Senior Procurement Officer

Butler Rose is working alongside one of our leading large manufacturing clients based in Stevenage who have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Procurement Officer to join their procurement team. This is a hybrid role (2/3 days per week on-site) and will be paying salary up to £35,000 depending on experience.

You might be required to travel to suppliers in the UK and potentially internationally.

Duties:
* As a Senior Procurement Officer, you will manage mature series production supplier subcontracts and you will undertake activities such as ensuring supplier delivery in line with contract obligations to support both Domestic and Export Customers, negotiating value for money future pricing arrangements, bidding for new business and placing subsequent subcontracts, managing supplier obsolescence issues and deploying mitigation strategies.

Experience and skills:
* Experience in contract management and negotiation in customer/supplier environment
* Determination: day-to-day problem solving in an exciting commercial environment is a key part, so you will need to be comfortable in asking and answering difficult questions, challenging yourself and others to common goals, organising both people and situations
* Communication: reporting and co-operation with internal and external partners
* Assertiveness: continually seek ways to maximise on opportunities
* Qualified in a business subject area with procurement or supply chain accreditations, or equivalent experience'.

What our client can offer you:
* Company bonus of up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
* Pension of maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
* Annual salary review
* Paid overtime.
* Up to 15 days flexi leave
* 25 days annual leave (plus holiday purchase)
* Fantastic site facilities, including subsidised meals, free car parking and more.
* Excellent career progression and development opportunities

We can offer you a full insight and job description on applying, please don't delay with your application.

Please call or email Cerys Thirlwell for further information.

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.