Procurement Manager (Engineering and Facilities)

Dimensions:

Direct reports: c. 3

Annual spend:

• Engineering and production consumables: €4.9m
• Technical consumables: €1.0m
• Facilities (including expat accommodation): €1.8m
• Motor vehicle: €0.4m
• Capital: variable as defined in the annual budget process

External contacts: suppliers and contractors.

Key internal stakeholders:

• Head of production operations
• Head of engineering
• Head of technical
• Finance

Principle Accountabilities:

• Create and develop category and sourcing plans in conjunction with engineering, operations, technical and other stakeholders.
• Obtain the lowest possible total cost of ownership through negotiation, market intelligence and supplier knowledge.
• Conduct regular reviews with key stakeholders and provide regular reporting on initiatives and cost reduction projects.
• Utilise ERP system to drive analytics and provide appropriate reports for use within category plans.
• Utilise appropriate tools to maximise value delivery (e-auctions, should cost modelling, TCO, value lever analysis)
• Demonstrate commercial awareness and lead negotiations across engineering and facilities third party spend.
• Develop a network of strong supplier relationships that create innovative opportunities to drive value.
• Make use of SRM tools and performance measures to drive supplier effectiveness.
• Maximise opportunities to mitigate risk across area of spend responsibility.
• Manage all aspects of packaging spend throughout the life cycle.
• Operate as a subject matter expert across all engineering and facilities spend and act as a trusted partner to the operational teams and wider business.
• Excellent working knowledge of the key personnel at each major supplier, their processes, internal systems and moreover understand cost drivers.
• Drive working capital reduction across the category.
• Develop and maintain responsible suppliers ensuring they are maintained to a standard to meet Princes / Industry standards (e.g. BRC).
• Ensure all suppliers comply with Princes ethical standards, are SEDEX registered (where appropriate) and may be audited.
• Manage contracts professionally and accurately, while maintaining cost conditions and source lists.
• Control currency requirements in line with group policy if required.
• Professionally resolve problems both internally and externally in a fair and ethical manner while protecting the long-term interests of the team and company.
• Support fully the efforts of other departments in achieving 100% stakeholder satisfaction.
• Support, develop, mentor and coach direct reports to allow them to achieve their objectives and reach their potential