Procurement Manager

Energy Resourcing are currently recruiting for a Procurement Manager to join their client's Manchester team on a 12-month contract basis.

Delivering projects and providing engineering, procurement, and construction expertise to the upstream, midstream, chemicals, power, and mining and minerals sectors.

• Build, lead, manage, and develop the contracts, procurement, logistics, and materials management team capability in its pursuit of delivering optimal service levels.
• Ensure key project set-up deliverables are completed and endorsed by the Procurement HUB Manager and project, defining the function delivery strategy for the project. Ongoing implementation, adherence, and performance thereafter.
• Be part of the project management leadership team representing and promoting the Supply Chain function at a senior level acting as a focal point.
• Manage internal and external stakeholder relationships.
• Ensure all supply chain activities preserve the company's legal and commercial integrity and that company's and client's governance controls are adhered to.
• Be a safety leader and role model and will promote Health, Safety, Security, and Environment within the project team.
• Ensure all SCM personnel and suppliers comply with the client's Company Code of Business Conduct and the Supply Chain Code of Business Conduct.
• Ensure project supply chain team and suppliers have established key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure performance. Ongoing performance reporting and management are progressively monitored thereafter, proactively addressing areas of concern.
• Ensure clear, concise, and timely reporting of full life cycle supply chain status.
• Work with the project team and function to ensure continuous improvement of supply chain delivery.
• Support, develop and performance manage supply chain team, including formal appraisal process.

Essential:

• HND or equivalent.
• MCIPS accreditation at an advanced professional level.
• Significant demonstrable experience in functional focal point role in the offshore energy business.
• Proven ability to foster and manage relationships, with project functions, key suppliers, and customer representatives.
• Knowledge of and experience in the procurement of a wide range of goods and services for the offshore oil and gas industry.
• A confident and informed approach to purchasing and subcontracting.
• Ability to implement corporate and project policies and procedures.
• Effective negotiation skills.
• Ability to lead meetings.
• Ability to develop, implement and maintain project strategy documents.
• Resource planning and maintenance experience.
• Ability to provide leadership and guidance to other team members.
• Ability to manage workload and delegate effectively.
• Ability to enforce the use of procurement systems.
• A strong commitment to safety.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to react to changing deadlines to achieve project goals/milestones by company and customer requirements.
• Desire for continuous improvement and prepared to challenge established practices.
• High level of Commercial awareness.
• Computer literate in the use of Microsoft software.
• Presentation skills.
• Experience in performance management of team members.
• Ability to manage and motivate a team and identify development opportunities for team members.

Desirable:

• Appropriate Degree.