Principal Procurement Professional

Job Description - Principal Procurement Professional ()

Job Title: Principal Procurement Professional

Location: Scotstoun, Glasgow. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £45,000 to £52,000 depending on skills and experience

What you'll be doing:

• Provide leadership and line management to a small team, including at least one direct report, ensuring effective performance, development, and support
• Managing established high value complex contracts
• Managing supplier performance to ensure delivery of agreed milestones to cost, quality and schedule
• Proactively identifying supplier risk, implementing corrective actions and continuous improvements
• Investigating and resolving claims for delay or poor performance
• Leading contract change negotiations with suppliers
• Undertaking robust financial management of procurement contracts, including cost savings, cost avoidance, completion estimates and ongoing cost analysis
• Supporting cross functional project activities - e.g. suppliers, business & cost account reviews, business reporting & KPI monitoring
• Using the ERM system to manage Purchase Orders and other deliverables

Your skills and experiences:

• Professional knowledge and understanding of procurement principles, techniques, and practices
• Proven experience and expertise in contract management within a supply chain environment, preferably within a similar industry
• Proficiency in managing financial spend and budget control
• Effective negotiation and influencing skills when engaging with internal and external stakeholders at senior levels
• Awareness of the legal environment related to purchasing contracts and framework agreements
• CIPS qualified or working towards CIPS
• Previous line management experience within a Commercial environment

Closing Date: 12th March 2025. Interviews for this position will take place week commencing 24th March 2025.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.