European Procurement Manager

European-Procurement-Manager-

-80,00090,000-per-annum-(OTE95,000110,000)

50%-European-travel-

Hybrid,-office-in-Devon-

Purpose-of-the-role

• Monitor-key-performance-metrics-and-ensure-alignment-with-sourcing-strategies,-including-delivery,-quality,-and-supplier-consolidation-initiatives.
• Establish-a-process-for-gathering-plant-feedback,-communicating-outcomes-to-suppliers,-and-implementing-performance-based-rewards-or-corrective-measures-on-a-monthly-or-quarterly-basis.
• Support-initiatives-that-position-the-business-as-the-customer-of-choice-within-the-supplier-network.
• Identify-opportunities-to-lower-costs,-standardise-products-or-services,-leverage-new-supplier-technologies,-and-address-pricing-or-supplier-performance-challenges.
• Develop-a-project-management-framework-in-partnership-with-Supplier-Quality-to-implement-improvement-plans,-corrective-actions,-minimise-risk,-and-maintain-supplier-continuity.

Background-required

• Willing-to-undertake-significant-travel,-comprising-approximately-50%-of-the-role,-with-regular-visits-to-suppliers-across-multiple-countries.
• Fluent-in-English,-with-an-additional-language-such-as-French,-German,-or-Hungarian-considered-advantageous.
• Advanced-Excel,-PowerPoint,-and-presentation-development-skills.
• Strong-verbal,-written,-and-presentation-abilities,-with-the-capability-to-adapt-communication-styles-for-different-audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop-and-refine-procurement-strategies-alongside-International-Segment-and-Procurement-leadership-teams.
• Lead-category-management-activities-across-the-EU-region.
• Create-and-implement-standardised-checklists-for-each-manufacturing-plant.
• Ensure-the-Check-Book-process-is-established-and-consistently-maintained.
• Develop-recovery-plans-for-plants-that-are-underperforming-against-forecast-targets.
• Monitor-and-report-on-overall-material-costs-and-spend-across-both-direct-and-indirect-categories.
• Set-plant-level-targets-for-payment-terms-based-on-spend-and-drive-execution-against-these-objectives.
• Negotiate-supplier-payment-terms-and-contract-conditions-to-enhance-cash-flow-performance.
• Manage-receipt-schedules-and-payment-terms-to-optimise-year-end-cash-position.
• Negotiate-extensions-to-payment-deadlines-where-appropriate-into-the-following-quarter-or-financial-year.
• Lead-or-provide-support-for-cross-EU-procurement-and-supply-chain-projects-as-required.

Benefits-/-Other

• Car-allowance700pm
• Bonus-scheme-15%
• Pension-scheme-matched-up-to-10%-matched
• 25-days-holiday-+-bank-holidays-+-plus-3-days-bank-for-closure-over-Christmas-period
• Healthcare-schemes
• Onsite-parking