Procurement Manager - Poole, United Kingdom - Barclay Meade

Barclay Meade

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Poole, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

A successful manufacturing business are recruiting a Procurement Manager.

Applicants need strategic and operational procurement expertise, have the ability to develop category strategies and significant experience of low cost country sourcing.

The Procurement Manager will have leadership experience/potential, gravitas and be able to foster excellent stakeholder relationships at both site and group level.

This is an exciting strategic procurement role, focused around cost-down activities, low costcountry sourcing and group interaction. At the same time, the Procurement Manager will need to balance both site and group targets/objectives.

Specific duties of the Procurement Manager include:

Develop supply chain partnerships and relationships in low cost regions
China, India, Far East etc.
Develop procurement strategies across, predominately direct areas of spend electronics, metalwork etc
Support NPI activities from a procurement perspective
Creation and negotiation of T&CS and long term agreements with suppliers
Postsignature supplier relationship management and development activities
Achievement of costdown and costreduction objectives

Stakeholder engagement

Manufacturing, Engineering, NPI, Site Directors etc.

Procurement Manager applicants should meet the following criteria:

Significant experience of low cost country sourcing and knowledge of global supply chains
Appreciation of supplier landscapes in China, India, Far East etc.
Procurement experience at a strategic, managerial or category level in a manufacturing or engineering business
Management experience, gravitas and leadership potential
Previous experience of negotiating and managing contracts. Basic contract law knowledge
Degree, MCIPS or deep procurement experience within the relevant fields