Procurement and Supply Chain Jobs

Role Purpose

To provide commercial support to the Company UK through end to end management of the procurement process for high/medium risk, high/medium value procurement activity within the CRM category.

CRM category will cover Customer Service, Retention, Telesales, Credit and Collections Contact Centres.  Back office and other services supporting customer operations are also included in the category.  The category covers suppliers supporting both Consumer and Business Customers.

Essence of Role – Key Accountabilities

1. Liaise with the Company’s PC Category manager for categories where a Global category plan is applicable. Ensure Opco’s views and requirements are understood during the strategy development and represent the Opco in any subsequent negotiations. Where regional opportunities exist, lead or liaise with Ireland to develop a procurement strategy and deliver against the strategy.
2. Where a local category plan is applicable, develop a local procurement strategy (local category plan) with internal stakeholders which seek out business opportunities, capitalise on current market conditions and challenges business requirements. Lead supplier selection and negotiations.
3. Manage the procurement process for key projects, ensuring the selection of suppliers with the capability to meet our needs, high service standards, efficient executions and competitive rates.  
4. Lead commercial reviews and negotiations with suppliers to identify and deliver:
• Improved standards of performance and contribution from suppliers
• Efficiency improvements
• Appropriate remuneration models achieving an effective alignment of competitive fees and incentives for exceptional performance against targets.
• Cost savings opportunities (consolidation/redefine scope of work/rates reduction etc)
• Incremental value-add from the leading suppliers
5. Identify and deliver commercial best practices and synergy benefits through effective collaboration with peers in other Operating Companies, and Global Supply Chain
6. Ensure the appropriate use of alternative procurement methods across the range of requirements using e-business tools as required.
7. Lead the annual Supplier Performance Measurement reviews, including stakeholders to drive improved performance, efficiency and contribution from the relationship. Create, agree and deliver continuous improvement plans.
8. Drive SCM engagement with customers & move towards a business partner role.
9. Be an active member of the UK Supply Chain Management Team taking on additional ad-hoc projects and tasks as required to facilitate the development of the department and raise the functions profile within the Company.
10. Manage relationships and stakeholder relations. Influence, challenge and drive change to add incremental value.
11. Vendor management and strategic relationship management for local suppliers.
 

The Business Unit - Indirect Procurement

Indirect Procurement delivers value to the Company through effective implementation of market- facing strategies, which are developed from its deep understanding of the interplay between the Company's demand and the supply markets. Value and risks are managed through the identification and use of supplier relationships where the Company's scope, scale and buying power have been optimized. Further, Indirect Procurement's efforts are supported by a suite of procurement process and systems that allow for effective market engagements, contract development and management, purchasing activities and supplier relationship and performance management.

Indirect Procurement's Vision is to have, a world-class supply base firmly in place and readily accessible to our clients, producing a sustainable competitive advantage for the Company, while delivering increased profits and boosting shareholder value. We
will achieve our Vision by having a dedicated global team of professionals in place to execute our Indirect Procurement Strategy for the Company, and by applying PSCM best practices in support of our clients across the enterprise.

Role synopsis

The Company spends approximately $1.1bn every year on property activities ranging from buying and selling land, construction or fit out of office building through to managing the operations of the Company’s facilities world wide. Of this $500m is spent on Facilities Management (FM) activities which include maintenance, catering, security, cleaning and a range of office services. This is supported by the FM team in Indirect Procurement.

This role is accountable for the development of cost maps, analysis and reporting of cost and savings data and other performance indicators, and acquisition of market information in support of the FM category team. It is expected that this activity will take up 50% of the time with the remainder devoted to managing sourcing activity typically less than $3m spend.

This role offers the opportunity and scope to develop into a procurement specialist role within FM or other Indirect categories.
 

Business Unit - Indirect Procurement

Indirect Procurement delivers value to the Company through effective implementation of market-facing strategies, which are developed from its deep understanding of the interplay between the Company's demand and the supply markets. Value and risks are managed through the identification and use of supplier relationships where the Company 's scope, scale and buying power have been optimized. Further, Indirect Procurement's efforts are supported by a suite of procurement process and systems that allow for effective market engagements, contract development and management, purchasing activities and supplier relationship and performance management.

