowance + Benefits

North West

Cheshire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, North Wales, Merseyside, West Yorkshire, Cumbria, Staffordshire, North Derbyshire, Shropshire

Our client is a highly successful ground works and civil engineering specialist working on national house building/residential development projects.

As a result of excellent growth and some exciting new commercial projects, our client wishes to further strengthen its commercial team with the appointment of additional Quantity Surveyors. Our client welcomes applications from Quantity Surveyors interested in permanent employed roles and also freelancers. All applicants must ideally be experienced in groundworks and civil engineering ideally working with national and regional housebuilders. Candidates must be adept at managing multiple projects across several new build sites simultaneously.

The Roles:

* Manage all commercial and contractual aspects of a project from pre construction through to construction.

* Prepare tender documents, contracts, budgets, bills of quantities and other relevant documentation.

* Manage all of the sites under your control, ensure that you fully understand the Scope of Work included in each and every tender. Provide support to Contracts Managers and Site Foremen/women to ensure that they too fully understand the Scope of Works.

* Meet Contract Managers fortnightly/monthly to review progress, carry our valuations, to record and calculate the monthly cost of materials on site.

* Ensure that all valuations are submitted on time to each and every client.

* Ensure that all sites are profitable. Full CVR (Cost Value Reconciliation) to be reviewed with Commercial Managers/Directors in advance of monthly meeting ensuring that variances are an accurate reflection of current project financials.

* As a Principal Contractor, work closely with Contracts Manager to ensure written approval from Client/Environmental Consultant to import topsoil or subsoil, compiling appropriate records of material moved/transported.

* Management of all aspects of registering, issuing of new drawings and returning drawing variances including pricing, whilst liaising with the client at all stages.

* Management of all aspects of initial material enquiries, issuing these to suppliers, producing comparative pricing analysis received against tender working closely with Commercial Managers/Directors, Buyers and Engineers through to drawing approval and order submission.

* Produce finishing forecasts, working closely with Contracts Managers to calculate the cost and value of works.

* Sub-Contractor management, working closely with Commercial Management and Engineers including timely procurement, appointment and ongoing management of sub-contractors including all relevant insurances are in place.

* Client relationship management including attendance at pre-start meetings for new sites, providing support and guidance, building good relationship with the client's Quantity Surveyor. Ensure client satisfaction and financial accounts management addressing payment shortfalls monthly. Pricing and agreeing any extension of work additional to the tender.

* Working closely with Commercial Management reviewing valuations and variations prior to submission to client.

The Ideal Candidates:

* Educated to HNC/University Degree level in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction or Similar.

* Extensive experience as a Quantity Surveyor within the groundworks and civil engineering a prerequisite ideally within the housebuilding/residential development sector.

* Highly numerate and analytical with excellent attention to detail and strong commercial acumen.

* Confident, articulate and customer focused to build strong relationships with market leading national and regional house builders/residential developers.

* Commercially astute with excellent negotiating skills.

* A cross functional team player.

* A multi tasker, adept at handling multiple simultaneous construction/new build projects.

* Someone who thrives on challenges - a "can do" attitude.

* Energetic and resilient.

* Familiar with presenting at senior executive and board level both internally and externally.

* Strong network and track record of working with a wide range of ground works and civil engineering sub-contractors.

* Experienced in working as part of a close knit commercial team, motivated to mentor and develop junior Quantity Surveyors.

INTERNAL PROJECTS MANAGER

"Brand new high profile and pivotal Project Manager role for construction build/large scale property development schemes. Experience of JCT contracts and contracts/project management experience essential."

C£50000 Benefits

Location: Lancashire

Commutable from Heywood, Bury, Rochdale, Rawtenstall, Oldham, Bolton, Middleton, Chadderton, Failsworth, Ashton under Lyne, Prestwich, Royton, Ripponden, Elland

Our client is a market leader, part of a European group. It specialises in the supply and installation of high-quality kitchens for large scale construction build projects including house building, apartment blocks and other residential accommodation. As a result of exceptional growth, our client is now seeking to appoint a highly accomplished Project Manager with experience of contract management within the construction sector including JCT contracts and LAD clauses. As Internal Projects Manager you will be responsible for setting up all project management processes.

