Procurement Manager

Abit about the role

Selfridges Procurement Managers are professionals with a proven track record of delivery across a number of categories and a range of spend from low value/risk to strategic business critical projects.

The Procurement Manager will develop sound commercial solutions which support stakeholders objectives.

Whilst building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders the Procurement Manager will deliver, record, and report solutions with real/demonstrable cost savings, enhanced service, and mitigated risk to meet the requirements of the business and deliver against value targets. The Procurement manager will be required to review contracts and negotiate best value outcomes for Selfridges.

Reporting to the Senior Procurement Manager the Procurement Manager will develop, draft, and deliver RFx’s, Benchmarking, and formal Supplier Relationship/performance management activities as required.

Role Responsibilities

• The Procurement Manager will be a critical business partner to key stakeholders challenging and supporting where required.
• Support the creation and delivery of Procurement strategies and targets, that aligns with the overall business.
• Aim to complete procurement projects in a timely manner through optimising meetings, timely exchange of information, holding both supplier and Selfridges accountable for the completion of actions.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders and any one time whilst being able to focus on priorities. Comfort in working with ambiguity as and when new projects arise.
• Participate in the review and streamlining of procurement processes and support embedding new processes in the business with stakeholders.
• Responsible for engagement with required Selfridges functions for projects to ensure that contracts have suitable cover and protection, meet the requirements of the business and are set up to deliver expected value
• Using appropriate communication methods to allow effective discussions and resolutions.
• Identification, implementation and reporting of cost-saving and waste-reduction opportunities, including managing demand to identify cost actions
• Support senior level negotiations and implement appropriate tactics to achieve a favourable outcome
• Commission, execute and deliver, high level procurement projects to agreed timelines and objectives
• Responsible for conducting and leading regular reviews of contracts through market testing, benchmarking, rationalisation and aggregation opportunities
• To provide procurement project advice for Selfridges as may be required
• Build productive and mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers to identify opportunities and innovations.

Customer Interaction

• Identify and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to meet business needs
• Agree formal engagement plans for projects key stakeholders to ensure engagement is maintained
• Ensure that the projects are meeting the timelines and targets agreed with the business
• Provide a single point of contact for customers on projects
• Training and educating customers on the procurement process and policy to increase and maintain adoption

Team Support

• Support the Head of Procurement and Senior Procurement Managers in managing the workload to deliver against deadlines and targets.
• Encouraging and motivate team members to 'work as one' on procurement activity, to deliver a seamless service to internal customers
• Being a team player who is open to working on multiple projects across categories. Projects will range from low risk/value to strategic.
• Encouraging adherence of departmental and company procurement procedures and policies

Effectively manage the relationship with the Finance team on budgets, cost saving, consumption and spend reduction targets/reports

A bit about you

Experience

• Proven track record of delivery in Procurement management in retail or a similar fast paced service environment, covering a number of aspects of buying goods and services.
• Strong stakeholder management
• Experienced people manager
• Strong influencer
• Effective supplier performance manager
• Senior level negotiator of contracts with program and project management experience
• Proven success of purchasing for internal customers

Technical Skills

• Excellent negotiator
• Deep understanding of best practice Procurement
• Knowledge of Supplier Relationship Management best practice
• Essential deep knowledge of Microsoft MS Excel and other MS Office applications (i.e. Word, PowerPoint)
• Creating and managing complex tender and benchmarking exercises
• Able to create appropriate commercial models to suit requirements
• Experienced in interpretation of contracts and clauses, in depth understanding of Contracts with service and goods specific knowledge
• Degree level education or CIPS an advantage

Personal Attributes/ Behavioural Skills

• Ability to effectively influence and manage internal and external senior leaders
• Confident in leading difficult conversations and negotiations both internally and externally
• Excellent negotiation skills
• As a self-starter, you will thrive in a fast paced responsive environment
• Motivated by making a difference
• Good communication, reporting and interpersonal skills
• Analytical skills
• Planning and organising skills
• Customer service skills
• Coaching skills
• Highly team oriented
• Problem solving and an ability to focus on multiple projects
• Numerate