Apprentice - Procurement - Bristol, United Kingdom - Mitie

Mitie

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Bristol, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Company name:

Mitie - Procurement

Job Title:

Procurement Apprentice

Reporting to (position)

Procurement Manager
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Our values and behaviours

An individual's belief in our values and behaviours is as important as their technical and/or professional know how which is why our Job Descriptions are written with these in mind.

OUR VISION:
The exceptional, every day

We are one Mitie
We work as one to deliver a seamless, unrivalled service. We are all in it together; if we can help a customer or colleague in any way, we will. We are one Mitie.

We are built on integrity and trust
Integrity and trust are at the heart of all we do. We are the face of the company. We treat others as we would like to be treated. We are proud to work for Mitie.

We go the extra mile

Whether it's keeping things running smoothly in a safe environment, looking for new ways to do things better or fixing problems, going the extra mile for our colleagues and customers and keeping our promises is in our DNA.

Our diversity makes us stronger
We are very proud of our rich and diverse culture and backgrounds. Our diversity creates ideas and insights. Everyone at Mitie has a voice and is treated as an equal.

Our customers' business is our business

We are a partner, trusted for our expertise and for putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.

Job objectives and responsibilities

This role is a delivery position within Mitie Procurement and will report into a Procurement Manager. The role works as part of Procurement Operations to support value delivery across Mitie
Deliver Mitie's identified procurement strategies, to achieve Exceptional Value, Every Day. This means ensuring supply chain solutions are fit for purpose, aligned to business need and represent lowest total cost, best service, highest quality, ethical & sustainable supply with relevant impactful supply base innovation.

Develop skills and experience so you are able to:

Run and support sourcing processes, ensure data integrity, undertake Supplier Relationship Management analysis, including measuring Supplier Performance, support bid responses and contract mobilisations
Implement agreed procurement plans to deliver identified business benefits
Follow defined processes and ways of working across our Plan, Buy, Measure Process & our Suppliers, using our increasing suite of technology tools.
Support price benchmarking and reviews, market intelligence and supplier audits for Mitie procurement.

Main duties

Outcomes:

Delivering best value for money for every pound that Mitie spends, to achieve savings targets
Following Mitie's procurement policies, procedures and approach, using agreed technology and processes, highlighting improvement areas and potential fixes through the Solutions Forum
An outstanding service provided to all Procurement, Business Units and group stakeholders
Demonstrable ability to do the procurement fundamentals exceptionally. Learn the skills, develop the competencies and build knowledge to act as a foundation for future development within procurement, whilst making a real impact and contribution to Mitie's performance.

Tasks:

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Engage with colleagues & suppliers to deliver procurement value

Specific tasks include:

Use documented procurement processes, templates, ways of working and technology to ensure value delivery for Mitie is maximised
Implement identified initiatives improving Mitie's ethical and sustainable sourcing credentials
Use existing technology solutions to control and manage our total spend, prepare & execute RFx/eRFx/eAuctions and centrally capture all contracts. You will also help identify and control noncompliant spend (leakage)
Provide the data and insight to allow the creation of market intelligence for the Mitie procurement team members
Support the running of sourcing activities, from project launch to implementation
Ensure all contract and supplier databases are up to date and all sources of data are accurate, reliable and maintained
Deal with sourcing enquiries from across Mitie and our supplier base
Support supplier audits, price reviews & benchmarking
Write procurement communications and newsletters, maintain our Intranet / Internet sites
Manage all data requirements for Mitie's Supplier Relationship Management program and measurement of Supplier Performance against contractual key performance measures
Continually seek personal skills development opportunities to support career progression within Mitie procurement

Person Specification

Essential:

Educated to "A" level or equivalent professional experience / qualifications
Able to demonstrate an ability to deliver against targets and work effectively as part of a team
Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
Able to demonstrate the ability to influence others and follow structured ways of working to achieve