Assistant Procurement Manager

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Job reference: 320382

Position: Assistant Procurement Manager
Competitive salary, 10% annual bonus potential, 25 days annual leave including bank holidays rising with years served and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates
Permanent, Full time

This role will be based at 185 Farringdon Road, London, EC1A 1AA and you will be required to attend the office two days per week.

Unlock the power of procurement at Royal Mail. With vast buying capabilities, this team leads on driving strategic sourcing and supplier relationships for a £12.7 billion turnover company. Managing thousands of suppliers across national and global markets, you can shape the future of logistics and delivery through smart sustainable purchasing decisions.

Have you got a background in a procurement or buying related area? Do you have strong communication skills that you can use to negotiate and influence? If so, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for an Assistant Procurement Manager to join our Print and HR Category Team.

The Assistant Procurement Manager vacancy offers an excellent opportunity for an ambitious candidate with aspirations of developing their career within Procurement. Our commitment to this is highlighted by the fact that we offer full MCIPS sponsorship. If you are interested, more details and how to apply can be found below.

About the Role:
Reporting into the Procurement Manager, you will develop and implement effective sourcing strategies and plans for goods and services within the Print and HR Category Team to deliver first-class value for the business and protect it from risk.

You will support the Senior Procurement Manager and the Procurement Manager in the account management of internal customers in the business areas serviced by the category - aiding understanding of their business drivers and needs in the context of the company strategy, recommending how they can be most effectively met.

You will contribute to the development and implementation of strategy for the goods and services category to meet internal customers' needs, provide savings, and manage risk.

You will work collaboratively with other members of the procurement team to make the most effective use of the resources available across the procurement functions and ensure the maintenance of accurate and complete electronic records.

About You:
To truly excel in this role, you will possess, and be able to evidence, the skills and experience listed below:

1. Background in a procurement or supply chain related area.
2. Strong analytical and numerical skills.
3. Capable of building sourcing strategies and gaining buy-in to their implementation.
4. Experience of program & change management.
5. Experience in creating innovative solutions relating to supplier spend.
6. Studying towards the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (MCIPS) or willing to.

Extra Benefits:

• RMG Share Schemes: partnership and matching share offer.
• Family friendly support: enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave.
• Discounts and offers: there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills.
• Supportive and generous company sick pay.
• Your Wellbeing: you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life.

Next Steps:
The next stage of the selection process will be a virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions. You will also be required to complete Numerical and Verbal reasoning tests prior to interview.

Trust forms the foundation of everything we do in Royal Mail. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean 'your' interview. We want to give you the opportunity to shine. To enable you to do this, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place.

We don't expect every candidate to meet the full criteria for the role. If your experience looks a little different from the job requirements, but you feel you have the relevant skills to bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you.

Royal Mail is proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.

Closing Date: Sunday 3rd November. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.