The ideal candidate will already demonstrate a track record in project management. This could be from the large-scale kitchen or bathroom or conservatory or joinery supply and installation sector however candidates from broader construction/house building/residential build sectors such as student accommodation or hotels or social housing will also be considered.

The Role:

Reporting to the Director of Operations you will coordinate with the sales/commercial teams who win the contracts, the internal CAD design team who design and plan the kitchens, the legal and contracts team to ensure that LADs (Liquidated Asset Damage clauses are adhered to at all stages of the life cycle of the construction project. You will have an excellent understanding of JCT construction contracts.

The Internal Projects Manager will be very good at liaising between all parties, managing the projects, ensuring that everyone knows what they should be doing and when, liaising with the CAD team regarding any changes to design. Communicating and updating all stakeholders including and then including manufacturing, logistics and construction/installation teams. Your role will be to ensure that everything is going to plan on time and that all parties are adhering to the plan.

* Liaising with new clients and sales team to get all contractual information over the line including LAD's, agreeing retentions, payment terms and negotiating any points with the client to reach agreement to form the JCT contract.

* Liaison with Director of Operations and other departments regarding site details and involvement in both internal and external handovers with client

* Ensuring all contractual details are up to date and key personnel informed of any issues/changes.

* In addition, the candidate will be responsible for all communication and collating of the contract data, ensuring key deadlines are met and customer expectations managed.

The Ideal Candidate:

You will be a team player, collaborative, good at negotiating contracts, excellent planning, organisation and time management skills. Excellent influencing, motivational and persuasion skills. You will so have exceptional customer service skills not only to deal with B2C home buyers as they select kitchens and B2B with large property development clients and contractors, sub-contractors. You will be confident at presenting to stakeholders and partners at all levels. You will also be comfortable dealing with non-performance issues. You will be experienced in the use of Excel and PowerPoint and SharePoint or similar CRMs.

* Candidates will be educated to at least A level/HNC/HND/Degree standard supplemented with professional construction sector qualifications and training.

* Prior knowledge of the construction industry and contractual terminology and legal jargon.

* Excellent communication at all levels.

* Structured and methodical.

* Able to work well under pressure and achieve targets and deadlines.

* Able to analyse and form new processes and best practice.

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER

£40000 Benefits

Cumbria

"Creating is the essence of life!" said Julius Caesar. And he may have been right, if a little overdramatic.

Creating something from nothing is a rewarding experience. It's always challenging, but the feeling you get from succeeding is immeasurable.

As a Supply Chain Manager, how many times have you had the opportunity to create a new supply chain practically from scratch?

Probably not many.

But would you like to do so?

Our client needs someone like you to transform their fledgeling supply chain from India and China into a robust, streamlined and professional process.

They are a specialist division of a market-leading group and plc which means they can invest in creating and developing strategic relationships with suppliers.

And that's where you come in.

Using your experience with sourcing mechanically engineered products from the Far East, China, India and other low-cost source countries, you will be able to build and lead their supplier relationships. And, with the components being metallic, you'll be able to draw on your knowledge of commodity pricing and negotiation to support the company's cost reduction plans.

Within the business, you'll be working across other functions such as engineering, design, and quality, so you'll need to be a great communicator and be comfortable operating with all business levels.

As for other requirements, our client would prefer degree-level candidates with a CIPS qualification. However, you must demonstrate experience of your success in working as a Supply Chain Manager, sourcing commodity components from the countries already mentioned.

There are many more details to discuss, so please indicate your interest in this role by emailing your CV quoting reference LX 642943

HEAD OF SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNING, DISTRIBUTION & PROCUREMENT

"SI &OP specialist with excellent leadership and people development experience required to take on high profile supply chain and distribution transformation role for FMCG market leader."

C£70-75000 Benefits

Midlands

Our client is a market leading designer and distributor of internationally sourced and manufactured FMCG household products.

