Procurement Specialist

Procurement Specialist

Cardiff CF14

Commutable from Cardiff, Bridgend, Newport, Caerphilly, Pontyclun, Barry, Penarth, Pontypridd

£45,000

Benefits:-

• 25 Days holiday plus bank holidays rising to 28 with service
• Pension Scheme
• 5% Bonus opportunity
• Sick Pay package
• Death in service
• Onsite parking
• Excellent training and long term development opportunities

A Cardiff based international business are looking to recruit a Procurement Specialist. This business excel in their field and their product has a genuine impact on the end user. The business offer an excellent benefits package including a strong pension contribution, a good bonus and opportunities to go on courses and further professional development. The role is well suited to an procurement professional coming from a highly regulated industry, with the candidate having a strong indirect procurement background.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Working as the Category Lead on Business wide Indirect Spend.
• Supporting the Group Head of Procurement on Capital Spend Projects.
• Supporting Site Procurement Leads with day-to-day Indirect & Capex category order management & supplier management.
• Negotiating with suppliers to achieve market competitive pricing and acceptable commercial terms.
• Collecting and analysing business spend data and Supplier Sustainability Status
• In the Indirect Category researching new suppliers, products and supply market trends.
• Conducting supplier review meetings to discuss performance and driving continuous improvement opportunities.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Knowledge & previous experience of indirect & capital site procurement.
• Excellent communication skills to help negotiations and ensure that expectations are clear.
• Previous experience of managing RFI's and RFQ's.
• Ability to build robust relationships with External and Internal Stakeholders.
• Previous experience of procurement or site buyer roles.
• Robust IT skills with working knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• CIPS level 4 qualified or working towards CIPS qualification.

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Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

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