Procurement Specialist (Direct)

About the Company: Volution Group plc is a market leader in residential and commercial ventilation systems; our purpose is to provide healthy indoor air, sustainably. We are closely aligned with environmental, health, regulatory and consumer developments that are reshaping the world's expectation of how we live life indoors.About the Role: As the Direct Procurement Specialist you will be responsible for providing support to the UK Head of Procurement; whose responsibility isbased on the requirement to support seven operating companies within Volution Ventilation UK (VVUK). This includes having responsibility for Direct Procurement spend for VVUK based brands and will require regular interaction with site and functional personnel to lead cross functional and site sourcing initiatives, ensuring key stakeholder requirements are accounted for. There will be a requirement to project manage, to completion, multi-site, multi-discipline cost initiatives, tracking and reporting them monthly. The role requires particularly strong analytical, influencing, planning, organizing, and implementation skills. The role would ideally suit someone with experience within the manufacturing industry, or similar, with an intermediate level of Excel, can effectively multi-task while working in a high pressure/fast paced environment, highly developed attention to detail, highly organized with the ability to effectively communicate, and influence, personnel at all levels.Responsibilities: Through demonstration of good market insight, and the sourcing of goods and services required by the business within agreed project timescales, most cost effectively, meeting associated cost saving objectives and key stakeholder service levels requirements.To be an instrumental force for increasing the use of more sustainable materials and packaging for products made in-house, and by third party manufacturers.Forecasting, tracking and reporting of UK cost saving activity monthly.Ensure all procurement activity undertaken fits within the overall Procurement Strategy and according to the centralized Procurement Policies.Build good working relationships with all VVUK site teams through regular site visits and interaction.Ability to travel to key suppliers at short notice to resolve emerging supply problems.In conjunction with relevant functional stakeholders, actively participate in supplier Key Process Indicator (KPIP) reviews, ensuring effective service levels and ongoing supplier management of Key Spend categories is maintained/developed.Research, identify and evaluate prospective suppliers, and carry out supplier appraisals where required by the business.Perform all Procurement related activities including pre-qualification of suppliers, negotiating supplier product/service terms, conditions, quality of goods, deadlines, expectations, and pricing.Manage Purchase Price Variances maintaining accurate purchase and pricing records while ensuring effective root cause analysis is applied to mitigate the risk of recurrence.Preparation of contracts and tender management, ensuring implementation within appropriate timescales.Develop strong relationships with business stakeholders and strategic supply partners to improve business relations.Follow and enforce all business policies and procedures.Liaise with key company employees to determine their product and service needs.Identify areas of continuous improvement, driving, and actively participating, in departmental projects from conception to completion, actively monitoring and measuring progress, enabling enhanced performance and business excellence.Research and identify prospective suppliers evaluating their potential according to key business and Procurement Strategies.Effectively monitor and measure supplier performance, and resolve issues, and concerns by utilizing the Procurement generated Balanced Scorecard approach.Analyze industry and demand trends and support management with the development and implementation of sourcing Procurement Strategies.Analyze, manage and track the various Procurement platforms utilized to mitigate the commercial impact to the business, and optimize the supply chain, ensuring internal processes and procedures are developed, in conjunction with all stakeholders, where required.Required Skills: Minimum 3 years proven work experience as a Procurement Specialist, or similar role.Good working knowledge of purchasing strategies.Sound working knowledge of purchasing systems, processes and technologies.Must be highly numerate and possess excellent analytical skills.Excellent Interpersonal and Communication Skills.Already developed good Negotiation and Persuasion skills.Approachable and flexible, able to adjust/flex to all situations and manage multiple projects simultaneously.Excellent planning and organizational skills, ensuring appropriate admin taken care of in a timely manner.Proven ability to be self-motivated and be self-sufficient in taking the lead and making proposals and/or decisions.Willingness to travel regularly between Southern UK sites on a regular basis. Preferred Skills: Ideally have some experience within a multi-site manufacturing environment.Procurement experience from the Ventilation/HVAC industry would be an added advantage, but not essential.Ideally have some experience of procurement process implementation.Ideally have some experience of e-Procurement tools.MCIPS background, or similar.Knowledge of Epicor is desired, but not essential.Pay range and compensation package: Salary: £35,000 £40,000 depending on experienceAnnual leave – 25 days plus bank holidaysPension auto-enrolment after 3 months of serviceHealth Assured Wisdom Employee Assistance ProgrammeBoost Works Online discount platform for supermarkets and retailers etcCompany Employee Referral Scheme up to £500Quarterly Volution Values Award £100Ongoing training & developmentEqual opportunities:All current employees and potential employees are provided equal employment opportunities by Volution Group Plc.