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Consortium have teamed up with a highly successful and long standing business who are looking to add a Procurement Specialist to their team. Responsible for developing and establishing robust relationships with suppliers you will play a key part in maximising profit margins, product selection, stock availability, and operational processes.
  
About the role
As the Procurement Specialist you will be expected to perform the following duties:

Manage current and prospective relationships with suppliers and stakeholders.
Collaborate with the Head of Procurement to refine and develop the existing buying strategy.
Work closely with the sales team to align the buying strategy with customer needs.
Monitor pricing and negotiate with suppliers to ensure optimal prices and service levels are achieved
Ensure suppliers adhere to contractual obligations.
Maintain visibility of agreed KPIs and monitor their consistency throughout the year.
Ensure accurate forecasting and analyse trends   
About you
To succeed as the Procurement Specialist, you will need the following attributes:

Background in distribution, wholesale or FMCG is desirable
Experience in procurement and commercial strategy
Strong stakeholder management skills, both internal and external
Effective negotiation skills and ability to set SLAs
Advanced forecasting abilities and the ability to analyse market trends
Capable of creating impactful presentations for internal use and external supplier meetings   
Consortium Professional Recruitment Ltd are a professional level recruitment consultancy specialising in the delivery of high relevance recruitment services on behalf of our clients across the UK. We regularly receive large responses to our advertising which can make providing individual feedback to every applicant challenging. If you haven’t received a reply from us within 14 day of your application, we regret to say your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. We have a policy of retaining your details for future vacancies unless you request otherwise