Procurement Support Manager at PZ Cussons

Job Description

Sustainability and the wellbeing of people, families and communities everywhere are at the heart of everything that we do.
Since our founding in 1884, we have been creating products to delight, care for and nourish consumers. Across our core categories of Hygiene, Baby and Beauty, our trusted and well-loved brands include Carex, Cussons Baby, Sanctuary Spa and St. Tropez.

• Development and maintenance of a comprehensive system of procurement intelligence, which will enable the effective management of the supply base .
• Transactional and operational support to procurement activities. Provide input into financial budgeting and strategic planning process
• Co-ordinating of all tenders activities for all categories through ARIBA platform
• Understand and interpret weekly reports from stakeholders
• Responsible for developing /agreeing with internal customer - SLA, Risk Management Programme and appropriate supply measurement tools to assist in driving continuous improvement.
• Provide the key local interface between the supplier and internal customers o facilitate the resolution of supplier non-conformance and manage supplier escalation/ re-scheduling

Qualification

• Relevant degree or demonstrate ability to learn and develop.
• Minimum of 3-5years commercial experience, gained in blue chip organization proactive and able to implement continual improvement programme.
• Minimum of 3 years procurement imperatives (quality, service, cost, risk, growth support, innovation)
• Analytical and numerical skills
• Understanding of category management process would be advantageous
• Previous participation in supplier's management teams would be beneficial.
• Skilled communicator with a high level of personal impact which will enable the rapid establishment of constructive relationships