Procurement Business Partner
Ref: 522866
£75,000
- Permanent
About the candidate
A leading Procurement professional with outstanding indirect multi-category experience for a leading consumer goods brand. This candidate has pan-European experience, working at a strategic level and implementing significant change including developing processes and leading change to a 'process to pay' model.
Able to engage stakeholders at various levels and act as a positive change agent, this candidate has demonstrated impressive commercial gains, led valuable projects, and developed processes and systems with a lasting legacy for a premier multinational brand.
Due to relocation, this candidate is available to start a role immediately and begin adding significant value to an organisation's procurement function.
What makes them great?
- Led competitive bidding and global supplier negotiations, achieving 7%+ productivity enhancement through strategic procurement strategies and effective deal-making.
- Executed procurement outsourcing, digitalization, and strategic supplier partnerships, yielding a $7 million annual tactical buy productivity enhancement through best practices.
- In a very competitive “FMCG market” environment created strategic sourcing partnerships, with key spare parts moved on-shore reducing risk and leading to a 5.5% gain in productivity,
- Forged reliable regional indirect sourcing strategies, generating consistent annual productivity gains through adept negotiation and strategic sourcing initiatives.
Areas of expertise
- Successful and impactful, this candidate has superb interpersonal skills and has led highly valuable change projects across procurement functions,
- Negotiation: Led diverse negotiations, trained in internal and external strategies, and handled intricate procurement categories on a global scale.
- Strategic Sourcing: Established enduring supplier partnerships, defining KPIs, fostering commitment, and strategizing for sustainable sourcing alliances.
- Team Leadership: Directed large local and global teams, adept in matrix management, overseeing 50+ remote and 11+ local personnel effectively.
- SAP S/4 HANA Expertise: Engineered Procure-to-Pay workflows aligned with SAP S/4 HANA capabilities, training key users, and aligning system functionalities with business requisites.