Procurement Support Manager at PZ Cussons

Job Brief

• 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

Qualifications

• Relevant Degree or demonstrate ability to learn and develop.
• Must have 1-3 years commercial experience, gained in blue chip organization proactive and able to implement continual improvement programme.
• Minimum of 1 year 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