Vacancy Summary

This Procurement Manager role will see you:

- Managing a procurement team, taking overall responsibility for project delivery and where applicable expanding the remit of those projects.
- Integral to the new best-practice procurement solutions ideal, delivering direct and indirect cost savings.
- Responsible for on time, on budget delivery of multiple concurrent projects.
- Managing client engagements.
- Building strong and credible client relationships.
- Controlling key stakeholders and vendor base to meet project objectives.
- Identifying new business opportunities from external and internal clients.
- Awareness of end user requirements and striving for continuous improvements.

To succeed in this Procurement Manager role you will need:

- A solid background within Procurement (Direct or Indirect) ideally with a thorough knowledge of marketing services, digital communication or online research.
- Excellent communicator, with the confidence to communicate at all levels of the business.
- Confident in managing procurement projects and teams.
- In depth knowledge of strategic sourcing methodology
- Excellent negotiation & influencing skills
- A track record of achievements
- Be degree educated and ideally hold professional membership i.e. MCIPS
- Analysis experience with first class Excel skills
- Flexible approach with ability to travel both within the UK and internationally

This leading company takes pride in the career progression they have to offer. If you prove yourself as a Procurement Manager, there will be every opportunity for you to progress further.