Procurement Manager

Key Responsibilities -

• Enforce policy compliance ensuring the Company’s rules are designed to protect the Company from legal challenges, as well as to obtain the best possible combination of price, quality and service.

• Ensure the procurement team is following set guidelines, conduct periodic reviews of employees and systems. Report cases of non-compliance to the appropriate level within the Company.

• Coordinate purchasing activities across projects

• Evaluate a department's operational efficiency based on turn-around time, quantity and total value of purchases, customer service and total amount of money saved

• Oversee, develop and implement processes for procurement risk assessments and mitigations

• Responsible for ensuring the procurement function acts within local, regional, national and international legal requirements and standards

• Keep records in line with legal requirements and support policy objectives

• Identify key suppliers and methods for engaging and developing these supply chain relationships

• Develop processes for the type of supplier contract used

• Oversee and demonstrate that three-way matching is in place for most purchases ensuring best value throughout the life cycle of the project / installation.

• Ensuring agreed set of terms and conditions are in place and understood between the Company and supply chain partners

• Develop, record, measure and review key performance indicators (KPIs) for purchases / suppliers which can be monitored over the lifetime of a contract and including quality, time and cost, with level of value added for the company
• Produce Management Information (MI) to the senior leadership team
• Source and evaluate different suppliers / supply chain partners to continually improve overall effectiveness and delivery
• Ensure clarity of specification within all purchase orders placed between the company and supply chain partners.
• Develop processes, policies and procurement strategies and objectives.
• Ensure the Company’s procurement processes, procedures and guides are regularly reviewed for effectiveness and communicated to all relevant parties.
• Consult with key stakeholders in the development of procurement policies and procedures. Maintain good internal working relationships
• Establish, and manage, a preferred supply chain including rating the performance of suppliers

Requirements -

• Hold CIPS membership or working towards
• Ability to use SAP/Asite to a high standard

• Previous experience within a Procurement Management position
• Previous experience within an M&E contractor
• Proven experience managing MEP supply chains
• Ability to work to strict deadlines
• Ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to balance the interest of the customer with the interests of the business