Ambitious Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Description:

As a Strategic Sourcing & Contracts Advisor within this ‎fast-growing function, you will receive one-to-one training and development from senior sponsors to enable your progression within 12 months, and have a phenomenal opportunity to create a legacy for yourself within a largely untapped spend categories.

Key role involvements: -

• Being a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in contract drafting, negotiating with major global suppliers and liaising, persuading and collaborating with senior stakeholders and legal specialists
• Driving compliance and best practice throughout the Strategic Sourcing process
• Creating RFIs & RFPs to support major £Multi-Million procurement projects, skilfully handling complex tenders from beginning to end
• Reporting directly into the Procurement & Supplier Management Director, learning from them and their team of Procurement experts and enjoying a personally tailored development programme to ensure your promotion to Management within 12-18 months

Required experience, skills & qualifications: -

• Strategic Sourcing experience across either Indirect or Direct categories
• Degree from a leading institution
• Strong knowledge of procurement / sourcing / supplier contracts, with significant experience of contract drafting and skilful negotiation
• The ability to operate in a commercially savvy and highly intelligent environment, being credible and authoritative with senior stakeholders and legal experts