Procurement Team Leader

Are you an experienced procurement professional who enjoys leading people, building relationships and being close to the business?

Escape Recruitment is working in partnership with a well-established Scottish operation to appoint a Procurement Team Leader, reporting to the Head of Procurement you will lead and mentor a team of Category Buyers and Administrators.

This is a varied position where you will combine team leadership and category management with the day-to-day procurement needs of the business. You will be comfortable juggling priorities, solving problems and working closely with stakeholders across the organisation.

The role:

• Lead, support and develop the Procurement Team, providing coaching, mentoring and direction.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across all areas of the Scottish Operations, understanding their needs and managing expectations.
• Manage key supplier relationships, sourcing activity, commercial negotiations and contracts.
• Develop and deliver procurement strategies across a range of spend categories.
• Use P2P data and Excel to identify cost savings, efficiencies and opportunities to improve procurement.
• Oversee day-to-day procurement activity, ensuring it is efficient, compliant and commercially focused.
• Drive continuous improvement and look for better ways of doing things.
• Manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment no two days are likely to be quite the same.
• Support the Head of Procurement with strategic initiatives and act as deputy when required.

Experience and knowledge required for the role:

• Experienced in procurement, category management, supplier management and P2P procurement processes.
• Previous experience of managing and mentoring a team
• A strong relationship builder who enjoys working with stakeholders rather than simply managing a procurement process from the sidelines.
• Commercially minded, with strong negotiation and decision-making skills.
• Previous experience of managing and mentoring a team
• Confident and credible, with the presence to lead the team, influence stakeholders and make decisions.
• Naturally curious and someone who asks questions and wants to understand the bigger picture.
• Comfortable managing competing priorities and getting involved in the detail when needed.
• Confident using P2P, Excel and other Microsoft packages to analyse and present data.
• Passionate about developing people and getting the best from a team.

Why Apply?

You will be joining a collaborative Scottish team, working with stakeholders who are described as welcoming, insightful and a great group of people.

There is also a genuine commitment to training and development, with opportunities for both internal and external learning.

If you are looking for a procurement leadership role that gives you variety, people responsibility, commercial influence and plenty of stakeholder interaction, this could be a great next step.

Interested? Please send your CV today.