Procurement Specialist - Haywards Heath, United Kingdom - First Central Services

First Central Services

Verified Company

Haywards Heath, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Location:

Haywards Heath or Manchester
Salary:

- £40,000 to £45,000 depending on experience

Department:
Transformation

We're First Central Insurance & Technology Group (First Central for short), an innovative, market-leading insurance company. We protect the things customers love so they can get on with what matters to them in life.

Data drives us. It fuels our outstanding distribution, finance, technology and legal services.

Our underwriting skills are built on data expertise; it creates the insights we need to give the right cover to the right customers at the right price.

But, it's the people inside and outside our business that power us. They make us stand out, help us succeed. We're ambitious. We're growing. We've won awards.

Are you ready to join our bustling team and make a difference in the world of
Procurement?

We're looking for a
Procurement Specialist to help us take our sourcing projects and supplier relationships to the next level.

Reporting to the Strategic Sourcing Manager, you'll play a vital role in driving our business forward.

If you're great at building strong relationships, creating solid connections with stakeholders through collaboration whilst negotiating like a pro, bargaining on prices, payments, insurances, and liabilities then you need to get in touch

Working flexibly, you'll spend most of your time working from home, with a couple of days a month in the office.

But of course, it's your choice - if you prefer to be in the office more - that's good with us too.

So living a commutable distance to our offices in
Salford Quays, Manchester or
Haywards Heath, West Sussex is a must

You'll be the perfect person for us if:

You're CIPS-qualified or working on it, that's a big plus
You've proven experience in Procurement, ideally in insurance or financial services
You're a master at managing relationships and stakeholders

Responsibilities:

Coordinating and supporting a variety of supplier commercial and contractual initiatives in line with the agreed category strategy
Supporting the business in all contractual and supplier management queries, reporting and associated activities
Supporting tactical and strategic sourcing projects via approved channels and facilitating storage of associated contracts
Contributing towards savings target agreed with Management
Building effective relationships with stakeholders through proactive engagement and collaboration
Identifying and selecting suitable vendors for various business needs
Negotiating commercial terms, including price, payment terms, insurances, and liabilities
Contributing to the development and enhancement of procurement processes and strategies
Adhering to procurement processes, policies, and procedures
Supporting the Buying Purchasing system across the organisation including identifying trends and analysing cost reduction opportunities and process improvements to achieve value for money
Promoting best practice across the organisation, ensuring procurement procedures are in line with regulations as well as advising departments in response to request for policy advice, contract support and template documents
Collaborating with the wider business partners to develop pillar sourcing plans
Comply with the requirements, and act in accordance with, the Group Code of Conduct and Fitness and Propriety policies at all times
Ensure compliance with Company Policies, Values and guidelines and other relevant standards/ regulations at all time

Experience and Skills:

Proven experience working as a procurement specialist, preferably in the insurance or financial services industry
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Excellent relationship management skills and stakeholder management skills
Demonstrable project management experience
Effective negotiation and problemsolving abilities
Experience in executing projects of all levels by utilising procurement experience
Excellent multitasking and organizational skills, working across short

- and long-term projects

Assertiveness, high tenacity, ability to work in a team as well as in a selfmotivated and flexible way towards agreed objectives
Strategic and flexible mindset with analytical and resultoriented thinking
Proactive and positive approach to work, taking ownership and initiative where appropriate
Ability to extract, manipulate and present data using visualization to support recommendations
Keen eye for detail and accuracy
Good problem solving skills with ability to translate issues and seek resolutions
Strong organisational skills with the ability to meet deadlines CIPS qualified or working

What can we do for you?
People first. Always. We're passionate about our colleagues and know the best people deserve an extraordinary working environment. We owe it to them so that's what we offer. Our workplaces are energetic, inspirational, supportive. To get a t