Procurement Manager
6 Month Contract
Bristol, London, Cheltenham or Manchester
60 p/h (Umbrella rate)

ARM have an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Manager to join one of our clients on an initial 6-month basis.

The successful candidate will be actively contributing to deliver a more strategic approach to how the client selects and manages their supply chain.

Responsibilities:

* Develop and manage preferred supplier framework agreements.
* Manage selected preferred supplier relations.
* Implement a category management approach in selected capability areas.
* Manage sourcing projects.
* Support Strategic Growth Procurement lead in the execution of bid specific supply chain strategies.
* Work with multi-functional teams along the end-to-end supply chain process.
* Lead the identification of new framework opportunities.
* Conduct market research and identify new suppliers as required.
* Support and manage supply chain performance reviews.

Requirements:

* Extensive experience in Procurement & Supply Chain role (MCIPS qualified or working towards beneficial)
* Strong technical procurement skills incl. strategic sourcing, contracting, negotiating and supplier management.
* Awareness and understanding of category advantageous.
* Supplier relationship building skills and performance management.
* Commercial acumen.
* Effective stakeholder management.
* Analytical mindset and ability to use data to enable evidence-based decision making.

This vacancy is being advertised by Advanced Resource Managers. ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions.

Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.