Procurement Category Manager - Facilities & Engi...

Bertelsmann is a media, services and education company that operates in about 50 countries around the world. It includes the broadcaster RTL Group, the trade book publisher Penguin Random House, the magazine publisher Gruner + Jahr, the music company BMG, the service provider Arvato, the Bertelsmann Printing Group, the Bertelsmann Education Group, and Bertelsmann Investments, an international network of funds. The company has 117,000 employees and generated revenues of €17.1 billion in the 2015 financial year. Bertelsmann stands for creativity and entrepreneurship. This combination promotes first-class media content and innovative service solutions that inspire customers around the world Salary: Up to £41,000.00  Location: Choice of Arvato site; Birmingham, Derby, Corby  Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30-17.00- 40 hour week   As a UK Procurement Specialist, you'll responsible for the procurement of Arvato’s Facilities & Engineering Departments. Your typical day-to-day duties will include meeting with Suppliers, working on tenders RFI’s and RFQ’s, implementing Supplier Agreements, negotiating Contracts, and working with internal stakeholders as a dotted line into Head of Facilities & Engineering.   You will be responsible for creating the category strategy and aligning with the group approach. You will represent procurement at a UK and European level within your categories to build partnerships, introduce new Suppliers and implement new ways of working.  Your Tasks  Work closely with the Facilities & Engineering Team and take ownership and accountability of category strategy.  Preparation and execution of tenders, RFI’s and RFQ’s for facilities &  engineering  Consolidate existing Suppliers and source new  Source new products and materials  Negotiate and implement Supplier Agreements  Supplier commercial negotiations  Work with key Suppliers to improve service levels and potential group  growth  Build relationships with key internal stakeholders to ensure effective  implementation of change  Be accountable for achieving agreed targets and objectives  Drive process standardisation and simplification  Manage Supplier OTIF, troubleshoot associated service issues, and lead  escalations  Promote sustainability standards throughout the Arvato and Supplier supply chains    Your Profile   Experience of facilities management & engineering MRO procurement within an FMCG environment, ideally warehousing and logistics   Must be able to demonstrate hands on experience with the end-to-end RFI, RFQ and tender delivery   Experience within business process design advantageous   Able to evidence success within Supplier consolidation programs   Strong analytical and organisational skills   Able to create strategic and tactical plans   Good influencer and able to work well with stakeholders   A working knowledge of Project Management   Able to balance priorities and work to tight deadlines   Good communicator – clear and concise, written and verbal   Experience with performance management and reporting   Problem solving   Conflict resolution skills   Good IT skills and a working knowledge of SAP is desirable    We Offer   25 days annual leave plus 8 UK bank holidays with the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days    Pension contribution   A life assurance policy that pays out 4 x Salary    Employee Assistance Programme that provides you with confidential support, information, and advice to help you   Employee Discount Scheme through Treats   Free car parking Profile