# Procurement Manager

**Company**: Red Bull
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Food and Beverage

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## Description

We are currently recruiting for a Procurement Manager to be based in London, UK.

The UK Procurement team manages a wide range of indirect spend categories, predominantly comprising Fleet, Travel, Professional Services, Sales, Marketing, IT, Logistics and Facilities.

The Procurement Manager will report into the Head of Procurement & Facilities and have category responsibility for a number of the business’s indirect procurement categories. In addition to this, the Procurement Manager will have cross-category responsibility for key technical processes, including SAP Ariba, Procure-to-Pay processes & will be the lead for all data-focused projects.

**Responsibilities**

- Indirect Procurement Category Ownership:

- Develop and manage key supplier relationships, monitor SLA and KPI performance, conduct QBRs, and foster continuous improvement and innovation.

- Lead end-to-end sourcing activities across key indirect categories.

- Develop and deliver overarching category plan that delivers reduced risk, improved value and improved business outcomes.

- Monitor category trends and grow category network to deliver innovation and optimisation – becoming a category expert.

- Partner with internal stakeholders to understand business needs and align procurement strategies accordingly.

- Ensure compliance with procurement policies, procedures, and relevant regulations within owned categories.

- Other:

- Sustainability: leading the fleet & travel contribution to Red Bulls Net-zero goals and support wider sustainability and ESG initiatives within the procurement landscape.

- Procure-to-pay: lead key projects in this area, including the implementation of a Master Vendor solution.

- Data: Create data insights & reports to drive cost-saving/efficiencies/sustainability improvements across both categories.

- Systems: Identify and implement process improvements to enhance procurement efficiency and effectiveness.

**Requirements**

- Strong experience in Procurement, Supply Chain Operations or similar operational role.

- Stakeholder management (internal and external) & cross-functional collaboration.

- Strong negotiating experience and cross functional problem solving.

- Experience in data analysis with a high level of capability in Microsoft Excel and data analysis/visualisation tools (e.g. SAP Analytics Cloud, or PowerBI).

- Experience in using SAP Ariba or other technology or cloud-based procurement or supply-chain systems.

- Strong time management, communication and influencing skills.

- Ability to focus and follow through on priorities and deliver quality results.

- Proven track record of delivering cost efficiencies.

- Experience of FMCG environment.

- Pro-active and enquiring mind - ability to identify opportunities across the business.

**Benefits**

- Cost Reduction: Achieve quantifiable cost savings through strategic sourcing, negotiation, and finding alternative materials.

- Process Efficiency: Streamline the procurement process to improve speed, accuracy, and productivity, reducing cycle times.

- Supplier Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers to improve reliability, pricing, and collaboration, and manage supplier performance to meet quality and delivery expectations.

- Risk Management: Identify and mitigate potential risks from suppliers, contracts, and compliance issues.

- Spend Visibility and Control: Ensure accurate tracking of spending and implement controls to manage it effectively.

- Compliance and Governance: Ensure procurement activities align with local and global policies, ethical standards, and relevant regulations.

- Sustainability and ESG Alignment: Integrate environmental, social, and governance criteria into sourcing decisions.

## Skills

### Required
- procurement
- supply chain operations
- stakeholder management
- data analysis
- SAP Ariba

### Nice to have
- FMCG environment
- sustainability and ESG initiatives

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