The Role:

It is now seeking a dynamic, inspirational leader and supply chain expert to head up the transformation of its supply chain planning, distribution, and procurement functions. The successful candidate will be a degree educated Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning specialist with an in depth understanding of warehousing and distribution complemented with experience of international sourcing, procurement, and supplier development.

To succeed in this transformational leadership role, you must already possess a demonstrable track record of successfully establishing and implementing integrated supply chain business and demand planning processes. This will include specifying functionality for and implementing ERP and forecasting systems.

As Head of Supply Chain Planning, Distribution and Procurement you will be a proactive and strategic thinker, very proficient at reporting and presenting business and capital investment cases at plc board level.

You will be an excellent cross functional team player, engaging and collaborating with key stakeholders within commercial, product development and finance to ensure accurate forecasts and plans and an agile, responsive supply chain function.

Operationally you will be happy to lead your team to get into the detail to drive supply chain optimisation and improvement. You will define and implement KPI's and controls to monitor analyse, report, and continuously improve supply chain performance.

You will also possess a detailed understanding of KPIs and cost to serve models critical to high levels of productivity within warehousing and distribution to ensure cost effective and efficient next day OTIF customer service to UK national customers across a variety of channels.

As Head of Supply Chain Planning, Distribution & Procurement you will be a visionary manager, leader, mentor, and coach. Your experience to date will demonstrate your strong capability in motivating, inspiring, developing and upskilling individuals, and teams, setting stretch targets, succession planning and creating a best-in-class supply chain function.

You will manage teams across inbound freight, supply chain analysis, supply chain planning and forecasting, warehousing, distribution development and procurement.

Accordingly, you will oversee the outbound logistics operation including third party carrier, haulier and sea freight partner selection and negotiation.

You will also define and create a procurement function which aligns to the wider organisation including supply chain and product development.

The focus will be on ensuring optimum supply performance. In this respect you will work closely with international procurement/sourcing colleagues, engineering and manufacturing on collaborative supplier development, innovation, and cost reduction projects.

The Successful Candidate:

* The ideal candidate will be university degree educated with professional supply chain qualifications such as APICS or equivalent.

* First and foremost a supply chain expert experienced in S & OP, demand and supply planning, warehousing and third-party logistics and freight management within a FMCG environment.

* Your procurement experience will complement your core strategic and operational supply chain expertise.

* Solid experience of defining and implementing supply chain strategy.

* Already operating at Senior Supply Chain, Head of Supply Chain, Supply Chain Controller level within a market leading FMCG organisation.

* Experience of demand planning within volatile, uncertain, and ambiguous contexts where initially all the data may not be available and efficient, connected processes may not exist.

* Experience of delivering supply chain customer service excellence and OTIF within a fast-moving next day service environment to retail, online and wholesale channels.

* Resilience and energy to lead a team through challenging situations, maintaining morale and motivation whilst driving improvements and operational performance.

* Able to demonstrate real examples of taking ownership of change and improvement projects from concept to delivery. Ability to reflect and continuously improve.

* Excellent commercial awareness of the total supply chain including order management and key account customer relationships.

* Data driven and critical thinker.

* Ability to multitask. Very organised and excellent time manager.

* Pragmatic, comfortable in the detail, results focused to get the job done.

* Strong communication and presentation skills to positively influence outcomes.

* Experience of working with lean methodologies highly advantage.

* Experience of SAP very beneficial.

QUANTITY SURVEYORS - RESIDENTIAL/HOUSE BUILDING SECTOR

"Excellent range of career development opportunities from Quantity Surveyor to Senior Quantity Surveyors with groundworks and civil engineering specialists working on national housebuilding projects. Opportunities offered to employed and self-employed Quantity Surveyors."

C£40-80000 Bonus Executive Car/Allowance

Midlands

Our client is a highly successful ground works and civil engineering specialist working on national house building/residential development projects.

As a result of excellent growth and some exciting new commercial projects, our client wishes to further strengthen its commercial team with the appointment of two graduate calibre Quantity Surveyors. Our client welcomes applications from Quantity Surveyors interested in permanent employed roles and also freelancers. All applicants must ideally be experienced in ground works and civil engineering working with national and regional house builders. Candidates must be adept at managing multiple projects across several new build sites simultaneously.

