Procurement Manager

About the team:

We have an exciting opportunitiy to join the Group Procurement team on a 10-Month Maternity Cover Fixed Term Contract

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 12 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:

• A minimum of 5 years 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.

About Admiral

We're Wales’ only FTSE 100 company with forward-thinking approaches and endless opportunities to test, learn and grow. There's a reason we've been named a best place to work: Our progressive culture, core values, and commitment to diversity and inclusion has created a working environment where people share ideas, aren’t afraid to speak up and change things, and above all, feel valued.

Based on innovation and organic growth Admiral has grown from being a small start-up into a multi-national organisation. The company is constantly investigating new products, services and markets and is now present in eight countries with a diverse product portfolio.

Admiral’s success goes hand-in-hand with having a strong people focused culture. We believe that happy people make happy customers and happy customers help increase profits. Our philosophy is a simple yet effective one: “people who like what they do, do it better”

We truly care about our customers - they are at the heart of every decision we make. We’re very proud of the innovative products we offer and level of service we provide. Everything we do acknowledges the needs of our customers and by recruiting the right people, we can continue to provide great service and ensure an excellent experience for our customers.

Admiral people work hard to keep us at the top of our industry, and are rewarded for it—with competitive pay, great benefits, a share package based on company performance (after a year of service), a great work-life balance, nearby fitness and health centres, and many other perks.

Benefits and Work-Life Balance

As the only FTSE 100 Company headquartered in Wales and ranked one of the best big companies to work for by the Sunday Times, Admiral is an exciting place to take your career. We are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure colleagues have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we are proudly the only company to have been named one of the Best Companies to Work For every year since 2001. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so we accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here

If you think this role is for you and would like to be considered for this opportunity, please click “apply now” to complete an online application form.

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