Procurement Manager - Vending
Procurement Manager - Vending
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Job Description
Reporting into the Head of Wholesale; this is a newly created strategic role within the Procurement Team. The role will be responsible for procurement activities and strategic sourcing across multiple vending disciplines: Selfserve Food & Beverage tender support equipment purchasing/leasing technical service route vending and contract management. This new role offers future potential for progression and line management.
Key accountabilities include:
- Managing the vending category and driving growth
- Developing and implementing category strategies that optimise spend increase purchasing income and deliver strategic value
- Manage complex tender processes leveraging crosscategory insights and negotiation strategies
- Contract management at supplier and operational levels
- Create and maintain a robust supplier performance evaluation framework
- Develop and maintain relationships with key suppliers across national regional and potentially international level
- Supporting cross functional projects that drive efficiencies and innovation
- Ensure procurement activities adhere to internal policies and external regulatory requirements especially around data protection
- Leverage technology and digital tools to enhance procurement effectiveness
- Building and maintaining relationships with key business stakeholders
- Influencing key business decision makers and bringing them on board with procurement category strategies while also taking into account business needs and requirements
Qualifications :
What we need from you:
- 57 years procurement experience
- Proven track record & knowledge of all things vending
- Ability to carry out category management and expertise in strategic sourcing
- Understanding of procurement compliance requirements
- Technology and digital services knowledge
- Advanced understanding of contract negotiation principles
- Data Protection Regulation understanding
- Based in the Reading Office at least 3 days per week with 2 days flexible between the London Office site and supplier visits and working from home.
Additional Information :
And in return we offer:
- 25 days holiday (plus public holidays)
- Plus your birthday off
- Company pension
- Life Assurance cover
- Medical insurance
- Discretionary bonus
- Car allowance
- Discounts available on the high street shops holidays gyms and cinemas
- Wellbeing assistance
- Volunteering Days
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Secondary Carer leave
- Wedding/Commitment day leave
- Salary 45000 to 55000 per annum dependent on experience
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
