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- Building and maintaining long-term relationships with vendors and suppliers.
- Approving purchase orders and organizing and confirming delivery of goods and services.
- Performing risk assessments on potential contracts and agreements.
- Controlling the procurement budget and promoting a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs.
- Overseeing and managing the IT systems that track shipments, inventory, and the supply of goods.
- Preparing procurement reports.
- Managing stock across all locations to an optimised point to support Operational efficiency whilst optimising the inventory held.
- Overseeing the daily activities of the purchasing team, including delegating tasks and supervising the current team
- Developing procurement strategies that are inventive and cost-effective.
- Sourcing of and negotiating with reliable suppliers and vendors to secure advantageous terms.
- Reviewing existing contracts with suppliers and vendors to ensure on-going feasibility
- Utilise appropriate resources including Supplier Development to ensure appropriate supplier partnerships and delivery of sourced products.
- Develop creative and innovative procurement processes.
- Provide management reports and key performance data and monitor cost savings.
- Manage relationships with suppliers and select and develop new suppliers.
- Negotiate and manage contract terms with suppliers to ensure value for money, quality standards and delivery terms with technical and operational input from stakeholders and colleagues.
- Review and negotiate existing agreements to optimise commercial terms.
- Assess tenders from potential suppliers.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a procurement manager role, ideally within the engineering sector
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, logistics, or business administration
- Proven experience managing supply chain operations.
- Procurement cost management and analysis skills are essential
- Experience using supply chain management software and tools, including Oracle, SAP Ariba, and/or
- In-depth knowledge of preparing and reviewing contracts, invoicing, and negotiation terms.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Access).
- Management and leadership skills.
- Multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise task
