Procurement Manager

Procurement Manager

Location: Nuneaton (CV10 7RL) Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday Salary:£55K- £65,000 per annum (dependant on experience), plus car / car allowance, 33 days holiday, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme

About the Role

You’ll have an important part to play supporting the Head of Procurement in leading and managing the procurement of indirect goods and services. You will provide a timely and cost-effective procurement category strategy and expertise to stakeholders across the Unipart portfolio of sites and clients.

Here at Unipart we don’t just have a way of working, we have The Unipart Way. It allows everyone in our team to pursue their own personal and professional goals to a world class level, through Unipart's ‘Gate to Great’ training and development program.

As a Procurement Manager you will promote the procurement platform whilst driving improvements in the stakeholder experience, working collaboratively with all functions to drive alignment of best procurement practice and maximise opportunities for Unipart.

As part of your key responsibilities, you’ll

Develop and implement commercial sourcing strategies for indirect services and goods delivering VFM and cost reduction across multiple categories, sectors and clients

Ensure suitable ongoing contractual coverage for key services and goods eliminating risk of supply

Lead where required, strategic sourcing activities for Unipart and clients

Review and negotiate contract terms, mitigating commercial exposure to Unipart

Manage approval through to signature

Manage key supplier relationships for long-term strategic partnering and benefit opportunities

Support internal stakeholders with key supplier performance reviews to help build business capability

Support commercial account teams through engagement and presentations to clients when required

Implement procurement policies, processes and procedures to help protect and advance the business

Provide an expert point of contact for internal senior stakeholders at all levels

Manage change by effective procurement leadership through utilisation of The Unipart Way principles

Deputise for Head of Procurement when required

About You

We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!

Previous experience in multiple category sourcing, delivering significant savings and innovative solutions

Strong negotiation skills and an understanding of standard terms and conditions to mitigate legal and commercial risk.

Excellent relationship-building skills and the ability to confidently influence senior-level internal and external stakeholders.

Strong IT, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities. Highly organised, able to prioritise, and adaptable to a fast-paced environment.

A clear, concise, and engaging communicator at all levels, with a strong customer focus and collaborative approach

About Unipart

We are a supply chain performance improvement partner. We Design, Make, Move, and Improve components in our customers’ supply chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost, and carbon. Our ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Our recruitment process is designed to be accessible, inclusive, and based entirely on merit. We define merit through a combination of technical skills and the core behaviours that help our people thrive at Unipart. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or circumstances. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity that exceeds our statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and subsequent legislation. Whether it’s your age, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, family status, or any other characteristic that makes you ‘you’ - it is your talent and potential that we value most.

Adjustments for you: We want you to perform at your best. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know. We are here to support you.

You may have experience in the following: Procurement Manager, Senior Procurement Specialist, Purchasing Manager, Category Manager, Strategic Sourcing Manager, Sourcing Manager, Supply Chain Manager, Commodity Manager, Vendor Manager, Supplier Relationship Manager etc

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