Procurement Manager - MHE Installation Services

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Procurement Manager - MHE Installation Services | Hatfield | Hybrid Work (2 days in the office) 

Ocado Group is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employees are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, age, or disability or union membership status.

About Us

Our teams are putting the world’s retailers online using the cloud, robotics, AI, and IoT. We provide services to partner clients globally via our innovative advanced robotics technology, known as the Ocado Smart Platform ("OSP"), this drives our highly automated, multi-million pound Customer Fulfilment Centres (CFCs). In our CFCs - together with the proprietary software applications - we operate a world-class online grocery business that automates the single pick of products, ready for your online delivery.

About the Role

The Installation Services Procurement Manager is responsible for:

(i) Ocado’s global category strategy for installation services

(ii) Strategic sourcing of suitable suppliers on a global basis

(iii) Tendering and awarding global installation contracts

(iv) Performance/relationship management of Ocado’s installation suppliers

(v) Ensuring value for money, certainty of delivery and resilience in our installation supply chain

What you will be doing...

Procurement Skills

• Create an approach to source contractors globally for regional projects, ultimately category strategy creation implementation and review
• Sourcing, tendering, negotiating and contracting with suppliers
• Target setting, value measurement and reporting
• Identification of new suppliers (contractors)
• Management and development of existing key suppliers
• Deep knowledge of the installation contractor and supplier market, able to provide information and recommendations based on this
• Assess and report on relevant supplier KPIs and drive performance
• Drive best practice in Procurement and Supply Chain, and deliver continuous improvement

SRM

• Lead supplier relationship management activities with key suppliers inc QBRs
• Working with suppliers and stakeholders,identify and drive change and continuous improvement focusing on risk mitigation and cost optimisation.
• Measurable Performance Improvements through data collation eg resources time to build

Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead cross-functional, multi-site procurement activities teams and work collaboratively with internal stakeholders across Programme Management, Legal, engineering, product development, to ensure product specifications and changes are managed effectively from concept to supply
• Provide commercial data to internal project teams for business cases, territory research etc.
• Communicate effectively and develop strong relationships with internal stakeholders at all levels and promote the profile of the procurement function 

Technical

• Assess impact of proposed engineering changes with suppliers

Project Management

• Support the successful delivery to schedule whilst achieving budget and meeting specified Quality, HSE and local regulatory standards
• Support the coordination of project scheduling requirements and the creation of bid lists with business stakeholders and suppliers
• Risk identification and mitigation, anticipating project challenges
• Take ownership of supply/contractor issues, resolving them in line with business need
• Recommend and implement process improvements to improve Supply Chain robustness
• Actively communicate with project stakeholders to ensure alignment of projects and expectations

About you 

Minimum:

• A minimum of 5 years experience  in Procurement of international construction/engineering installation contractors and effective supplier management
• Experience working in or with global project teams and engineering development teams
• Supplier negotiation and development skills
• Although a hybrid role, minimum twice weekly visits to the Hatfield office and travel to supplier sites both in the UK and abroad is expected
• Ability to work in a dynamic, team-oriented, fast-paced environment
• High level of computer literacy with Microsoft Office, Google Docs and ERP software

Preferred (in addition to minimum)

• Qualification at higher national or degree level 
• CIPS or equivalent qualification
• Experience of construction/installation in a manufacturing and/or engineering environment
• International sourcing experience and legal contract experience
• Demonstrable experience of developing and delivering procurement strategies

What we can offer you

Our employee benefits are designed for you, we care about people and we’ve ensured we have a wealth of benefits that focus on your well-being. We regularly review our benefits to ensure we are supporting our employees appropriately.

• 30 days ‘working from anywhere in the world’ policy 
• Wellbeing support through dedicated apps and an Employee Assistance Programme 
• 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after 5 years service (plus optional holiday purchase)
• Pension scheme (various options available including employer contribution matching up to 7%)
• Generous Private Medical Insurance (within the first month of joining!)
• Income Protection (can be up to 50% of salary for 3 years) and Life Assurance (3 x annual salary) 
• 22 weeks paid maternity/primary parent leave and 6 weeks paid paternity leave (once relevant service requirements complete) 
• Train Ticket loan (interest-free)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free shuttle bus to and from Hatfield Train Station to the Hatfield offices 
• Free shuttle bus to and from Welwyn Garden City Train Station to the Welwyn Garden City offices
• Opportunity to participate in Sharesave and Buy as You Earn share schemes
• 15% discount on Ocado.com and free delivery for all employees (within the first month of joining!

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