Group Procurement Manager

About the team:

The Group Procurement department is responsible for managing and setting Procurement governance, policies and controls for Admiral Group, with a direct focus on supporting the UK businesses with sourcing of goods and services.

The team is a small team, with 15 members of staff, with a focus to identify and deliver value across the supply chain. We work Monday to Friday and boast a wider range of experience and talent within the team and actively share knowledge.

We love our work, and all have a passion to do well. Communication, collaborative thinking, and teamwork is a key part of our day-to-day work.

Job Purpose:

The role will be responsible for the end-to-end procurement for Strategic sourcing, focusing on the management of sourcing activities for project related work, including market research, sourcing, supplier selection and contract development.

The role will be responsible for the management of a Senior Buyer, Buyer and Assistant Buyer directly reporting to you. The successful candidate will be expected to manage the workload of the team individuals as well as provide support and guidance.

Responsibilities:

The role will be responsible for the following activities:

• Work with internal customer to develop sourcing strategies to drive value and proactively manage contract renewals and new sourcing events.
• Identify and manage the appropriate sourcing process to meet the expectation of the business, governance and ability to drive value.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders at all levels.
• Negotiate with suppliers to drive value.
• Support the business with the onboarding and offboarding suppliers.
• Work with Admiral’s legal team on contract review and sign off.
• Ensure contracts are recorded and monitored.
• Ensure we are receiving the best value for money from contracts.
• Act as a subject matter expert for procurement.
• Identify and manage risk within the supply chain.
• Handle and manage escalated complaints and other supplier related concerns.
• Comply with the Group Procurement and Outsourcing, Contracts Authorisation, Conflicts of Interest and Corporate Gifts & Hospitality policies.

*This is not a full definition of the role but covers the main aspects and drivers for success.

Requirements:

• Procurement experience specifically on tendering goods and services, spend analysis, contract and supplier management.
• Ideally studying towards achieving full chartered status (MCIPS.)
• Good experience of working across various spend categories ideally (IT.)
• Strong stakeholder management experience at a senior level.
• Management experience.
• A strong track record of delivering value.
• Experience managing large complex tender exercises and supplier management.
• Experience of using own initiative and working pro-actively on different tasks, while prioritising your own workload.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and IT literate.

Please note - we may close this vacancy early if we receive lots of applications or business priorities change.

Admiral: Where You Can

We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive business. It's a place where you can Be You, and show up as you are. We’re committed to fostering a people-first culture where everyone is accepted, supported, and empowered to be brilliant. You can, Grow And Progress at a pace and direction that suits you, Make A Difference for our customers and each other, and Share in Our Future with all colleagues eligible for up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service.

Everyone receives 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) when they join us, increasing the longer you stay with us, up to a maximum of 38 days (including bank holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to an additional five days of annual leave.

We’re proud of our people-first culture. In fact, we've been recognised as a Great Place to Work for Women, a Great Place to Work for Wellbeing, and an overall Great Place to Work for over 25 years! We’re fully committed to making sure your progression is not slowed or halted by barriers related to race, gender, age, sexuality or any of the protected characteristics.

Our fantastic benefits make sure our colleagues have a great work-life balance; You can view some of our other key benefits here.’’

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