Procurement Manager (Maternity Cover)

Morgan Philips Group is an innovative recruitment business with a footprint across 4 continents.

In just 5 years, we have built a global platform that disrupts conventional thinking in executive and professional recruiting. We combine high-touch consultancy with worldwide search capability and digital sourcing technologies to help you recruit better, faster and cost effectively.

Fyte are delighted to be assisting a leading organisation in their search for a Procurement Manager to cover 6 months maternity leave.

Applications are welcomed from candidates are able make effective purchasing decisions which are made to maximise margins and ensure supply chain run efficiently.
The role will suit someone who has a keen interest in products and fashion aware aware of current trends. Must also have an understanding of client and customer requirements.

Responsibilities:
. Accountable for procurement team for tasks, resource planning, training needs and HR activities.
. Work directly with senior management team and directors.
. Maximise availability to ensure correct stock available for customer orders.
. Benchmark within the market to ensure all procured product & services, margins are maximised.
. Continue and manage Brexit procurement strategy to minimise impact for additional expenditure.
. Centralise, manage and continuously improve MRP.
. Ability to analysis data, volumes, trends and seasonal & customer demands.
. Validate and authorise vendor long term product forecasts.
. Accountable for all procurement with an expenditure of over 10M+ PA.
. Plan procuring stock hold and manage availability for fulfilment to meet contractual agreement and provide solutions where required.
. Manage end to end vendor relationships/contracts for 40+ vendors for product, services and utilities for all sites.
. Manage vendor performance reviews, which entail order & delivery cycle, expenditure, product review, exploring new ranges, quality control, re-negotiation of price and payment terms.
. Scope new client contract requirements and implement product range and supply chain.
. Manage product catalogue and adapted to meet today's fashion and trends.
. Create and provide documentation for company RFQ/RFI for contract tenders.
. Maintain E Cats (electronic catalogue) of company product range.
. Ensure company policies and procedures are compiled to including to health and safety standards.

Experience and Skills:
. Strong procurement and management experience.
. Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
. Exceptional relationship and client management skills.
. Customer focused.
. Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
. Effective results driven approach to performance management.
. Able to work under pressure.
. Attention to detail with right first-time ethos.
. Proficient level of using software Microsoft.