Procurement Manager

Description:

Your contributions will help us create new opportunities and possibilities every day – for us, for the country’s infrastructure, and for yourself.

Join our Regional Scotland team as a Procurement Manager and open up new pathways you never dreamt possible!

What you'll be doing

As Procurement Manager you will have the following accountabilities:
 

• Main point of contact for the BBK business
• Provide cover for Head of Procurement when required from time to time
• Manage and deliver monthly procurement dashboards
• Act as escalation point for both the team and business with regards to supply chain negotiations and issues
• Responsible for support, coaching and progression of entire team
• Leading the team to deliver the following: F
  • ulfil requisitions on behalf of the business
  • rovide support, resolve queries and offer advice
  • nsure internal spend compliance
  • ource suppliers and obtain quotations
  • onduct tender processes
  • ommodity research and spend analysis
  • upplier meetings and engagement
  • reation of Supply Chain Strategies
  • anagement of Procurement Schedules
  • uilding and maintaining strong relationships with all stakeholders
  • dentify key trends or opportunities for cost reduction
  • egotiate discounts and savings
  • upplier performance management
  • ubcontract Supply Chain & Category Management
  • nsure accurate reporting of savings and value add activities
  • nsure adherence to procurement processes and procedures
  • rive procurement efficiencies through supply chain relationship management
  • rovide support for pre-construction teams navigating through two-stage tenders.

Who we're looking for

The following skills and experience are required:
 

• Extensive experience within a Procurement, or similar, role
• Knowledge of procurement ERP and e-tendering systems (e.g. Oracle, Jaggaer or
  similar)
• Knowledge of Subcontract Procurement Process
  Supply Chain Management Experience
• Highly results orientated (proven track record of exceeding targets)
• Appropriate style of people management that will deliver objectives while taking into account the skills, personalities and needs of employees.
• Pragmatic yet disciplined approach to process compliance
• Stakeholder management skills
• Customer focussed
• Problem solving skills, ability to use own initiative to identify areas of improvement & propose solutions.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Proven track record in negotiation
• Good presentation skills