Procurement Manager

I am currently looking for a Procurement Manager to join a tier 1 bank.

The ideal candidate will have the following experience:

* Significant purchasing experience.
* Proven ability to create, motivate and lead cross functional/geographical teams to deliver.
* Track record of engagement and influencing at Senior/Exec levels.
* Graduate level education. Post-graduate or relevant professional qualifications an advantage (eg CIPS).
* Proven track record in project management and delivery.
* Passion for delivering improvements, undertaking research and challenging status quo to drive improvement

Key Role Deliverables:

* Through externally measured benchmarking (ATK), drive Supply Chain Services development and improvement in all areas of strategy, process, policy and capability to ensure their position as Global Leader across all sectors is maintained.
* Accountability for the delivery of the Group wide Supply Chain Services business plan, defining and leading performance improvement initiatives measured through a robust process.
* Responsible for the global implementation and compliance of Strategic Sourcing Approach at the highest levels across all businesses and geographies to maximise value for the Group and ensure effective and efficient framework for the Sourcing Group Managers team.
* Develop and deliver education material to Supply Chain Services teams across all geographies to ensure consistency of process application.
* Responsible for implementing and managing a knowledge management hub for Supply Chain Services globally and ensure that timely and relevant market data is 'pushed' to SGM's.
* Responsible for delivering specific projects through identification and diagnosis of Supply Chain Services challenges and issues to drive procurement improvement to close gaps/adopt 'great' practices.
* Responsible for supporting the development and management of a sourcing framework to support the Group's divestment activity.

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