Global Supply Procurement Manager

Start: Jan 2025

Duration: until 30th June 2025

Rate: up to £608 per day (inside IR35 – would need to use Umbrella Company)

Location: UK based candidates – 100% remote working with ability to travel if necessary (expenses paid for any travel)

Key Responsibilities:

• For assigned suppliers: Ensure all documentation is accurate and maintained within the assigned data tools
• For renewal or new business needs:
• Proactively prepare to renew/ re-source agreements with expiring term dates
• Identify and pre-qualify potential suppliers based on business requirements
• Construct financial and qualitative models to provide fact-based assessments of suppliers’ abilities to meet/ exceed client needs at competitive price points
• Lead Internal teams through the strategic sourcing process transactions
• Draft and negotiate contracts, working with Legal, Finance and Business partners
• Ensure the client's business strategies drive renewal and/or sourcing efforts, optimising supplier base and financial targets
• Complete assigned special projects, meeting schedule and quality requirements
• Demonstrate ability to effectively manage projects with a pipeline of sourcing activities and deliver on associated timelines
• Adopt and utilise Global Supplier Management tools and reporting mechanisms.
• Provide necessary visibility to Global Supplier Management leaders; escalate issues appropriately
• Proactively maintain and build category expertise by staying informed of industry trends and technology shifts
• Experienced with spend segment categorisation methodology and utilisation of spend data to drive category specific strategy and management

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Experience:

• BA/BS in business, finance, supply chain management or applicable field
• Minimum of 5 years in focused sourcing/category management environment
• Experience in comparable procurement (or supply chain) roles
• Deep expertise in procurement and negotiation techniques; proven ability to deliver favourable agreements which meet business requirements
• Expert in cost modelling and building business cases
• Well-versed in supplier management best practices
• Strong knowledge of the industry and market conditions
• Program management experience
• Working knowledge with e-sourcing/e-RFx contracting process and tools
• Able to travel as required

Additional Requirements:

• Schedule will be Monday – Friday and core hours will be 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Flexibility to work U.S. hours will be required if supporting a US based project during this contract.
• Standard background check will be required
• Excellent stakeholder management - Business stakeholders must sign off on requirements – they will want to be included in negotiations to provide functional knowledge and expertise
• Weekly status reports and completion of savings tracker.