Procurement Manager (Part Time - Mat Cover)

A bit about the role

Selfridges Procurement Managers are professionals with a proven track record of delivery across a number of categories.

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 build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders in the business.
• Working in an agile manner the Procurement Manager will support the Design, Develop and implement the Procurement strategy for the required area to meet the requirements of the business, this must align with the overall procurement and business targets.
• Any Procurement projects should aim to be completed in a timely manner through optimising meetings, timely exchange of information, holding both supplier and Selfridges accountable for completion of actions.
• Support the creation and delivery of Procurement strategies and targets.
• Participate in the review and streamlining of procurement processes. When processes are changed, support in embedding the new reviewed process in the business with your 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
• Identification, implementation and reporting of cost-saving, revenue growth and waste-reduction opportunities, including managing demand to identify cost actions.
• Carry out negotiations and implement appropriate tactics to achieve a favourable outcome
• Commission, execute and deliver, procurement projects to agreed timelines and objectives
• Ensure stakeholders are conducting regular supplier reviews of key contracts, participating where necessary to ensure robust structures and methods are embedded. In addition, where a key supplier is under performing support the stakeholder in a review to look at a corrective action plan to improve performance
• To provide procurement project advice for Selfridges as may be required
• Ensure contracts are reviewed by Procurement in the first instance in line with current contract guidelines before handing over to legal if required for review and completion in conjunction with the legal team.
• Communication methods should be focussed on allowing for effective discussions and resolution.
• Manage sourcing of suppliers in a fair and consistent manner
• Conduct all transactions with suppliers and internal customers ethically.

Customer Interaction

• Identify and maintain relationships with key stakeholders in your business focus areas to meet business needs. The stakeholders will be in the area of focus you are allocated
• Agree formal engagement plans for the 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
• Encourage and motivate team members to 'work as one' on procurement activity, to deliver a seamless service to internal customers
• Encourage 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
• Constantly look to share knowledge and experience to allow the team to deliver more than the sum of its parts.

A bit about you

Experience

• Proven track record of delivery in Procurement management in retail or a similar fast paced service environment. experience to cover a number aspects of buying goods and services.
• Strong stakeholder management
• Strong influencer
• Effective supplier performance manager
• Accomplished negotiator of contracts with program and project management experience

Technical Skills

• Excellent negotiator
• Deep understanding of best practice Procurement delivered in an agile way
• Knowledge of Supplier Relationship Management best practice
• Essential deep knowledge of Microsoft MS Excel and other MS Office applications (i.e. Word, PowerPoint)
• Able to create 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 particular emphasis on commercial terms
• CIPS an advantage

Personal Attributes/ Behavioural Skills

• Ability to effectively influence and manage internal and external senior leaders
• Excellent negotiation skills
• As a self-starter, you will thrive in a fast paced responsive environment.
• 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