Procurement Manager
- Employer
- Vertical Advantage
- Location
- Kent
- Salary
- £35000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
- Closing date
- 20 Nov 2018
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Buying
Job Details
Who are we looking for?
Procurement Manager
About the Employer
Industry leading supplier of products placed within BWS Sector
About the Role
- Control and oversea the implantation of strategy and purchasing process
- Liaise with internal teams and departments as well as senior stakeholders and directors
- Build and maintain supplier relationships, ensuring KPIs are met and approaching new suppliers if required
- Research new products and services for the company to meet needs as they arise, ensuring that they meet all relevant regulatory requirements, and that they offer good value for money and the requisite quality.
- Analyse market trends, seasonal peaks
- Manage budgets as required, ensuring they are kept up to date, and that accurate reports can be run on procurement data on a regular basis to inform senior management on total group, business unit, team and individual team member expenditure and on business trends.
- Handle queries from potential suppliers and support the team in handling general procurement queries.
Requirements
- Substantial experience within a procurement role, ideally within Packaging, FMCG, Beverage or other manufacturing business
- Able to deliver an excellent procurement strategy, on time project deliver
- Proven experience of managing multiple budgets
- Excellent level of numeracy and good financial analysis skills
- Superlative negotiation skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to network and build positive relationships at all levels both within and outside the organisation
- CIPS qualification
Salary Permanent salary ranging up to £45000
For further details or to request a copy of the full job description, please apply online or forward an up to date cv requirements to christopher@vertical-advantage.com
Company
Vertical Advantage have a rich history in sourcing within the FMCG and Grocery marketplace. We specialise in placing candidates in the mid to senior end of the market within Category Management, National Accounts, Marketing, Supply Chain and Logistics.
We guarantee comprehensive support and expert guidance through professional consultants with proven track records from industry. At Vertical Advantage we are proud of how accomplished our people are and how they have built exceptional networks over their time in the recruitment sector. It is these networks that will give you confidence to work with us.
Our first instinct is to search and this is ingrained in the fabric of our work. We leave no stone unturned to deliver exceptional people for exceptional businesses. Our way of operating suits today's working lifestyle where people are short on time and need to make hiring decisions based on seeing low numbers of high calibre candidates.
Vertical Advantage is a lean, flexible consultancy that works with our clients and candidates to find the right solutions for them.
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