Head of Procurement & Property leading procurement and property management at Greater Western Water. Driving operational excellence and managing enterprise - wide procurement strategies.
About the role
- Procurement Specialist managing procurement activities and supplier relations at Argenta’s Dundee manufacturing site. Focused on driving cost savings and supporting global procurement initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for procurement activities across materials and services for the site and globally.
- Manage relationships with key suppliers of materials and services.
- Negotiate most cost-effective terms for the supply of major contract items.
- Support and lead global procurement initiatives to standardise material and service providers and reduce costs.
- Drive Material Change Controls and other required actions.
- Support Site GM with strategy and business plans by identifying and communicating improvement opportunities.
- Maintain awareness of market and technology trends and make recommendations to maximise cost saving opportunities.
- Drive supplier KPIs and procurement strategy to deliver superior customer service and cost savings.
- Provide input and support for annual customer pricing reviews.
- Identifies and source new materials in support of PDS.
- Sets Inventory Standards in collaboration with the Head of Supply Chain.
- Investigation and resolution of anomalies with material suppliers via Non-Conformance Reports.
Requirements
- Educated to Bachelors level, or equivalent.
- Preferably in administration, logistics, supply chain or related field.
- Minimum 3 years procurement experience across direct material, indirect and capex spend areas.
- Experience in Animal Health Contract Manufacturing Organisations (CMO).
- Outstanding negotiation skills and ability to build positive relationships with local and overseas suppliers.
- Experience in procurement across a global landscape of suppliers.
- Experience in procurement category management techniques.
- Experience in procurement technologies i.e. eSourcing, Source to Pay.
- An ability to identify opportunities and create value from complex supply chain (procurement) networks.
- Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and FDA manufacturing regulations.
- Strong commercial skills and acumen.
- Highly collaborative and credible, with an ability to engage and influence at senior levels internally.
- Problem solving skills and analytical assessment abilities to make business critical decisions.
- Proficiency in Microsoft applications.
- Sound time-management and organizational skills.
Benefits
- Argenta actively supports and covers of expenses of procurement training, including the CIPS qualification pathway.
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