Procurement Manager - ERPSTN

Job description

UK
With almost 145,000 people in over 40 countries, Capgemini is one of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services. The Group reported 2014 global revenues of EUR 10.573 billion. Together with its clients, Capgemini creates and delivers business and technology solutions that fit their needs and drive the results they want. A deeply multicultural organisation, Capgemini has developed its own way of working, the Collaborative Business ExperienceTM, and draws on Rightshore®, its worldwide delivery model.
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Alongside Application Services, Infrastructure Services and Capgemini Consulting, Core Services is one of the major UK business communities. Core Services is home to business specialists who support the UK business and the global teams based in the UK. Its aim is to provide both the processes and framework that underpin the business and specialist expertise to support initiatives.
The Procurement Manager for Consultancy Services reports into the North Europe Region Category Manager and is responsible in bringing a step change in savings/value (e.g., quality, service, total vendor value) of a minimum of circa 5% ongoing annual savings improvement or value contribution by working together with the local operations to deliver the projects and actions as agreed.
He/she is responsible for the Consultancy Services Category including SOW Bid Support within the UK to ensure that savings realization is achieved. For local actions, he/she under the direction from the Region Category Manager performs strategic supplier management, helps users in the writing of specifications, runs tenders, negotiates, formalizes contracts, monitors supplier performance, drives continuous improvement and innovation of the suppliers, and measures internal customer satisfaction. The internal customers should be kept satisfied in terms of: cost, quality, lead-times and service level of suppliers. He/she drives simplification of processes, for instance, through annual or multi-year contracts and reduction of the number of suppliers.
- You will align with business objectives set by SBU/BU Heads to achieve best value for money.
- You will work with the Regional Category Manager ERPSTN to support management of Key Stakeholders ensuring the category strategy is understood and agreed.
- You will take ownership for and implement agreed purchasing strategies; developing, extending and changing it as necessary; and working with the Regional Category Manager ERPSTN to seek approval/commitment from the board and key business leaders.
- You will review and support category / market data and associated spend data analysis for management reporting.
- You will develop category input and initiatives into the budget process and forecasting Procurement cost savings initiatives. This will require category input from a global and regional level.
- You will work on maximizing spend coverage and compliance within the category for the UK.
- You will work on ensuring suppliers within category act according to Capgemini Values e.g. Code of Business Ethics, Anti Corruption Policy, Group Fair Competition Laws.
- You will contribute to the strategic direction of Capgemini Procurement and ensure that the procurement category strategy correlates with overall business initiatives.
- You will work with the Group team and North Europe Region Category Manager ERPSTN to ensure policies and standards are developed and adhered to within category.
- You will manage projects within agreed timescales and budget when required, in order to develop the efficiency and effectiveness of the team.
- You will ensure that category savings targets and customer satisfaction requirements are met.
- Use appropriate risk management techniques to support the broader procurement strategy.
- You will ensure that Category Contract and Framework Agreements are developed appropriately at local level.
Essential
- Several years' experience (3+) within a leading edge company recognized for its purchasing excellence.
- IT Consultancy Services Category specific experience including setting up statement of work agreements for both fixed price and time and material resource requests, strategic sourcing and proven ability to work in a logical and thorough way with ability to pay attention to details. A strong emphasis on risk management through negotiation of the appropriate contract terms and conditions.
- A track record of achievement of cost savings. Additionally to measure and demonstrate improvements in customer service.
- Ability to demonstrate innovative solutions to complicated purchasing initiatives, in a fast moving and demanding environment.
- Should be perceived as a hard and fair negotiator, who manages and develops suppliers to meet customer requirements.
- Good communication and networking skills and able to work effectively as either an individual or as part of a team in a matrix environment.
- Must be flexible and have strong influencing skills in order to use both a facilitative and directive approach to "sell" method to customers and negotiate with suppliers.
- Strong negotiator able to negotiate on both an intellectual and relationship basis.
- Highly motivated towards achieving cost savings and corporate goals (i.e. commercially minded).
- Must have excellent inter-personal skills in order to become accepted in a challenging environment and driving change in a positive manner.
Desirable
- Recognised in the industry for procurement excellence;
- Exposure to Other Categories such as HR Services, IT Services, Recruitment, Professional Services
- Knowledge of MSP/RPO models and VMS tooling
At Capgemini, we help organisations across the world become more agile, more competitive and more successful. Smart, tailored, often-groundbreaking technical solutions to complex problems are the norm. But so, too, is a culture that’s as collaborative as it is forward thinking. Working closely with each other, and with our clients, we get under the skin of businesses and to the heart of their goals. You will too.
Capgemini is proud to represent nearly 130 nationalities and its cultural diversity. Our holistic definition of diversity extends beyond gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity, race, age and religion. Capgemini views diversity as everything that makes us who we are as an organization, including our social background, our experiences in life and work, our communication styles and even our personality. These dimensions contribute to the type of diversity we value the most: diversity of thought.
We want to make sure that we find the right people to work in our teams, and we know that working full-time isn’t necessarily right for everyone. So we’d love to hear from you if you feel you’re a great fit for this role, and would like to work flexibly. As an example, some of our team members work four days a week, but travel across the UK during their working days. Or you might prefer to work three days a week (in a job share scenario) with travel limited to Greater London. If you are the right person for this role, we’ll find the right working approach for you.