Indirect Procurement Specialist

Portfolio Procurement has been engaged by a well-known media giant to recruit for an Indirect Procurement Specialist. Alongside the basic salary this role also comes with a very attractive bonus scheme and various benefits.

Job Overview

The Procurement Specialist will support the business acquiring the best value goods and services necessary to meet the company’s requirements and operations by being a lead for sourcing projects, negotiating contracts, and building strong internal and external relationships. All while working closely with senior stakeholders across the business and acting as a key liaison between business stakeholders, Legal, Information Security, Technology and Finance teams. The role carries autonomy and a visible impact, with multiple workstreams running in parallel and the opportunity to shape procurement practice across the organisation.

Duties:

• Supporting key stakeholders across the business with the delivery of their department’s strategies.
• Identifying cost saving opportunities.
• Leading on supplier negotiations to get the best value for the business.
• Supporting sourcing activities with actions such as market research, the creation & issuing of RFx’s documentation, carrying out tenders of all sizes and collating detailed supplier responses for the business to make critical decisions.
• Create & maintain visibility of the Procurement team’s projects and contracts prioritisation.
• Perform and support supplier due diligence process, highlighting areas of risk to the relevant stakeholders.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with the various stakeholders (internal and external), addressing any issues to maintain positive supplier performance.
• Provide data and insights on procurement activities, including spend analysis and supplier performance reports.
• Carry out administrative tasks such as making sure contracts and important documentation are consistently saved in their relevant locations.
• Suggest and support the implementation of new processes across the business and within the Procurement team.
• Monitor the contract expiry report to prevent any lapse in services by negotiating contract renewals which are essential to the business’ operation.
• Ensure all procurement activities adhere to our company policies & guidelines, as well as industry best practices.

Person Specification

• Clear understanding and experience of the end-to-end procurement cycle and all the stages involved in acquiring goods and services.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Good communication skills at all levels.
• Well organised, adaptive, and good time management skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Computer proficiency (comfortable using Microsoft Office Suite
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently.
• Qualification at higher national or degree level is desirable but not essential.
• CIPS qualification (or working towards) is desirable but not essential.

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The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position.