Indirect Procurement's Vision is to have, a world-class supply base firmly in place and readily accessible to our clients, producing a sustainable competitive advantage for the Company, while delivering increased profits and boosting shareholder value. We will achieve our Vision by having a dedicated global team of professionals in place to execute our Indirect Procurement Strategy for the Company, and by applying PSCM best practices in support of our clients across the enterprise.

 Role synopsis

Indirect Procurement delivers value to the Company through effective implementation of market-facing strategies, which are developed from its deep understanding of the interplay between the Company's demand and the supply markets. Value and risks are managed through the identification and use of supplier relationships where the Company's scope, scale and buying power have been optimized.

IP is organized based on areas of spend. This role sits within the Travel and Property organisation as part of the Travel Services team. The Company Travel Services team provides both sourcing and program management across a global program with regional accountabilities in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa and Asia Pacific. The scope of the Travel team includes airline, rental car, chauffeured car, Travel Management Company, hotels, and strategic meetings management. This scope of this role is to manage day-to-day delivery of services that support the Company’s global travel program.

Performs service delivery management for EMEA region and global program through third party service providers for air, car, hotels, limo, Travel Management Company, and meetings mgmt and advises on improvements to performance management processes.


 
 

Impact Statement

To provide commercial support to The Company UK through end to end management of the procurement process for high/medium risk, high/medium value procurement activity within the Marketing category.

Marketing category will cover Marketing communications (above and below the line), Media, Public Relations, Experiential Marketing and Events.

Role Summary

To provide commercial support to The Company UK through end to end management of the procurement process for high/medium risk, high/medium value procurement activity within the Marketing category.

Marketing category will cover Marketing communications (above and below the line), Media, Public Relations, Experiential Marketing and Events
 

The Role

The Firm comprises the independent national partnerships of the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, CIS and Turkey and is the largest professional services firm in Europe with 25,000 staff and revenues of 5b Euro's. The firm aims to increase revenues by 15% pa year-on-year between 2011-13 and anticipates that further national practices will join the Firm - Europe

The Firm provides Audit, Tax and Advisory services to clients with these client-facing functions supported by a range of Central Functions including Finance & Infrastructure, People and Risk. Within Infrastructure, the firm has an integrated European Procurement function resourced with qualified procurement professionals responsible for supporting the firm's 750m Euro's expenditure on bought-in goods & services. The European Procurement function's objectives are.

• To be regarded as an invaluable business partner by the firm's Central Functions (in particular Facilities, People, IT Services and Markets) and by the wider business functions (Audit, Tax and Advisory)
• To drive continuous improvement with respect to the purchase of third-party goods & services across the firm with a view to minimising the cost / maximising the added-value of goods & services and minimising the risks associated with commercial contracting activities
• To deliver year-on-year financial benefit to the firm

The department seeks also to offer rewarding development & career opportunities to all members of the Procurement function.
 

Key Job Responsibilities:

-    Manages IT resourcing category including global/regional and local suppliers. Provides strategic & tactical direction.

-    Drives through consolidation and rationalisation of supplier base by leveraging PSL

-    Reviews Work Order structure to ensure optimal commercial structure and compliance with legal terms.

-    Conducts tactical negotiations with suppliers for Works Orders over a certain value.

-    Extends the model to second tier Application Development & Maintenance suppliers  with new business areas and other countries in the region.

-    Works with CSS team for tactical processes, reengineers processes

-    Develop framework agreements to support an efficient engagement process.

Role Purpose

To provide commercial support to the Company through end to end management of the procurement process for high/medium risk, high/medium value procurement activity within the CRM category.

