Job Description
Job Title: Procurement Project Manager
Location: Hybrid - Goole (2-3 days per week)
About us: Consultants on Demand: a consultancy start-up with global backing.
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Overview:
Our client is a leading Rail Transportation organisation, and are looking for an Project Procurement Manager to join their team in the UK.
As a Project Procurement Manager, you will play a crucial role in managing procurement activities across various projects within the organisation. Your responsibilities will include global responsibility for the full set of procurement processes within the allocated customer projects.
Responsibilities
- Support the local Team together with the two Project Procurement Managers in Vienna to ensure that the material arrives on time.
- The role is mainly as level 2 / 3 escalation Support. in the factory..
- Supporting expediting measures and preparing necessary background to Cat. M. and Procurement Management where further escalation is necessary.
- Organizes and manages all procurement activities and resources during the bid and execution phase of these customer projects.
- Integration of the procurement function in customer bid and execution projects along the Project management life cycle as “Sub-Project Manager Procurement” (starting from PM020 at the latest):
- Identify, involve, integrate, and manage all relevant procurement functions for a customer bid or project (i.e. Global Category Management, Supplier Quality Management, Regional Procurement, etc.)
- Act as prime interface to/for the customer bids or projects key business partners and procurement (incl. i.e. milestone meetings, risk workshops, kick-off meetings, project-related procurement reviews, escalations, etc.)
- Align schedules (i.e. project schedule vs. procurement-specific for RFQs, negotiations, supplier selection, deliveries, etc.)
- Align terms & conditions and ensure transfer of the relevant customer contract terms & conditions to supplier offers and contracts.
- Analyse procurement and supplier-related risks and set/manage respective mitigation measures.
- Drives Procurement strategies in projects and ensures their implementation of KPIs like CNI, CTG, E Bidding / Auction & PTE, etc
- Support in getting the best rates during the execution phase.
- Develop and activity-driven local sourcing strategies, supplier performance, and management.
- Owns, monitors, and drives utilisation of the consolidated Procurement Plan and Procurement Statement, including Supplier/RFQ/offer status per purchasing item,
- Assisting in upcoming Bids for the UK Market with the aim of taking over complete responsibility, for example:
- supporting the 2 PPM colleagues in preparing the Bid.
- Assist in expanding the local content by supporting PPMs & Cat. Management to achieve an increase in share."
Skills Required
- Proven experience in procurement management, preferably in a project-based environment.
- Strong understanding of procurement processes, contract negotiation, and supplier management.
- Exposure/passion for project management skills
- Ability to prioritise tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Proficiency in procurement software and tools
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic team environment.
- Certification in procurement or project management (e.g., CSCP, PMP) is a plus.
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