Purchasing & Supply Jobs In Argyll & Bute

My client is a leading transport operator with revenues of over £6 billion. They employ some 125,000 staff throughout the UK and North America and transport some 2.5 billion passengers a year.

Purpose
Accountable for effective management of supplier spend within assigned categories. Accountable for developing and executing supplier strategies to gain maximum value to First through requirements bundling, effective supplier selection and subsequent supplier management within assigned spend categories.

Categories
Uniform
Training
Print
Recruitment
Company Cars
Creative Agencies
Media

Key responsibilities:
" Analyse supplier spend within assigned spend categories.
" Working with internal stakeholders, effectively lead, design and run procurements to gain maximum value.
" Develop and execute supplier strategies within overall corporate and procurement strategies.
" Effectively manage suppliers through the duration of the contract, ensuring service levels and driving out cost.
" Develop a deep knowledge of the supplier marketplace within assigned categories.

Skills & experience:
" Extensive experience of strategic procurement & supplier management within complex spend categories.
" Track record of delivering value through effective procurements, negotiations and on-going supplier relationship development.
" Strong internal stakeholder engagement skills.
" Experience of reverse auctions and e-rfx projects.
" Ability to clearly articulate supplier selection recommendations and develop business case where necessary.
" Drive and deliver change management.
" Ability to manage procurements spanning different operating companies, stakeholders and decision makers.

Additional:
The ideal candidate will demonstrate leadership, drive, high personal standards, a high degree of creativity and exemplary professional ethics.
You will be a team player and have strong lateral management and persuasive skills. You must be able to collaborate and negotiate both internally and externally and demonstrate maturity in relationship management skills.
You will also be expected to be passionate and positive about the opportunity to enhance existing experience and grow into new areas within procurement & supplier management.
The ideal candidate will have a track record of delivering immediate results, as well as developing longer term strategic solutions.

Qualifications:
" Degree qualified
" Ideally MCIPS qualified
" Multi-year track record of achievements in strategic supplier management and procurement
" Strong communication skills
" Confident, poised, ability to relate to senior executives
" Leadership - able transfer vision into results

This vacancy is being advertised by NCR (New Century Recruitment Ltd). The services advertised by NCR are those of an Employment Agency.

Accountable for effective management of supplier spend within the IT categories. Accountable for developing and executing supplier strategies to gain maximum value to First through requirements bundling, effective supplier selection and subsequent supplier management within assigned spend categories.

Key responsibilities:
• Analyse supplier spend within assigned spend categories.
• Working with internal stakeholders, effectively lead, design and run procurements to gain maximum value.
• Develop and execute supplier strategies within overall corporate and procurement strategies.
• Effectively manage suppliers through the duration of the contract, ensuring service levels and driving out cost.
• Develop a deep knowledge of the supplier marketplace within assigned categories.

Skills & experience
• Extensive experience of strategic procurement & supplier management within complex spend categories.
• Track record of delivering value through effective procurements, negotiations and on-going supplier relationship development.
• Strong internal stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience of reverse auctions and e-rfx projects.
• Ability to clearly articulate supplier selection recommendations and develop business case where necessary.
• Drive and deliver change management.
• Ability to manage procurements spanning different operating companies, stakeholders and decision makers.

Additional
The ideal candidate will demonstrate leadership, drive, high personal standards, a high degree of creativity and exemplary professional ethics.
You will be a team player and have strong lateral management and persuasive skills. You must be able to collaborate and negotiate both internally and externally and demonstrate maturity in relationship management skills.
You will also be expected to be passionate and positive about the opportunity to enhance existing experience and grow into new areas within procurement & supplier management.
The ideal candidate will have a track record of delivering immediate results, as well as developing longer term strategic solutions.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified
• Ideally MCIPS qualified
• Multi-year track record of achievements in strategic supplier management and procurement.
• Strong communication skills
• Confident, poised, ability to relate to senior executives.
• Leadership - able transfer vision into results.

This vacancy is being advertised by NCR (New Century Recruitment Ltd). The services advertised by NCR are those of an Employment Agency.

Accountable for effective management of supplier spend within assigned categories. Accountable for developing and executing supplier strategies to gain maximum value to client through requirements bundling, effective supplier selection and subsequent supplier management within assigned spend categories.

Key responsibilities:
• Analyse supplier spend within assigned spend categories.
• Working with internal stakeholders, effectively lead, design and run procurements to gain maximum value.
• Develop and execute supplier strategies within overall corporate and procurement strategies.
• Effectively manage suppliers through the duration of the contract, ensuring service levels and driving out cost.
• Develop a deep knowledge of the supplier marketplace within assigned categories.

Skills & Experience
• Extensive experience of strategic procurement & supplier management within complex spend categories.
• Track record of delivering value through effective procurements, negotiations and on-going supplier relationship development.
• Strong internal stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience of reverse auctions and e-rfx projects.
• Ability to clearly articulate supplier selection recommendations and develop business case where necessary.
• Drive and deliver change management.
• Ability to manage procurements spanning different operating companies, stakeholders and decision makers.

Additional
The ideal candidate will demonstrate leadership, drive, high personal standards, a high degree of creativity and exemplary professional ethics.
You will be a team player and have strong lateral management and persuasive skills. You must be able to collaborate and negotiate both internally and externally and demonstrate maturity in relationship management skills.
You will also be expected to be passionate and positive about the opportunity to enhance existing experience and grow into new areas within procurement & supplier management.
The ideal candidate will have a track record of delivering immediate results, as well as developing longer term strategic solutions.

Qualifications
• Degree qualified.
• Ideally MCIPS qualified.
• Multi-year track record of achievements in strategic supplier management and procurement.
• Strong communication skills.
• Confident, poised, ability to relate to senior executives.
• Leadership - able transfer vision into results.

This vacancy is being advertised by NCR (New Century Recruitment Ltd). The services advertised by NCR are those of an Employment Agency.