Our local authority client is looking for an experienced Senior Sourcing Specialist to join their busy offices based in Norwich.
Full details below: PURPOSE OF THE JOB: Contribute to the development and implementation of procurement strategies and sourcing plans for the specific category of expenditure through contracting activity.
This role is offering mostly remote working with the occasional need to attend the offices for meetings etc.
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Procurement professional to shape the National Trust approach to procurement across the organisation and ensure operational readiness to deliver value as we head into our exciting new Strategy period.
Reporting into the Director of Finance this role is to strengthen leadership in procurement as we prepare for our new 10 year strategy period whilst managing through a short-term unplanned staff absence.
This is a fixed term role (minimum 6 months) for you to provide technical discipline leadership, heading up a team of 9 specialists, influencing and engaging senior stakeholders as you seek to unlock opportunities to embed sustainable best practice in the buying goods and services.
Our client produces the world's lowest carbon commodity of its kind due to their passion for leading sustainable manufacturing practices, continuous innovation, and outstanding services.
As a Sourcing/Procurement Specialist will support and manage the execution of direct procurement priorities in line with business goals and initiatives controlling the whole supply cycle (request for quote, purchase order, fulfilment, and support with internal co-ordination to ensure on time supply of equipment to the line and on time payment of suppliers).
In this role you will use your experience and/or expertise to solve problems, develop and execute objectives for self and others, and effect short term initiatives and long-term departmental improvements.
As a Sourcing/Procurement Specialist, you will be responsible for
Creation of RFQ's, place and follow up on PO's for assigned commodities.