The Roles:

* Manage all commercial and contractual aspects of a project from pre construction through to construction.

* Prepare tender documents, contracts, budgets, bills of quantities and other relevant documentation.

* Manage all of the sites under your control, ensure that you fully understand the Scope of Work included in each and every tender. Provide support to Contracts Managers and Site Foremen/women to ensure that they too fully understand the Scope of Works.

* Meet Contract Managers fortnightly/monthly to review progress, carry our valuations, to record and calculate the monthly cost of materials on site.

* Ensure that all valuations are submitted on time to each and every client.

* Ensure that all sites are profitable. Full CVR (Cost Value Reconciliation) to be reviewed with Commercial Managers/Directors in advance of monthly meeting ensuring that variances are an accurate reflection of current project financials.

* As a Principal Contractor, work closely with Contracts Manager to ensure written approval from Client/Environmental Consultant to import topsoil or subsoil, compiling appropriate records of material moved/transported.

* Management of all aspects of registering, issuing of new drawings and returning drawing variances including pricing, whilst liaising with the client at all stages.

* Management of all aspects of initial material enquiries, issuing these to suppliers, producing comparative pricing analysis received against tender working closely with Commercial Managers/Directors, Buyers and Engineers through to drawing approval and order submission.

* Produce finishing forecasts, working closely with Contracts Managers to calculate the cost and value of works.

* Sub-Contractor management, working closely with Commercial Management and Engineers including timely procurement, appointment and ongoing management of sub-contractors including all relevant insurances are in place.

* Client relationship management including attendance at pre-start meetings for new sites, providing support and guidance, building good relationship with the client's Quantity Surveyor. Ensure client satisfaction and financial accounts management addressing payment shortfalls monthly. Pricing and agreeing any extension of work additional to the tender.

* Working closely with Commercial Management reviewing valuations and variations prior to submission to client.

The Ideal Candidates:

* Educated to HNC/University Degree level in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction or Similar.

* Extensive experience as a Quantity Surveyor within the ground works and civil engineering a prerequisite ideally within the house building/residential development sector.

* Highly numerate and analytical with excellent attention to detail and strong commercial acumen.

* Confident, articulate and customer focused to build strong relationships with market leading national and regional house builders/residential developers.

* Commercially astute with excellent negotiating skills.

* A cross functional team player.

* A multitasker, adept at handling multiple simultaneous construction/new build projects.

* Someone who thrives on challenges - a "can do" attitude.

* Energetic and resilient.

* Familiar with presenting at senior executive and board level both internally and externally.

* Strong network and track record of working with a wide range of ground works and civil engineering sub-contractors.

* Experienced in working as part of a close knit commercial team, motivated to mentor and develop junior Quantity Surveyors.

GROCERY RETAIL OPERATIONS DIRECTOR - HARD DISCOUNT NEW STORE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

"Interim consultancy role for highly experienced Discount Grocery Retail Sales & Operations Specialist to strategically plan, develop and lead our client's ambitious store expansion plan across the Middle East."

US c$8000/£6000/€7000 Net Per Month Housing Flights (Interim 6-12 months)

Middle East

Our client is one of the largest Grocery Supermarket Chains in the Middle East. It operates a variety of different store formats. As part of an ambitious expansion plan for its hard discount grocery retail supermarket business model, it is seeking a highly experienced Senior Executive with a significant track record and expertise in Discount Grocery retail sales and operational leadership to strategically plan, develop and lead the launch of c150 new stores within the next 18 months.

Our client is offering this role on a 6-12-month interim consultancy basis located in the Middle East. We are only seeking Senior Executives with experience at Director or VP level within hard discount grocery supermarket retailing store formats.

The Role:

Reporting to Board level you will:

· Build the foundation of our client hard discount retail programme, store operations, shaping the in-store consumer experience.

· Shape the initiatives and objectives related to budgets and strategic planning in relation to the expansion of the hard discount grocery supermarket format.

· Ensure the successful launch, profitability and success of our client's hard discount grocery retail operation ensuring a best practice launch model.

· Influence and steer a culture of high performance and accountability.

