Procurement Manager

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Procurement Manager

Location: Northampton (NN4 7BW)
Contract Type: Permanent (Full-Time)
Criminal Check required: Yes
Hybrid working

DHL, an award-winning leading supply chain business is seeking a Procurement Manager to play a vital role in further developing & delivering on our procurement strategy and delivering on end to end procurement service..

We are looking for someone to lead and provide strategic direction, to the Procurement, Design & Technical and Compliance teams for the provision of Uniforms, packaging and other categories for our public & private sector customer base. You will need to drive transformation change in order to achieve our strategic objectives and deliver an agile, customer focussed procurement team that become "famous for great products". In addition, you will need to deploy a common category management methodology across our procurement contracts. We need you to enhance & deliver category strategies which maximise customer value for money alongside a continuous improvement culture. You will also be passionate about delivering fantastic products and service from a diverse supplier base.

WHAT DOES THE ROLE ENTAIL?

• Develop, own and deploy the Procurement Strategy across managed procurement; keeping up to date with market trends and innovation
• Develop a commercially astute and customer-focused procurement team with a can-do mindset.
• Overall ownership for contract negotiation with suppliers, ensuring we have a innovative and high performing supplier base. Management of our product development and compliance teams.
• Ensuring we're developing first class products to meet the needs of our customers ensuring sustainability is at the heart of our product development processes
• Ownership of the procurement strategy and its results - delivering successful sourcing processes, value for money and ultimately customer satisfaction.

WHAT DO WE NEED FROM YOU?

• Experience in procurement and category management
• Experience in a commercially focused role leading and developing a team of procurement specialists.
• Experience in global sourcing of clothing and/or PPE
• MCIPS

What will you get in return?

As a DHL employee, you'll have access to a wide variety of benefits aimed at enhancing your well-being both at home and at work, from a free and confidential 24/7 GP Service and Employee Assistance Programme to affordable loans, cycle to work scheme and financial education. You and your family can access our benefits portal on the go, with hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts including affordable refurbished and recycled technology and services such as free mortgage and Will advice. We also offer yearly free flu jabs and give you access to our Private Medical Insurance through AXA Health. All this and more are hosted on our Benefits platform which you will have access as a DHL Employee.

What you'll need to do next?

If you have a proven track record of achievement to match the requirements for this role and you are looking for your next career move, simply apply online ensuring that a full up to date CV is attached with your application.

We will ensure that all our resourcing activities are fair, transparent and consistent across the UK. We want to ensure that the candidate experience is of the highest professional standard.

The Company is committed to providing equality of opportunity for all employees. Furthermore, we aim to ensure our workplaces are free from discrimination and that not only employees but also our potential future employees are treated fairly and with dignity and respect. We will ensure that equality of opportunity maintains a high profile in our organisation.