Procurement Specialist

​Title: Procurement Specialist

Sector: Retail

Location: London (3 days a week, 2 from home)

Salary & Package: £50,000 - £55,000 + 15% bonus and additional benefits

Sea Global are delighting to be representing a household brand who are currently looking to recruit an Indirect Procurement Specialist to join their growing Procurement team. The role sits at group level and will have a real focus across categories such as indirect spend such as Marketing, Corporate Services, HR and Travel

They are looking for a strategically minded procurement professional, who is comfortable working within a collaborative environment. This role is really suited to a Senior Buyer looking to take a step up, or perhaps a Procurement Manager who is looking to take a step into a large, exciting business.

Role & Responsibilities

• Report into the Senior Procurement Manager

• Lead on small to medium sized projects and contract negotiations

• End to end procurement management, including RFP’s, ad supplier management

• Work closely with various business unit heads, including Heads of Departments and Directors

• Support tenders and the negotiation process for large and complex contracts

• Delivery of cost reduction, risk mitigation and control of annual category spend across the business

Experience & Requirements

• Will have experience working within indirect procurement

• Should have demonstrated end to end procurement projects, what the process and what was the outcome

• Ideally will have experience working with stakeholders across various departments and will be comfortable building relationships

• CIPS, degree or relevant qualification isn’t a must but would be a “nice to have”