· Recommend and implement retail commercial policy (store location and size, range assortment, merchandising, retail pricing, sales objectives and targets, promotional activities, store people resource plan).

· Partner with all HO cross functional teams to enable the launch of c150 new hard discount grocery stores within the next 18 months.

· You will play a critical role in supporting and being both strategic and hands on working closely with regional and national teams to achieve retail targets and KPIs, leading and supporting the growth plans.

· You will be strategically and operationally responsible for the successful launch of stores and driving the revenue and physical store count.

· You will be accountable for tailored store plans and objectives specific to different geographical locations and customer market demographics.

· Working in partnership with colleagues in property/real estate champion and identify suitable new store locations and the continued evolution of new store opening processes to meet the needs of target customer communities.

· Guide stores through optimum and effective product merchandising, allocation/replenishment processes to drive sales and store productivity for a hard discount grocery supermarket model/format.

· Create and implement optimum store people resourcing models working closely with HR to ensure strong successful store leadership and teams to support the organisation and hard discount model as it grows.

The Ideal Profile:

· Market leading hard discount grocery retail Sales & Operations Senior Executive/Strategist/Consultant.

· Successful track record of accelerated/rapid launch of c100-150 stores minimum across a specific country or geographical territory with proven results.

· Minimum 15 years' experience leading cross functional and integrated retail teams in grocery retailing including in depth understanding of the hard discount supermarket model.

· University degree educated. Masters level education would be highly advantageous.

· Experienced at presenting to Board level, presenting business cases including full financial and capital investment proposals.

· Excellent negotiation skills and commercial awareness.

· An unparalleled expertise in real estate for new store openings including an understanding of the nuances, opportunities, potential barriers to entry in different markets/regions.

· Highly analytical and numerate, familiar with setting stringent KPIs and targets to achieve impressive sales growth and profitability and Return on Investment.

· An innovative and breakthrough thinker familiar with working within developing retail markets.

· Highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity.

· Core experience as a senior executive in retail store operations with market leading hard discount grocery retailing may be combined with strategic retail sales consultancy.

If you are a hard discount grocery retail specialist with a track record successfully strategically planning and implementing a rapid store expansion plan, then please contact us for an early and confidential discussion about this role.

The role is located in the Middle East for the duration of the contract/project and therefore you will be required to relocate to the Middle East. Our client will provide housing and flights and a very competitive net salary per month.

What's the view from your workplace? Bet it's not as good as this…

You know those annoying friends on social media? The ones with the jobs that take them to fantastic locations so they can post "This is the view from my workplace..." type posts.

How would you like to compete with that annoying friend?

Whatever their current view, it's unlikely to match the absolute beauty of the Isle of Skye - particularly if you're about 100m in the air working on a wind turbine.

That's where this role is based.

We're looking for Electrical Technicians to join our wind turbine team, based on Skye. It's a shift-based role working 8 days on, 6 off, 4 days on, 3 off. So, you'll also have plenty of opportunities to explore this unique part of the UK.

As a time-served electrical technician with a minimum of a level 3 qualification, you'll be maintaining, fault-finding, and repairing wind turbines. Occasionally, you may be required to assist with installing and commissioning new turbines in other parts of the UK. But you'll be based out of Skye for the main part.

Along with the electrical qualifications, you can probably imagine that a sense of adventure and a head for heights will be essential for this role. Along with a sturdy set of underwear! Some of our turbines are 125m tall, so you'll need to be physically fit and comfortable working at height.

Prior experience with wind turbines would be a great feature, but we know it's unlikely, so we will provide the training you need to work on our market-leading machinery.

On top of the basic salary of £27,966, we pay working pattern allowances, overtime, training, and travel allowances. Our standard day is 07:30 to 18:30 with a 30 min lunch break (10.5 hours total).

So, if you're already based on Skye or would relish the life-changing opportunity to live and work there, apply now.

Oh, and don't forget your camera. Those social media posts won't write themselves.
 

BUYER- ENGINEERING/CAPITAL & DECOMMISSIONING PROJECTS

"Graduate calibre high potential sought for accelerated career development programme as an engineering buyer/project procurement senior buyer within global energy leader."

