Procurement People Talent Bulletin Sept 2010

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Business Briefing

Words from a procurement leader

Imagine the scenario: the CEO walks into your office and drops the Financial Times on your desk. The front page declares, ‘Steel prices to rise by 20%’. The CEO looks you straight in the eye and asks, “What will this mean for us, and what are we doing about it?” Article in full

TALENT PIPELINE CANDIDATES

These candidates all come highly recommended. If you would like more information or to arrange an interview, click on the candidate link below;

Strategic Sourcing Consultant
A dynamic results-oriented Procurement professional with over fifteen years. Driven and focused Project Manager with a strong ability to initiate and imbed recognised global procurement best practices and processes. Exceptional change manager working effectively with both procurement resources and key senior stakeholders across a global business to ensure maximum leverage, added value and compliance is achieved.

Interim Procurement Consultant
This individual is a highly experienced, reliable Procurement & Project Management professional with 17 years commercial experience in a cross-sector of major blue-chip companies, able to demonstrate high level contract negotiation & an ability to deliver significant savings across a number of categories of spend including professional services, recruitment, travel, marketing, capital equipment, IT & telecoms. A proven track record in project management, greenfield sites & merger/acquisition scenarios & the implementation/management of change & risk.

Head of Procurement
Seasoned Head of Procurement with extensive experience in retail procurement, across all areas of the business and Facilities Management. Known for being a natural leader driven by challenge and achievement of goals. Demonstrable background of results delivery and commercially focused strategy development, both nationally and internationally. Very effective change manager with board level experience.

Procurement & Supply Chain Manager
This candidate is a seasoned construction procurement specialist with extensive procurement and supply chain experience in Building, Refurbishment and Fit-Out. Drives improvement of financial performance through experienced project/operational procurement and knowledge of supplier markets. Strong organisational, leadership and communication skills

Procurement Director
This Business Leader has a wealth of senior operational leadership and board level experience within both Private and public sectors across a diverse set of industries. Generates innovative strategies and wins influence with board members and key industry wide figures. Combines strong strategic development capabilities with first class inter-personal skills and is able to translate vision into reality.

Interim Sourcing Director
A senior management procurement professional with global multi-site experience of developing
Purchasing functions to deliver bottom line savings. Over 20 years manufacturing experience gained in high tech, large-scale capital equipment and FMCG. Technically qualified enabling delivery of total cost solutions with R&D and engineering. Strong commercial awareness, delivering savings across manufacturing and professional services spend. Led turnarounds, start-ups, integration, closures, and transformation projects for procurement.

Interim Global Sourcing Manager
This Professional is a highly motivated character, with a demonstrable record of achievement in the key general management disciplines within a highly competitive and challenging global environment. A charismatic leader with strong communication and interpersonal skills. With European and US experience across a range of industry sectors including Construction, Oil & Gas, Telecoms, VOIP, Finance, Manufacturing and Mechanical/Electrical engineering.

Head of Procurement
An unusual Multi–Lingual Head of Procurement with broad ranging indirect category management experience across the petrochemicals industry. Highly experienced in Business restructuring and integration and leading change management within cross-cultural environments.

Global Procurement Director
This lady has Over 15 years experience in Procurement & Supply Chain within FMCG industries, with key strengths in procurement strategy and transformation. Experienced in managing procurement development strategies and implementing best practice approaches on a global platform.

Purchasing Specialist
A purchasing specialist with detailed Indirect and Direct background across Pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries. Recent responsibilities have included providing e-Sourcing direction to multiple functional areas for the EMEA region.

For more Candidates contact Adam Roughton: adam.roughton@procurement-people.com
DDI: +44 (0) 1926 405201

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FEATURED APPOINTMENTS

Contracts Manager

Industry: Education
Location: Surrey, UK
Salary: £25-44K + excellent benefits benefits.
Develop and manage profitable purchasing relationships with large schools & colleges, delivering high level customer service by providing an effective, professional and efficient tendering solution to deliver better value from the procurement process.

Procurement Manager
Industry: Financial Services
Location: Surrey
Salary: £55-60K + car, bonus, pension, healthcare
Be part of a small team that shapes strategic direction and the role will manage 2 category specialists and optimisation of £150-200M of influenced external spend (excluding IT) with third party suppliers.

Contracts & Procurement Manager
Industry: Oil, Gas, Utilities
Location: South East (National Role)
Salary: £100-120K + excellent benefits
Global strategic responsibility for all aspect of Value Assurance in Capital Projects. Accountability for the delivering the Group's C&P assurance framework and agreeing the configuration of Group-wide assurance programmes for Contracts & Procurement.

Interim Senior Buyer
Industry: Construction Sector
Location: Sheffield
Salary: £165/day - 3 month contract
Our client is the UK’s market leading independent building services businesses with a deserved reputation for excellence.

Purchasing Manager
Industry: IT/IS/E-Commerce
Location: London
Salary: £45-55K + benefits inc reward allowance
Lead and manage the purchase spend in this category, ensuring all third party spend provides measurable value for money, improving levels of service and the development of an innovative approach to the provision of the service or product supplied.

Senior Chemicals Buyer
Industry: Chemicals
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Salary: 50K Euros + Bonus & package
You will have a strong background in purchasing, ideally within the Pharmacuetical, Chemicals or Manufacturing industry. A Chemistry or Engineering related degree is a must. Relocation support will be provided to suitable candidates.

Commercial Advisor
Industry: Estate & Property Management
Location: Central London
Salary: £55-60K + pension, bonus & benefits
Our client manages a £multi-billion property portfolio encompassing many of the UK’s cityscapes, forests, farms, parkland, coastline and communities. They currently have a requirement for a Commercial Advisor to manage, develop and support the commercial and planning functions for their renewable energy programmes.

Promotional Merchandising Buyer
Industry: Promotions & PR
Location: London
Salary: £30K
Our client is a promotional merchandising company based in West London and they currently have an immediate requirement for a Print & Purchasing Buyer to purchase and manage premiums from China and Turkey.

Procurement Category Manager
Industry: IT & Telecommunications
Location: Dublin
Salary: Neg based on experience
Our client is a leading IT & Telecommunications company and they currently require a Procurement Category Manager to focus on General and admin categories. You will proactively deliver cost savings and cost avoidance to the business through the development and implementation of a category plan managing the supplier commercial relationships and performance to contracted deliverables.

Divisional Procurement Head
Industry: Manufacturing
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Salary: Circa 80K Euros + bonus & benefits
Our global manufacturing client currently has an exciting opportunity to lead their German Non-Manufacturing Indirect Purchasing team. They require a dynamic, ambitious individual who is willing to build upon existing indirect experience and develop their career across multiple commodities.

Procurement Consultant
Industry: International Consultancy
Location: London
Salary: £30-40K + benefits
This is a varied role working primarily from offices in London, but also involving global travel through client visits. This dynamic growing organisation are currently looking for an ambitious Procurement Consultant who is seeking to take the next step within their Procurement career.

Marketing Category Manager
Industry: IT & Telecommunications
Location: Dublin
Salary: On request
Our client is a leading IT & Telecommunications company and they currently require a Procurement Category Manager to focus on Marketing, Media & Advertising categories.

Assistant Buyer
Industry: Food Manufacturing
Location: Essex
Salary: £22K
To support the activity of the Procurement Department across 2 manufacturing sites. To contribute effectively to, and be instrumental in the development of supplier portfolios, packaging and artwork development, and innovation contribution from suppliers, at optimal cost.

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