Do you want to take the next step\r\nin your procurement career?

The role\r\nreports into a Sector Procurement Business Partner and forms an integral part\r\nof the overall Sopra Steria Procurement Team. The role will provide support to\r\nthe Sector and Joint Venture (JV) Procurement Business Partner function.

The role will work alongside the Procurement Business Partner to support a\r\nclient Sector/JV or specific client account, in managing third party supplier\r\nrequirements, including but not limited to, new supplier assessment and\r\nonboarding, contractual negotiations and drafting, risk mitigation and delivery\r\nof cost savings against targets.

The role will also support implementation of wider Procurement initiatives\r\nsuch as, supplier consolidation, ongoing new requests for products or services,\r\netc. The role candidate is expected to have a working knowledge of procurement\r\nbest practice, P2P/ERP systems, procurement tools and techniques including but\r\nnot limited to data analysis and manipulation.

What you will be doing:

Working with the Procurement\r\n Business Partner, support development of the Sector/JV procurement\r\n strategy, working practices, and promote procurements capabilities.Supporting the wider team to\r\n ensure Procurement is at the forefront and is leading activities for any\r\n new third party requirements.Help drive selection of\r\n suppliers through comprehensive sourcing processes utilisingeSourcing,\r\n tools, etc where appropriate.Interrogate spend data to monitor suppliers and identify areas for\r\n re-negotiation, consolidation and savings identification.Working with the Procurement\r\n Business Partner, ensure that existing procurement controls, policies and\r\n processes are adhered to by the business and develop new controls where\r\n needed and appropriate.Help identify supplier and\r\n procurement risk through all stages of a supplier engagementSupport regular reviews of\r\n existing contracts with suppliers to ensure continued competitiveness and\r\n value for money is being achieved and to exploit price review clauses to\r\n their fullest extent.

What you’ll bring:

Experience of working in a\r\n Procurement or Category Management role.Experience of dealing with\r\n supplier negotiations on pricing and contractual terms in order to deliver\r\n savings, reduce risk and deliver commercial value.Good working knowledge of\r\n contract terms,contracting processes and drafting.Good working knowledge of\r\n procurement process and practices, including, scoping,\r\n tendering, evaluation, selection and contracting.Able to demonstrate a good\r\n level of commercial awareness.Experience of developing\r\n positive stakeholder relationships to promote and ensure adherence to\r\n procurement practices.A team player who is\r\n experienced working in a challenging and demanding environment.

It would be great if you had:

High level of numeracy and\r\n literacyMCIPS Diploma or equivalent\r\n / willingness to study for MCIPS Diploma desirableEffective communicatorSelf-disciplined and able to\r\n deliver whilst working flexiblyProject Management or Change\r\n skills desirable

If you are interested in this\r\nrole but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking\r\nfor, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Hemel Hempstead
Security Clearance Level: SC
Internal Recruiter: Alex
Salary: Negotiable
Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional\r\ndays, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

Although this role is advertised\r\nas full-time, we support many ways of working and can offer a range of flexible\r\nworking arrangements. So, if you’re interested and need to work flexibly, we\r\nencourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

Loved reading about this job and\r\nwant to know more about us?

Our business is, first and\r\nforemost, about people. And it always has been. The solutions we develop are\r\ndriven by the connections they make and the problems they solve. Our services\r\nonly matter if they work for people and if they serve a greater purpose. Known\r\nfor our collaborative approach, we provide consulting and digital services,\r\ncreating innovative solutions, at scale, to deliver sustainable growth and\r\nservices that make life better.
Our work touches many lives in\r\nthe UK. From helping the Government provide essential public and health\r\nservices that offer more convenience and choice, to improving financial\r\nservices to deliver fairer, customer-centric solutions.

Together we are building a better\r\nfuture by delivering real and lasting value.

We are just at the start of what\r\nwe can achieve together. Come and join us!