C£30-40000 (Dependent on Experience) Excellent Benefits

Location: North West

Commutable from Ellesmere Port, Mold, Wrexham, Birkenhead, Wallasey, Chester, Warrington, Runcorn, Widnes, Liverpool, Crewe, Knutsford, Macclesfield, South Manchester, Wigan, Newton le Willows, Leigh, Heywood, Skelmersdale.

This is an exciting career development opportunity for a degree educated and ambitious procurement professional seeking the next step on the ladder within a global multinational energy environment. Our client is a multi-site manufacturing/processing and complex matrix organisation.

Our client has an opportunity for a Buyer to join its capital and decommissioning projects procurement management team.

Specifically, you will provide direct support to the Capital Projects Procurement Management team with the completion of existing contractual requirements as well as providing procurement support to the development of waste management and decommissioning capabilities.

This role will offer accelerated career development to a self-starter with lots of initiative, drive and ambition, keen to learn and to build the skills and technical procurement capabilities to progress on a fast track to Senior Buyer within the capital projects arena. Our client will support your CIPS studies as well as offering you lots of other training and development to enhance your career.

An interest in and some previous experience of capital projects procurement, as a Buyer, within civil and general building disciplines of construction would be a good foundation for this role. Some previous experience of drafting and executing model form contracts, such as the management of term and framework contractors will be very useful. Our client will provide extensive training.

The Role:

• Manage the delivery of capital project buying activity for planned spend opportunities within defined contractual spend levels throughout the capital and decommissioning project lifecycles.
• Ensure products and services are purchased in the most cost- and time-efficient manner, delivering 'agile' solutions to implement and ensure purchasing best practices
• Manage transactional negotiating and buying activities and support wider strategic procurement management including raising purchase orders in line with SAP P2P.
• Prepare RFQ's, evaluate, re-tender, renegotiate or extends contracts and suppliers in order to facilitate tactical and strategic sourcing with relevant stakeholders.
• Use of eProcurement tools to assist in the development of detailed business needs analysis for use by Procurement Managers.
• Assist with the commercial management of procurement contracts working in liaison with Project Managers, Quantity Surveyors & Cost Engineers throughout capital and decommissioning project lifecycles.
• Assist in the development and execution of detailed tender documentation for engineering, decommissioning and waste management projects ranging in size and complexity.
• Assist with the development of supply chain strategies and value delivery plans for allocated categories of spend across the capital and decommissioning projects landscape.
• Identification of savings targets, baseline agreements and methodologies for reporting purposes.
• Reporting on forecasts, actuals, annualised and cumulative savings figures.
  Assisting with the delivery of actual value savings in line with agreed forecasts and contractual parameters.
• Assist with risk analysis of key areas of the supply chain and asset base to establish demand pipeline and drive value delivery targets.

The Ideal Candidate:

• University degree educated
• Part or Fully Qualified MCIPS or willing to study.
• Experience gained within a multinational, corporate and regulated environment such as utilities, nuclear, energy, power generation, aerospace, construction, pharmaceutical, engineering, capital intensive industry, public sector OJEU environments if combined with private sector procurement experience.
• At least 18 months procurement experience in a buyer role within Direct or Indirect Spend area, Manufacturing, CAPEX, Civils, Minor Works, Capital Projects, Engineering, Facilities Management, General Building Projects, Construction arena.
• Some experience of assisting with the preparation and execution of model form contracts and the management of term and framework contractors highly advantageous but training will be provided.
• An understanding of category management principles and a working knowledge of SAP processes and functionality across the procurement process and integration with other functions.
• Some experience of supplier management including implementation of supplier management programmes with key suppliers would be highly advantageous.
• Confidence and capability to influence at all levels of the organisation through strong relationship management.

• Excellent analytical, research, communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent team working ability, particularly with suppliers and procurement and category managers.
• Ability to develop and manage strong relationships both internally and externally (e.g. suppliers).
• Highly motivated with a drive for results - performance focused.

