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Salary: Up to £41k

Location: Choice of Arvato site; Birmingham, Derby, Corby

Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30-17.00- 40 hour week

As an Indirect Procurement Specialist, you'll be responsible for supporting the procurement indirect categories such as FM, MRO, IT and CAPEX amongst others. Your typical day-to-day duties will include supporting the business procurement needs, meeting with Suppliers, working on tenders RFI’s and RFQ’s, implementing Supplier Agreements, negotiating Contracts, and working with internal stakeholder. You will be responsible for aligning the UK Procurement strategy and supporting the Head of Procurement. You will represent procurement at a UK and European level within your categories to build partnerships, introduce new Suppliers, and implement new ways of working.

Your Tasks

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Work closely with business wide stakeholders

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Preparation and execution of tenders, RFI’s and RFQ’s

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Consolidate existing Suppliers and source new

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Negotiate and implement Supplier Service Agreements

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Supplier commercial negotiations

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Work with key Suppliers to improve service levels and potential group growth

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Build relationships with key internal stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of change

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Manage Supplier OTIF, troubleshoot associated service issues, and lead escalations

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Promote sustainability standards throughout the Arvato and Supplier supply chains

Your Profile

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Experience of indirect procurement within an FMCG environment, ideally warehousing and logistics

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Must be able to demonstrate hands on experience with the end-to-end RFI, RFQ and tendering project delivery

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Experience within business process design advantageous

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Able to evidence success within Supplier consolidation programs

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Strong analytical and organisational skills

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Able to create strategic and tactical plans

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Good influencer and able to work well with stakeholders

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Good IT skills and a working knowledge of SAP 4Hana is desirable.

We Offer

25 days annual leave plus 8 UK bank holidays with the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days

Pension contribution

A life assurance policy that pays out 4 x Salary

Employee Assistance Programme that provides you with confidential support, information, and advice to help you

Employee Discount Scheme through Treats

Free car parking