PROCUREMENT MANAGER

PROCUREMENT MANAGER

Haddenham, UK or Peterborough, UK

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Translating category strategies into action to maximize business value.
  • Close cooperation with the global buyer to support strategies and their implementation.
  • Collaborating cross functionally to participate in optimization projects in terms of cost, quality, service and innovation.
  • Identify and deliver Continuous Cost Improvement opportunities for these categories.

• Business intimacy with regional stakeholders’ team to drive growth agenda and customer needs.
  • Support innovation and business development through successful new product development delivery.
  • Use reporting tools and communicate regularly on the progress of projects to ensure successful execution of agreed procurement strategies.

• Promotes high level of leading supply excellence to enable every day great execution.
  • Manage supplier performance against agreed objectives, putting in place corrective actions where necessary.
  • Support the Peterborough Site business as local key contact for all EMEA buyers in the respective category team for Flavour Solutions business unit.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Accounting or applicable field of study required
• Experience in Purchasing/Supply Chain environment with appropriate business experience.
• Experience in project management, execution of or participation in large, multiple or cross-functional projects.
• Proven experience and results on major cost savings initiatives.
• Knowledge of industries and technical awareness in assigned categories will be valued.
• McCormick product and business knowledge.
• Knowledge of Company priorities and strategic direction.
• Ability to deal with diverse and sometimes conflicting priorities.
• Evidence of maturity, collaboration and communication skills (written and verbal), strong interpersonal skills, influencing ability.
• Efficient, results and reporting orientated.
• Confident and change orientated, and comfortable within a matrix management structure in a multinational environment.