Bedfordview: Procurement Coordinator (Construction) posted by AtripleA recruitment & temps

About the Role

Our client in the construction industry is seeking a Procurement Coordinator to coordinate and assist with sustainable procurement initiatives, including research, cost modelling and analytical support services, monitoring internal procurement systems and supporting procurement projects across the Group.

Key Responsibilities

• Source and evaluate required services / products at the best competitive prices, quality, availability, reliability and technical support.
• Work with procurement and business partners to assess their business needs and contribute meaningfully to the development of procurement and management strategies.
• Monitor and maintain complex databases/systems and apply analytical tools, techniques and systems to analyze and interpret a wide range of supplier and organizational information and options to support procurement planning and decision making.
• Develop and provide reports to support effective management of supplier performance and to track and report on benefits delivered.
• Apply risk management and compliance checks when researching and analyzing supply markets and contract performance to identify potential risks and trigger risk mitigation and management responses.
• Communicate technical reports and analyses in a meaningful way to procurement stakeholders given the complexity of procurement analysis and the time-pressured working environment.
• Compare prices from different suppliers and decide which supplier to purchase from in accordance with company supplier evaluation protocol.
• Negotiate contracts, improved prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
• Assess and evaluate suppliers and undertake performance reviews to ensure contract compliance and manage performance improvement activities.
• Explore business opportunities and contribute to development of procurement strategies and supply arrangements.
• Work collaboratively and negotiate and engage with stakeholders and suppliers regarding new projects, supplies and initiatives and advise of impact of change on purchasing and production activities.
• Maintain the supplier database on the system for all business units.
• Make recommendations in terms of actions to be taken against underperforming suppliers.
• Stay current and up to date on any changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products and materials and advise others of any impact.
• Attend meetings and update others on issues or concerns, in particular when there is a risk which could prevent the organization meeting customer demands or where there are over capacity concerns.
• Identify and evaluate key risks at a contractual level for straightforward arrangements and seek input from other functions as appropriate (e.g. finance, legal etc.).
• Develop risk mitigation strategies for straightforward procurement arrangements.
• Identify areas of non-compliance to procurement policy and raise with relevant stakeholders.

Requirements

• National diploma or degree in Supply Chain Management or related field
• Minimum 6 years’ experience in procurement which includes supply chain management within a construction or related environment

Qualifications

• Formal education/certifications: None mentioned