Strategic Procurement Officer
Perth or Glasgow - Hybrid working
6 Month Contract
£550/day inside IR35
Lorien's Utilities client are currently recruiting for a Strategic Procurement Officer to join on a 6 month initial contract, inside IR35.
Key Accountabilities:
- Responsible for setting up Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) within a specified high risk category of suppliers.
- Requirement to update supplier contracts, ensuring a risk report is created to show progress.
- Collaborate with Category Managers as well as the Business in the development of both standard and complex supplier segmentation and governance.
You will
- Ensure the risks are highlighted and a process is put in place to manage the suppliers.
- Support relevant supplier relationship and performance management activities.
- Work closely with Stakeholders to understand their requirements, manage expectations and influence people outside your sphere of responsibility.
Your Skills and Experience
- Broad knowledge of IT markets, business needs and UK Procurement Legislation, able to put this into overall context.
- Strong understanding of relevant statutory and legal provisions, with a strong ability to draft IT contracts with special terms and ensure the business has the protection it needs in it contracts for the long term.
- Experienced in the use of Procurement related systems, such as Oracle, Jaggaer Bravo! and Achilles Utility Vendor Database or similar systems would be beneficial.
- Strong understanding of the supply chain and how to manage it.
- A target-focused and result-driven individual, you'll be able to bring about change.
- Excellent communication and numeracy skills, with a highly-developed drafting and writing ability.
Should this position be of interest please submit your CV and I will be in contact as required.
Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
