Procurement Manager | Nottinghamshire | Salary up to £58,000 per annum
Cherry Professional are recruiting for an energetic, creative and experienced Procurement Manager to lead commercial and supplier engagement efforts for our fleet portfolio of spend. This is a great opportunity to drive creative commercial value and build strategic partnerships in a fast-paced delivery environment.
This role requires candidates to have an understanding of Fleet and Fleet management. All applicants needs to have this knowledge and experience.
Responsibilities:
- Developing procurement strategies that are inventive and cost-effective.
- Sourcing of and negotiating with reliable suppliers and vendors to secure advantageous terms.
- Reviewing existing contracts with suppliers and vendors to ensure on-going feasibility.
- Building and maintaining long-term relationships with vendors and suppliers.
- Approving purchase orders and organizing and confirming delivery of goods and services.
- Performing risk assessments on potential contracts and agreements.
- Controlling the procurement budget and promoting a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs.
- Establishing quality control and ensuring that stock meets company standards.
- Monitor supplier performance to ensure timely deliveries of the correct items and services.
- Ensure and monitor that when goods are received the requestor receipts them on the database.
- Identify and monitor high volumes of stock being held or ordered to determine a best practice.
- Work with the Finance team and end users to identify and make improvements in the purchase
- order and goods receipt processes.
- Build and implement subcontractor performance and management systems to support the
- Operation Management team.
- Overseeing and managing the IT systems that track shipments, inventory, and the supply of goods.
- Reduce unnecessary expenses and increase fuel efficiency
- Secure the fleet's compliance with applicable regulations
- Analyse fleet performance data and improve accordingly
- Report fleet performance and finances to upper management
- Source and negotiate the best commercial Insurance cover for the fleet.
- Source and negotiate the best commercial fuel purchasing considering driver base and coverage areas.
- Vehicle inspection and maintenance
- Real-time vehicle location tracking
Ideal Candidate:
- Minimum of 2 years' experience in a procurement manager role, ideally within the engineering sector
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, logistics, or business administration
- Proven experience managing supply chain operations.
- Procurement cost management and analysis skills are essential
- Experience using supply chain management software and tools, including Oracle, SAP Ariba, and/or
- In-depth knowledge of preparing and reviewing contracts, invoicing, and negotiation terms.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Access).
- Management and leadership skills.
- Multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise task
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Roles you may have applied for:
Procurement Manager, Project Fleet Procurement Manager, Procurement & Fleet Manager or Procurement Fleet Manager.
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