Procurement Services Consultant

Job Description

Summary

Lidl - Head Office is seeking a skilled Procurement Services Consultant to join our dynamic team. As a key member of our procurement services team, you will be responsible for tendering and appointing suppliers for a wide range of procurement topics. Your expertise will be essential in driving our business forward through effective procurement practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with various departments to analyze and highlight their needs
• Onboard new procurement categories
• Demonstrate innovative thinking and proactivity in implementing new services or strategic solutions
• Manage the tender process from market research to creating tender packs, completing scorecards, and presenting final recommendations
• Conduct strategic sourcing initiatives, including negotiations, supplier and industry analysis, benchmarks, cost structure analysis, and process compliance
• Supplier negotiation and drafting contracts
• Contract management
• Stakeholder management
• Prepare summaries, overviews, and project status documents for senior management
• Budget tracking and control
• Manage and maintain supplier relationships

Requirements

• Solid experience in a procurement role
• CIPS Level 4 qualified or equivalent
• Experience working with suppliers, contract management, and tendering
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Effective negotiator and confident presenter
• Ability to prioritize projects and communicate effectively accordingly
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects concurrently within tight deadlines
• Ability to deal with a large amount of data and extract key information
• Strong knowledge of Excel

What We Offer

• Competitive salary based on equal opportunity and pay structures
• Generous benefits package designed to support your well-being and life outside of Lidl
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Enhanced family leave
• Pension scheme
• 10% in-store discount

Lidl - Head Office is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion and are committed to creating a fair and respectful work environment.