Procurement specialist Work, Jobs in West Malling, Ken (with Salaries)

Strategic Buyer - Soft Facilities
Cygnet —West Malling
- £43,000 - £46,000 a year
- Full-time
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
Associate Director of Procurement
Commercial Services Group —West Malling
- £75,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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Procurement Manager (Maternity Cover)
PrepWorld —Gravesend
- £45,000 a year
- Temporary
- Computer literacy
- Project management
- Continuous improvement
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Director of Procurement and Contracting
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust —Southend-on-Sea
- £112,782 - £129,783 a year
- Full-time
1d
Procurement Manager- Underground Works
Bouygues Construction —Tilbury
- Full-time
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Contracts
13d
PROCUREMENT MANAGER
Laing O'Rourke —Dartford
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
Head of Procurement UK&I
JAA-Jones Lang LaSalle Limited —London
- Full-time
- Master's degree
- Analysis skills
- Presentation skills
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14d
Senior Buyer
McDermott —London
- Full-time
- Bachelor's degree
- Mentoring

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Strategic Buyer - Soft Facilities

Cygnet -
West Malling

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Job details

Full-time
£43,000 - £46,000 a year

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
Company pension
Employee discount
Referral programme

Qualifications

Sourcing
Procurement
Stakeholder liaison
Procurement cost optimisation strategy
Negotiated procurement
Purchasing and procurement experience

Full job description

Helping others improve and turn their lives around – there’s no better feeling. It’s what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.

We are looking for a confident Strategic Buyer (Soft Facilities) with a passion for delivering outstanding care. You'll be working 37.5 hours a week, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet.

Joining us on a full time 37.5 hour per week basis, you will work in a remote capacity, but will need to attend London or Kings Hill (Kent) offices 1-2 days per week.

As a Strategic Buyer you'll play a pivotal role in our dynamic procurement team, leading and deliver procurement activities within the Soft facilities category, ensuring value for money, improved supplier performance and stakeholder satisfaction across healthcare and social care sites. The role is essential to ensuring that procurement in this category actively contributes to the wellbeing of patients and residents, whilst supporting colleagues in their ability to deliver outstanding care.

Cygnet Health Care have been providing a national network of high quality specialist mental health services for more than 35 years. We are proud to support individuals with mental health needs, learning disabilities and autism in a variety of residential, hospital and community based settings.

With us, you'll work in a vibrant, supportive culture tailored to help you thrive.

You'll join a professional and supportive team with a clear focus on delivering excellence and value across the business. With Cygnet, your procurement expertise will directly support better outcomes for vulnerable people.

So, if you're an organised and inquisitive we want to hear from you!

Your day-to-day...

Lead procurement activity across the Soft facilities Category, including: Food, Waste Management, Outsourced Laundry Services, Vending and Outsourced Transport.
Analyse monthly and quarterly supplier performance reports to identify trends, risks and opportunities, translate data into actionable insights that drive service improvement and cost efficiency.
Develop and present business cases that support strategic sourcing initiatives, supplier selection and value optimisation.
Support internal stakeholders across clinical and operational teams through supplier negotiations, contract reviews and service level agreements.
Drive supplier performance, manage risks, monitor KPIs and lead cost reduction and value creation activities.
Maintain accurate records of procurement activity, budgets and supplier information, reporting regularly to senior management on successes, challenges and strategic recommendations.
Ensure all procurement activity aligns with Group policies and procedures, regulatory requirements and ethical standards.

You are...

An experienced Procurement professional, ideally with a background of indirect procurement.
A strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen and a proven ability to deliver value and innovation through procurement.
Able to drive strategic change, prepare business cases and improve supplier performance
Skilled in contract negotiation, supplier management and sourcing strategy, with a clear understanding of the full procurement lifecycle.
Highly analytical, able to interpret data to drive procurement decisions, influence stakeholders and monitor supplier performance.
An excellent communicator, confident in engaging with senior stakeholders. Operational colleagues and external suppliers.
A self-starter, comfortable working independently and collaboratively in a fast paced, purpose driven organisation.
Highly detail-oriented & an expert on sourcing & buying indirect on a large-scale
Solution-minded, flexible in thinking & a very good communicator.

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…

Salary - £43,000 - £46,000 per annum (depending on relevant experience)

A great opportunity to learn and develop your skills
Regular expert supervision & support
Employee referral scheme
Employee discount savings
Pension scheme
“Cycle to work” scheme

Please note, all successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

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Procurement Manager (Maternity Cover)

Director of Procurement and Contracting

Procurement Manager- Underground Works

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Head of Procurement UK&I

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