Procurement Manager

Job Introduction

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Procurement professional looking to make their mark and bring innovation to our Tillery Valley Food Manufacturing site in South Wales.

Working as part of the management team at Tillery Valley you’ll be an exceptional people manager able to mentor, develop and upskill your team. As the Procurement Manager you’ll balance your operational responsibilities with innovation and new ways of working to improve the performance of the team and function.

You’ll be highly capable and adaptable, able to develop sourcing strategies for different categories of spend and deliver cost savings and improved operational performance. You’ll develop suitable KPIs to manage agreed Cost, Quality and Delivery objectives.

This is an exciting opportunity which will enable you to challenge yourself personally and professionally as an integral part of the Tillery Valley team.

Role Responsibility

• Set up, initiate and maintain professional relationships with the supplier network.
• Negotiate contracts to achieve best value.
• Achieve raw material cost reduction targets as agreed with the business.
• Undertaking value for money reviews of existing contracts and arrangements.
• Forecasting price trends and their impact on future activities.
• Ensuring suppliers are aware of business objectives.
• Keeping up to date with trends and innovations, regulation and new technology that can impact on the business.
• Ensuring that responsible sourcing is prioritised in the sourcing strategies.
• Lead project teams in executing cost saving programs.
• Work collaboratively with the new product development team to introduce innovative new products.
• Develop effective risk management strategies for key suppliers and key products.
• Build a strong network with the UK & Ireland Supply Management teams

The Ideal Candidate

What’s essential:

• Experienced leader and people manager, able to drive the delivery of results through great team management and motivation
• Forward thinking and strategically minded individual, able to demonstrate knowledge of modern Procurement trends and innovation whilst remaining accountable for day to day operations
• Proven experience building long lasting relationships with internal colleagues and external suppliers
• Excellent negotiator, tenacious and results driven with a track record of developing and delivering purchasing goals
• Exceptional influencing skills and a proven ability working at senior management level engaging peers and stakeholders
• Resilient and able to manage setbacks or a change of direction with ease
• Strong presentation skills both verbal and written
• Fully conversant with all Microsoft applications, including Office 365

Where we can be flexible:

• Manufacturing and / or Food Industry experience
• Experience in change management

Package Description

£40,000 - £45,000 per annum plus benefits

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.