Senior Procurement Manager

Our mission is to be the trusted partner for all addressable procurement spend in order to maximise value and efficiency by managing suppliers, driving the use of Purchase Orders and setting policies and guidelines to minimise risk. The Central Procurement team embraces the following cultural principles: being humble & authentic, encouraging diversity & inclusion and providing robust career development opportunities.

The role is focused on managing the end-to-end procurement cycle and developing strategic category intelligence for offset printing and paper purchasing in US, UK, EU and Asian markets.

You will be the paper and offset print procurement expert and an essential part of our global central procurement team with the goal of supporting the business to meet its objectives whilst delivering significant cost reductions. You will be involved in supporting various supply chain activities, enhancements and projects for expanding our utilisation of SAP/Ariba and lead change for the paper and offset print procurement.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference through delivering substantial savings and organisational alignment across our global business.

This role is offered on a permanent basis and can be located in our London, Cham or Heidelberg office on a hybrid working model.

Role Responsibilities:

Manage overall relationships with key offset print and paper suppliers, developing a robust pool of qualified/preferred/strategic suppliers.
Provide technical guidance and expertise to both internal and external stakeholders in all questions related to print and paper buying.
Evaluate existing and design/execute best in class sourcing strategies for printing category.
Develop and manage RFQ/RFP/RFI process, negotiate agreements and long term/volume commitment pricing
Research and evaluate potential vendors to determine suitability and sustainability of materials, meet new production requirements and/or to replace poor-performing vendors for the print category
evaluate market trends, review technical, trade, environmental and legal publications, and keep abreast of current and applicable regulatory rulings
Ensure supplier performance and quality is in accordance with contract terms, visiting suppliers' sites.
Monitor and analyse internal and external KPIs and work to identify solutions for improvement
Supervise Procurement Manager/Procurement Team Lead/Senior Procurement Specialist on different procurement projects and processes.

Extensive experience of direct procurement experience (procurement operations/supply chain/physical manufacturing or similar)
Proven track record of category management, strategic sourcing and supplier management.
Strong commercial background with excellent negotiating skills.
Line-management experience would be ideal ideally overseeing remote team members
Communication and stakeholder management skills are required
Ability to work with cross functional teams in a complex, changing environment
Analytical approach with solid project-management and problem-solving
Desirable

Experience buying global print and paper would be preferred, Disability Confident
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