Procurement Contract Specialist
Procurement Contract Specialist
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Job Description
The Role:
Reporting to the Procurement Manager this role will support the businesses supplier onboarding and ongoing contract management function. You will be responsible for managing the daytoday administration of onboarding and reviewing suppliers as well as supporting the Procurement Manager on ongoing supplier management tasks.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist with the Supplier onboarding process including carrying out due diligence on potential new suppliers;
- Collate requirements issues and risks from key stakeholders in the selection and onboarding process;
- Conduct/facilitate negotiations with suppliers on terms / commercials in collaboration with Legal and internal stakeholders as required delivering on costs savings across suppliers where possible;
- Participate in Supplier Board meetings as required;
- Manage the Procurement Teams Inbox and act as a main point of contact of the department;
- Keep the Supplier App / Contracts Register / Supplier Onboarding Processes up to date collect key contractual data; track expiry dates; manage renewals to assigned contracts;
- For the lifetime of assigned contracts be a point of contact for any contractual queries including T&Cs and SLAs;
- Working with the Contracts Advisor as required and help support in the business conducting regular reviews on suppliers to ensure that they remain compliant; contractual obligations are met SLAs are achieved and performance is at or above expected levels; and
- Share supplier and product knowledge and implement best practice and standards
Qualifications :
Skills & Experience:
- Previous experience of working in procurement preferably gained within an IT reseller / distribution environment;
- Strong analytical skills;
- Ability to be proactive in finding opportunities to improve the companys position in relation to its suppliers;
- The ability to present findings succinctly and with a commercial focus;
- Excellent administration skills;
- Proficient in the use of CRM systems and MS packages including Word Excel and Outlook;
- Excellent communication skills both oral and written;
- Significant experience of Procurement processes and full order life cycle;
- Excellent interpersonal skills the ability to build and maintain relationships and work cross functionally and interact confidently;
- Robust and resilient in approach has the confidence to challenge and push back when required;
- Solid planning and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise work.
- Strong time management skills with the ability to work under pressure to deadlines; and
- Ability to carry out tasks to a high standard with a strong eye for attention to detail and thorough approach to their work.
- A selfstarter with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to respond quickly and efficiently to queries;
- Demonstrates creative thinking and problemsolving skills but knows when to escalate issues;
- Proactive and flexible with a can do attitude; and
- Team player understands the importance of teamwork.
Additional Information :
Location: Based from our Head Office but can be remote.
Hours: Monday to Friday 09.00 17.30 37.5 hours per week)
Start date: ASAP
- Must have the right to live and work in the UK.
- Due to our location access to own transport is essential.
We dont believe hiring is a tick box exercise so if you feel that you dont match the job description 100 but would still be a great fit for role please get in touch.
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Remote
