Job Information

Job Title: Procurement Manager
Location: West Midlands
Salary: Competitive with Company Benefits

The Role:

As a Purchasing Manager you will need to you will have both strategic and tactical ownership of a particular category/ commodity area with a substantial spend. You will have cradle to grave responsibility for your commodity suppliers incorporating supplier selection, cost, quality and delivery in addition to the management responsibility of a team of Buyers and Senior Buyers.

Main Duties:

� The procurement Manager is responsible for very best value procurement of packages in line with company processes and consequently developing sustainable, trusting and dependable trade contractor and consultant's business relationships.
� To enable the purposes of the job role to be met and without providing an exhaustive list, critical success aspects of the role will include the following:-
� Implement cost and procurement control systems, in alliance with Company processes.
� Covering the financial aspects of projects including, for example, trade package content, cost forecasting and reporting systems, risk and
opportunity analysis and procurement.
� Ensure that health and safety issues are considered in trade procurement and that provision is made to ensure good levels of health and safety, in the
execution of the works.
� Provide cost plan support and commercial information through the pre-construction stage of developments and participate in assessing potential future project viability.


Experience Required:

� Qualified to MCIPs
� Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel
� Experience of using Procurement and Finance systems
� Experience of working to Category Management principles and a systematic approach to Sourcing, Negotiation, Contract development and implementation
� Is able to work to deadlines attention to detail and organizational skills
� Team player with an ability to work on own initiative.
� Blue-chip background with diverse experience
� Proven procurement expertise with a background gained within Automotive,
� Engineering or semi-related sectors. FMCG/ Pharmaceutical and telecoms/electronics sectors.
� Team management experience that delivers results.


The Person:

� Professional approach and attitude
� High level of commercial acumen
� Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
� Strong influencing skills
� Negotiation skills
� Self-starter and natural leader