Our client  is a Global Leader in Roofing Solutions. They are looking for a Manager Indirect Procurement & Traded Goods for the UK and Ireland Region.

Job location : Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

As the Manager Indirect Procurement - Corporate, you will :

• Be the primary point of contact and reference for Indirect Corporate - category products and services for the UK and Ireland business, including Corporate Services, Marketing, HR, Facilities Management, IT, Health & Safety, Certification and Traded Goods.
• Establish and execute, in line with local management team and Procurement tools and policies, Indirect Corporate-category products and services-related activities to drive performance (Cost, Delivery, Services, Top line growth, Lean, Compliance) – Negotiations, Contract management 
• Support local deployment of procurement strategies (from Categories team) impacting the UK and Ireland region Business – Project management, change management 
• Ensure effective implementation and compliance with new 2One processes 
• Coordinate and lead data management jointly with stakeholders (eg. IT, Finance) for Business flawless execution – Budgeting, Savings, ERP integration 

As an Indirect Procurement Manager, you will bring :

• University degree (Economic, Engineering) with minimum 7+ years of work experience within an Indirect strategic procurement team with exposure across all Corporate-category products and services 
• Experience in building strategic partnership with vendors and introducing innovations to support top line growth
• Experience in managing internal and external stakeholders: Strong interpersonal skills to effectively interact with all teams, areas and levels in the business – ability to interact fluently in English.
• Experience in understanding and executing category strategy with track record of flawless launch of complex projects 
• Experience in exceeding procurement KPIs in terms of savings, quality, payment terms 
• Experience in implementing and applying best-in-class SAP processes 
• Autonomous, entrepreneurial mindset and result oriented: Capable of managing complexity with low level of information, decision maker and ability to execute