CRM category will cover:

Customer Service, Retention, Telesales, Credit and Collections Contact Centres.  Back office and other services supporting customer operations are also included in the category.  The category covers supplier supporting both Consumer and Business Customers

Essence of Role – Key Accountabilities
1.    Liaise with the VPC Category manager for categories where a Global category plan is applicable. Ensure Opco’s views and requirements are understood during the strategy development and represent the Opco in any subsequent negotiations. Where regional opportunities exist, lead or liaise with Ireland to develop a procurement strategy and deliver against the strategy.
2.    Where a local category plan is applicable, develop a local procurement strategy (local category plan) with internal stakeholders which seeks out business opportunities, capitalises on current market conditions and challenges business requirements. Lead supplier selection and negotiations.
3.    Manage the procurement process for key projects, ensuring the selection of suppliers with the capability to meet our needs, high service standards, efficient executions and competitive rates.   
4.    Lead commercial reviews and negotiations with suppliers to identify and deliver:
•    Improved standards of performance and contribution from suppliers
•    Efficiency improvements
•    Appropriate remuneration models achieving an effective alignment of competitive fees and incentives for exceptional performance against targets.
•    Cost savings opportunities (consolidation/redefine scope of work/rates reduction etc)
•    Incremental value-add from the leading suppliers
5.    Identify and deliver commercial best practices and synergy benefits through effective collaboration with peers in other Operating Companies, and Global Supply Chain
6.    Ensure the appropriate use of alternative procurement methods across the range of requirements using e-business tools as required.
7.    Lead the bi-annual Supplier Performance Measurement reviews, including stakeholders to drive improved performance, efficiency and contribution from the relationship. Create, agree and deliver continuous improvement plans.
8.    Drive SCM engagement with customers & move towards a business partner role.
9.    Be an active member of the UK Supply Chain Management Team taking on additional adhoc projects and tasks as required to facilitate the development of the department and raise the functions profile within the Company.
10.    Manage relationships and stakeholder relations. Influence, challenge and drive change to add incremental value.
Vendor management and strategic relationship management for local suppliers.

 

About the Procurement function:

Indirect Procurement delivers value to the Company through effective implementation of market-facing strategies, which are developed from its deep understanding of the interplay between the Company's demand and the supply markets. Value and risks are managed through the identification and use of supplier relationships where the Company’s's scope, scale and buying power have been optimized. Further, Indirect Procurement's efforts are supported by a suite of procurement process and systems that allow for effective market engagements, contract development and management, purchasing activities and supplier relationship and performance management.

Indirect Procurement's Vision is to have, a world-class supply base firmly in place and readily accessible to our clients, producing a sustainable competitive advantage for the Company, while delivering increased profits and boosting shareholder value. We will achieve our Vision by having a dedicated global team of professionals in place to execute our Indirect Procurement Strategy for the Company , and by applying PSCM best practices in support of our clients across the enterprise.
 

The Role

The Firm Europe comprises the independent national partnerships of the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, CIS and Turkey and is the largest professional services firm in Europe with 25,000 staff and revenues of 5b Euros. The firm aims to increase revenues by 15% pa year-on-year between 2011-13 and anticipates that further national practices will join the Firm Europe.

 The Firm - Europe provides Audit, Tax and Advisory services to clients with these client-facing functions supported by a range of Central Functions including Finance & Infrastructure, People and Risk. Within Infrastructure, the firm has an integrated European Procurement function resourced with qualified procurement professionals responsible for supporting the firm's 750m Euro's expenditure on bought-in goods & services. The European Procurement function's objectives are:

    * To be regarded as an invaluable business partner by the firm's Central Functions (in particular Facilities, People, IT Services and Markets) and by the wider business functions (Audit, Tax and Advisory)

    * To drive continuous improvement with respect to the purchase of third-party goods & services across the firm with a view to minimising the cost / maximising the added-value of goods & services and minimising the risks associated with commercial contracting activities

    * To deliver year-on-year financial benefit to the firm

The department seeks also to offer rewarding development & career opportunities to all members of the Procurement function
 

Position Description


Role Summary
To provide commercial support to The Company through end to end management of the procurement process for Corporate Services requirements for medium/low risk, high value procurement activity.

The focus of the this role will be across, Travel, Stationery and corporate Services categories