Senior Procurement Specialist

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Job description

Here at TPA we are very excited to be able offer the position of Senior Procurement Specialist with a highly competitive salary and desirable staff benefits

A new role within the Supply Chain & Procurement (SC&P) Operations team responsible for procurement of indirect goods, services and works to support our sites, operations, and people. This includes the management of the end-to-end procurement process for indirect purchases including Facilities & Support Services, Utilities, Outsourcing (Make vs Buy), HR & Professional Services, Travel & Fleet, IT & Consumables. This role will also require you to support some Capital purchases.

Key Accountabilities:

* Acting as a Procurement business partner, work collaboratively with key stakeholders and budget holders across the business, on an ongoing basis, to understand their needs and purchasing plans.

* Provide professional support & advice to the business on how to best balance commercial supply arrangements, addressing cost, risk, service, innovation, and operational management, whilst taking a whole life cost approach.

* Develop and maintain a comprehensive, fully categorised, 1-3 year forward plan, prioritising opportunities based on business need, whilst remaining conscious of the need to deliver cost reductions, operating efficiencies, improved quality and the timely delivery of required goods, services and works.

* Progressively procure to the forward plan using appropriate procurement strategies, tools, and systems:

- Issuing RFQs, RFPs and POs to source and select appropriate goods, services and works.

- Drafting and negotiating contracts and service level agreements in accordance with Our standards

* Demonstrate that sustainability, innovation and risk management, collaboration, quality, health, and safety & well-being are effectively considered and managed.

* Remain responsive to unplanned demand, recognising and responding to changing priorities, as they arise.

* Drive the achievement of savings, working capital and cash flow targets to maximise value from spend.

* Maintain data accuracy across purchase to pay solutions and tools.

* Routinely reporting progress on activities and achievements.

* Optimise the processes for Indirect procurement enabling the business to buy in the simplest and most cost-effective way;

* Support wider SC&P operations, supply chain assurance, risk management, supplier relationship & performance management and environmental, social and governance initiatives;

* Support the Head of Supply Chain - Excellence on Capital purchases and contribute to improvement programmes, including the development and implementation of new ways of working; and

* Assist with other procurement activities as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:

* Relevant degree or MCIPS (or working towards), and at least 5 years' experience in a procurement role, managing purchasing, suppliers, contracts and stakeholders.

* Demonstratable experience:

- across a range of indirect spend categories where you have successfully implemented change through developing and applying strategies.

- in market engagement, defining specifications, managing complex risks and driving commercial excellence through the supply chain.

* Strong ability to develop and manage stakeholder engagement plans in a complex environment, across multiple individuals, teams and business units; and

* Experience drafting and negotiation of contractual terms and knowledge intellectual property practices.

To hear more about this excellent company and opportunity, apply through the link and we will call you to discuss in more detail