Interim Procurement Officer - Michael Page Procurement & Supply Chain : Job Details

I am currently recruiting for an Interim Procurement Officer to join a large industrial business in the Grimsby area for 12-18 months. The role requires the successful candidate to be in the office 5 days per week (may flex) and a January or February start is available.

Client Details

Our client is large industrial business in the Grimsby area.

Description

Responsibilities would include:

• Working with the business to source and procure a wide range of required goods and services, ensuring optimal value for money within defined service and quality criteria.
• Ensuring that procurement processes are followed to seek and evaluate competitive tenders and proposals. This process will involve negotiating with suppliers on all commercial and contractual matters to achieve optimal levels of value versus risk
• Identifying opportunities to add improvements to the "bottom line" through cost savings or process change.
• Managing supplier relationships, coordinating multiple stakeholder interfaces across the business to ensure a consistent and collaborative approach.
• Identifying and implementing supplier improvement actions and seeking to resolve contractual and supplier disputes as and when they occur.
• Developing and maintaining strong and positive working relationships with internal stakeholders, ensuring that requirements are understood and addressed.
• Operating and maintaining required systems to support and improve the Procurement function.
• Other ad hoc procurement tasks.

Please note this role requires the successful candidate to be in the office 5 days per week (may flex)

Profile

• Minimum CIPS level 4 achieved, working towards level 6
• Prior procurement experience in a large industrial organisation
• Able to evident experience of managing a procurement whole life cycle, ensuring that any value created in the negotiations is delivered through contract delivery
• Experience of drafting, negotiating and managing a variety of complex contracts and commercial risks
• Proven analytical skills including ability to gather, interpret complex data and summarise effectively
• Excellent influencing, communication and relationship management skills with effective networking and business partnering skills
• Ability to work well as part of a team and working to tight deadlines.

Job Offer

• A competitive day rate dependent on experience (inside IR35)
• A long term contract with a duration of 12-18 months
• January of February start.

Please note applications for this role will be reviewed 2nd January onwards and will close on 10th January.