Global Procurement Manager

Global Procurement Manager, Plastics & Blow Moulding - Global FTSE 30 FMCG Brand - Surrey Location - GBP50,000 - 48,000 + Car + Excellent Benefits

Aggressively growing FMCG brand seeks passionate Procurement specialist to join their centralised global team and manage a complex portfolio of direct commodities and suppliers. With an outstanding reputation for staff development and a high-percentage of home-grown Directors, this Times Top 100 employer presents a compelling career opportunity.

As Global Procurement Manager you will:-

• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to define key business requirements
• Partner with the end-to-end supply chain to deliver high quality products, seeking out opportunities for supplier rationalisation, competitive tendering, tail spend management, and supplier-sourced innovation

• Devise global sourcing & category strategies including less mature regions beyond Europe, delivering impressive cost savings and wider commercial benefits that impact company results

• Implement initiatives and programs to improve quality of bought-in goods and services and reduce lead times

• Build strategic relationships with critical suppliers and develop risk mitigation strategies to provide secure and cost effective sources for specialist commodities

• Participate in the development of Continuous Improvement strategy for the supply base, employing Lean Six Sigma approaches

• Benefit from personally tailored professional development programmes to aid your quick progression within the company

Required qualifications & experience:-

• 2-3+ years Procurement / Strategic Sourcing / Category Management experience, with a CV that details commercial achievements (cost savings & avoidance, risk mitigation, supplier relationship and performance improvement, stakeholder engagement)

• Knowledge of manufacturing processes or regulatory requirements desired not essential
• Procurement / strategic sourcing / buying experience within complex global organisations

• Degree & CIPS qualifications preferred though not essential

To find out more and apply??? please send your CV to Emily at or directly through this page.

Key skills: procurement, buying, strategic sourcing, tendering, procurement transformation, change management, category management, negotiation, stakeholder management, supplier relationship management SRM, vendor management, stakeholder influencing, collaboration, purchasing, direct procurement, procurement performance, project management

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