Company:
Lidl - Head Office
Location: Long Ditton
Closing Date: 26/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
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.
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