Our client offers excellent development and the opportunity to make a real difference in a complex and challenging business that really values its people

SOURCING, PROCUREMENT & SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT MANAGER - FAR EAST & INDIA SUPPLY CHAIN

C£35000 (Dependent on Experience) + Benefits 

Carlisle, Cumbria

Our client is a specialist division of a market leading group and plc, specialising in interior and exterior hardware, fixtures, and fittings.  This is a newly created role reporting to the Product Development function, to take responsibility for strategic sourcing and supplier development of product sourced and manufactured in the Far East and India.
This role would suit a graduate calibre, potentially CIPS qualified, sourcing, procurement, and supplier development specialist with a track record of working with Far East/China, India and other low-cost source countries for parts and products.  The Sourcing, Procurement and Supplier Development Manager will develop and implement procurement strategies, working closely with colleagues in China and India in relation to supplier capabilities and performance, quality control and supply chain into the UK.  Experience of category and range planning and development and procurement analysis would be highly advantageous.  A strong appreciation of metal commodity and trading price negotiation and contracts will be critical to success.

The Role:
•    Effective analysis of current supply chain and successful implementation of procurement strategy and policies.
•    Full supplier performance management reporting into senior executives to include the set up and monitoring of performance metrics and liaising with China and India Sourcing offices and suppliers to ensure performance criteria is met.
•    Build and develop credible relationships with suppliers and in some cases develop a supply partnership.
•    Key contact in HQ for supplier issues including management of defective or unacceptable goods or services with NPD Team. Assist with investigation on product issues and communicate to supply chain accordingly.
•    Manage trading & price negotiation for products with current and potential new suppliers.
•    Manage tenders / RFQ’s with supply chain, which may include current suppliers or sourcing new suppliers in new territories.
•    Organise supplier onboarding activity to include supplier set up, arrange audits, support first manufacture product checks, and manage through any issues with relevant stakeholders including Sourcing offices in China/India and Product Development colleagues.
•    Commit to a productivity plan (cost savings) whilst maintaining the expected product quality levels associated with the product brand/position.
•    Manager OTIF performance of suppliers working in partnership with planning and suppliers to ensure targets are met.
•    Quality resolution with Suppliers and negotiation for Credits.
•    Negotiations to mitigate delays working with planning.
•    Negotiate MOQ levels (in partnership with planning)
•    Work towards total supplier compliance supporting China and India sourcing offices in supplier improvements where identified through the audit process.
•    Comprehensively develop and implement purchasing strategies in conjunction with the Head of Product & Procurement 
•    Work in partnership with Product Development Engineer where design input / application engineering is required focusing on Value Analysis and Value Engineering (VAVE)
•    Organise and Communicate the purchasing element of Customer Special Orders
•    Closely liaise with Accounts to ensure accurate and timely payment of invoices, as necessary for the business with the supplier.
•    Ensure the highest standards of health and safety, ethics and sustainability throughout the supply chain.

The Ideal Candidate:
•    University degree educated/graduate calibre.  Part or Ful CIPS qualification would be highly advantageous although not a prerequisite.
•    Experience of sourcing, procurement and supplier development from the Far East/China and India.
•    Specifically, sourcing metal and mechanically engineered parts and products for the consumer market within a fast-moving route to market such as retail, wholesale and distributor channels.
•    Highly numerate and analytical with a track record of commodity trading and price negotiation and contract development.
•    Strong awareness of category, range and brand development and positioning.
•    Energetic, resilient, and flexible to undertake business travel to Far East and India to source, procure and develop supplier partnerships.
•    Capable and experienced to set up our clients sourcing, procurement, and supplier development function in the UK HO, ensuring that all processes, contractual frameworks, dashboards, and systems are implemented and aligned to support total cost and supplier management.
•    Experience in cross functional working within a matrix organisation including supporting new product development and launch within a value engineering environment.
•    Fluent in business English.  Fluency in Chinese would be highly advantageous but not a prerequisite.

In return our client offers a very competitive salary and the opportunity to play a key role in establishing the sourcing & procurement function further enhancing our client’s market leading position as a supplier of high quality products.

To apply without delay, please email your CV quoting reference LX 642943 to applications@martinveasey.com  Telephone 01905 381 320 www.martinveasey.com