Commercial Procurement Manager

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Job Description :

DP World are currently recruiting for a Manager – Commercial Procurement UK who would ideally be based from our central hub in Coventry or the surrounding Midlands area. Working on a hybrid basis the main purpose of this role is to Initiate, Draft, Validate & sign off, Implement and Execute Procurement strategy for Bids and Launches for external customer projects for UK. With a primary focus on optimizing business efficiency and meeting business needs you will work with a Strategic/Tactical stakeholder group and projects and will coach and guide the Commercial & Projects Procurement Specialist in your country.

About the role:

• Being the Procurement Expert in your Projects for the UK.
• Business partner with your stakeholder group on a strategic/tactical/operational level and identifying their business needs by acting as their partner on procurement topics.
• Initiate, draft, validate & sign off, implement and execute procurement strategy within the strategy of the Procurement Leadership team.
• Being the expert and visible/accessible in you projects on all procurement topics for your stakeholders.
• Participate or lead in cross functional teams as appropriate, provide a comprehensive review of: categories, supply base, cost drivers, market trends, supplier rationalization plans, supply positioning, sourcing strategies, and strategic actions.
• Maintain timely and accurate knowledge of assigned categories and procurement landscape and maintain accurate up-to-date cost records and analysis of trends.
• Manage supplier relationships on a strategic/tactical level for your projects.
• Manage the contracts on a strategic/tactical level for your projects.
• Generate and maintain accurate records according to established procedures for quotes, cost estimates, items, tooling, purchase orders, supplier performance, and commodity spend analysis, etc.
• Create and implement annual cost reduction strategies, including but not limited to: negotiate pricing ensuring the lowest price up-front, source new business per the approved commodity strategy, implement packaging and logistics improvements, etc. Identify potential commodity and/or supplier opportunity areas (e.g. standardization, supplier consolidation, new technologies, etc.), communicate potential opportunities internally and initiate activities to assemble appropriate resources to pursue opportunity areas.
• Make periodic visits to suppliers, perform risk assessments, onsite surveys, periodic supplier performance reviews, supplier development plans. Maintain, re-evaluate, and develop robust risk management systems to promote appropriate competition and ensure suppliers continuity.
• Analyze and validate contracts and agreements and communicate appropriately with Legal Department for full approval.
• Interface with supplier development for continuous improvement in the supply base, including but not limited to: managing the supply base for a given commodity, focus on continuous improvement in quality, delivery, and value. Identify and develop suppliers with innovative technologies that reduce cost and increase our competitiveness.

Your Key Skills:

• Certified certification in CIPS/NEVI or equivalent.
• Relevant experience in procurement ideally within a large complex organisation
• Good understanding of purchasing applications (Oracle, SAP etc.).
• Ability to initiate, draft, validate, sign off and execute procurement strategy.
• Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic and demanding environment..
• Excellent project management experience.
• Experienced in dealing with stakeholders-groups on a strategic/tactical level.
• Knowledge in the procurement landscape
• Ability to challenge, collaborate, influence and convince stakeholders
• Ability to negotiate as an agent on the company’s behalf, ensuring the company is represented in the best possible way.
• Experience in cross-functional teams that include internal and external customers, and suppliers.
• Good interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills – written and oral to deal with a wide range of customers and stakeholder levels – both internal and external
• Strong Negotiating and analytical skills.
• Ability to travel 25% within Europe.

Compensation

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 103,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.

We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses — Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades. The DP World family comprises of syncreon, Imperial and P&O.

What’s more, we’re reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW

To Change What’s Possible For Everyone

DP World is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We strongly believe that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success and we make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We believe that employees are happiest when they’re empowered to be their true, authentic selves. So, please come as you are. We can’t wait to meet you.

By submitting your resume and application information, you authorize DP World to transmit and store your information in the world-wide recruitment database, and to circulate that information as necessary for the purpose of evaluating your qualifications for this or other job vacancies

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• How many years of experience do you have with SAP Products?
• Have you worked with Oracle database before?

Experience:

• Procurement: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Commercial Procurement Manager