Procurement Manager

The Curve Group

Role Purpose

Our client is entering an exciting period in their journey, as a profitable and thriving business we are in a growth phase where we are investing in the business, our infrastructure and our people.

Supply Chain continues to evolve, and we now have fresh challenges to meet. This is a newly defined role to deliver procurement expertise and leadership around the technology products and services that we utilise, deploy and sell to our customers. You will be joining an expanding business and working with current and new suppliers to ensure we meet our customers’ expectations and our revenue targets.

This is a role suited to an individual who thrives in an environment where challenges are welcomed not avoided. You will need to be comfortable with thinking independently and assessing what our clients and their customers need today and for the years ahead. You will enjoy building strategic initiatives, addressing the tactical demands of the business, along with uncovering and analysing data to bring insights to the business and suppliers’ performance.

This role embodies a ‘can-do’ culture and provides the opportunity to make a real difference to the success of our customer and their customers and the tangible ‘connectivity-for-good’ which that will bring. If this excites you then we look forward to talking with you.

Our client offers a hybrid working arragnement of 3 days from home, 2 days in the office

Key Accountabilities

• Development and implementation of strategic sourcing and category management for technology-centred goods and services; including satellite hub platforms and terminals, ground earth stations, networking, ICT, software and cloud deployments, system integrators and outsourcing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to understand key requirements (for our clients and their customers) to develop, initiate and deliver sourcing and category strategies.
• Provide leadership in engaging with current and new suppliers, providing stakeholders with an optimised commercial environment to adopt new solutions in a secure, high-performing and affordable way.
• End-to-end management of supplier contracts; from implementation to ongoing performance management – including understanding Total Cost of Ownership.
• Proactively manage, report and optimise third-party spend and suppliers’ performance – implementing Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) where appropriate.
• Manage supply chain risks and ensure security of supply/ business continuity.
• Contribute to company strategy through the understanding of our carbon footprint and defining action plans internally and with suppliers to meet agreed targets.
• Develop deep global knowledge of suppliers, industry trends, emerging markets and technology to inform and influence supplier and technology selections.
• Work with sales and functional heads to identify and plan for sourcing activities and delivery timescales.

Skills & Qualifications

Essential:

• Experience in strategic sourcing and procurement across telecommunications or similar technology-led industry.
• Broad knowledge and experience of sourcing networking, hosting (PoPs) and/or ICT goods and services.
• Proven experience of defining then implementing sourcing strategies, category strategies and/or SRM.
• Excellent negotiation capabilities (methodologies and emotional intelligence) and commercial acumen.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and stakeholder management skills – with the ability to effectively engage and influence at all levels.
• Creative problem solver with an inquisitive mind-set.
• Well organised with proven experience of managing projects.

Desirable:

• Led or been heavily involved in developing and delivering new procurement capabilities and tools.
• Well established network of suppliers and relationships across telecoms and ICT industries.
• Knowledge and experience of working in the satellite industry.
• Knowledge and experience of software implementations and/or outsourcing projects.
• CIPS or other procurement/supply chain qualification(s) – or working towards.

Benefits

• A Competitive Salary, pension scheme, and life assurance & private medical insurance
• A generous and highly achievable bonus scheme – paid annually based on individual and company performance against targets.
• Along with 25 Days Annual Leave (excluding bank holidays) plus an Additional Day on us for your Birthday.
• Buy or sell up to 3 holiday days per annum.
• Free access to the Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced Maternity Pay over and above the Statutory Maternity Pay
• Plus, a variety of excellent Employee Funded Benefits available to you.
• Referral bonus payment up to £1,000 (payable upon completions of 3/6 months service)

Please send your CV to and we can set up a call to discuss this position.