Procurement specialist Work, Jobs in Watford (with Salaries)

Procurement Specialist - Kitchens
Wickes —Watford
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- Travel
- Organisational skills
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
13d
Procurement Sourcing Specialist
Thermo Fisher Scientific —Hemel Hempstead
- Full-time
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Up to 50% travel
- Data analysis skills
5d
Procurement Manager / Senior Procurement Specialist (Indirect Spend) - London hybrid - July 2026 start
Vantage Point —London
- Hybrid work
Hospital Procurement Manager
The Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital —Aylesbury
- From £40,000 a year
- Full-time
- Bachelor's degree
- Contracts
- In-person
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
Quick apply
5d
Procurement Associate
SHEARGOLD LIMITED —Ruislip
- £32,000 - £35,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Word
- In-person
- Communication skills
Quick apply
Senior Procurement Specialist, Indirect Procurement
World Kinect Corporation —London
- Full-time
- Remote
- Data analysis skills
- Analysis skills
- Presentation skills
3d
Procurement Specialist - EMEA
TikTok —London
- Data analysis skills
- Bachelor's degree
- Communication skills
Senior Procurement Specialist
DeepL —London
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- English
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
Corporate Procurement Manager
Saha —London
- £59,568.90 a year
- Full-time
- Remote
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Sick pay
Senior Procurement Specialist – Construction Services
NTT Global Data Centers —London
- Full-time
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Bachelor's degree
Procurement Specialist
Ardonagh Specialty —London
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- Travel
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
Quick apply
Procurement Manager
24 7 Property Maintenance Limited —London
- £55,000 a year
- Full-time
- ERP systems
- Analysis skills
- In-person
Quick apply
Procurement Specialist - Global Consulting Services Category
TikTok —London
- Full-time
- Data analysis skills
- Analysis skills
- Travel
Sr Procurement Specialist
NewMarket Services Corporation —Bracknell
- Full-time
- Bachelor's degree
- Quality control
- Organisational skills
Interim Hotel Procurement Specialist
edyn —London
- Full-time
- Hotel
- Analysis skills
- Continuous improvement
Quick apply
Procurement & Supply Chain Specialist
SAVA —London
- Analysis skills
- Continuous improvement
- Organisational skills
Quick apply
Senior Procurement Specialist
John Lewis Partnership —London
- £49,800 - £74,700 a year
- Hybrid work
- Contracts
- Communication skills
3d
Procurement Specialist
dmg::media —London
- Data analysis skills
- Analysis skills
- Communication skills
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Quick apply
Alternative Provision Placement Officer
Surrey County Council —Woking
- £38,090 a year
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- Continuous improvement
- Travel
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
12d
LOCAL CATEGORY SPECIALIST
Asahi UK —Woking
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- Contracts
- Communication skills

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Procurement Specialist - Kitchens

Wickes -
Watford

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Job details

Full-time
13 days ago

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
Company pension
Discounted gym membership
Employee assistance programme
Employee discount

Qualifications

Contract management
Sourcing
Stakeholder collaboration
Procurement
Stakeholder liaison
Internal department liaison
Continuous improvement
Contract renewal support
Procurement cost optimisation strategy
Risk management
Procurement processing
Organisational skills
Multidisciplinary collaboration
Negotiated procurement
Communication skills
Purchasing and procurement experience
Contract administration
Time management

Full job description

We’re looking for an experienced Procurement Specialist to join our Kitchens team.

You’ll be responsible for developing and maintaining strong relationships with key suppliers as well as constantly looking for potential areas of continuous improvement and cost optimisation.

The role will involve identifying, selecting, and managing suppliers to ensure they meet the organisation's needs in terms of quality, cost, delivery, and service.

As Procurement Specialist, you’ll have the ability to work collaboratively across a wide array of internal and external stakeholders in order to deliver optimal results.

There will be some travel in Europe and the UK within the role.

What you’ll be doing:

Sourcing and Supplier Management:

Identifying and evaluating potential suppliers based on quality, price, reliability, and capacity.

Developing and maintaining strong relationships with key suppliers.

Monitoring supplier performance and addressing any issues or concerns and conducting supplier reviews

Contract Management:

Negotiating and managing supplier contracts and agreements, ensuring contract compliance and adherence to terms and conditions.

Monitoring contract renewals and renegotiations.

Continuous Improvement and Cost Optimisation:

Identifying opportunities for cost savings through strategic sourcing and negotiation.

Collaborating with suppliers to implement process improvements.

Driving innovation and collaboration with suppliers.

Supplier Onboarding and Offboarding:

Managing the supplier onboarding process, including due diligence and qualification.

Overseeing the supplier offboarding process, ensuring a smooth transition.

Procurement Process:

Managing the entire procurement cycle, from requisition to delivery and payment.

Full understanding of end to to end logistics to ensure that all manufacturing and shipping efficiencies are optimised

Compliance and Risk Management:

Identifying and assessing potential risks associated with suppliers and developing and implementing risk mitigation strategies and adhering to ethical sourcing practices

Ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and industry standards

Identifying and mitigating potential risks associated with procurement activities.

Collaboration and Communication

Working closely with internal stakeholders, commercial, supply chain, finance, operations, and legal teams as well as external suppliers

What we’re looking for:

A Procurement Specialist with demonstrable experience in a similar role. You’ll ideally have experience within the kitchens sector or a very similar category. As well as the technical skills required to undertake the role you’ll have excellent communication, time management and organisational skills with strong understanding of financial principles and budgeting. Ideally the successful candidate will be educated to degree level with a relevant professional qualification.

What can we offer you?

You’ll be supported with fantastic learning and development and have the opportunity to grow and develop your career with us.

We’ll also equip you with a benefits package that includes:

Competitive bonus

Save-as-you-earn scheme

Private Medical and Life Assurance

Enhanced contributory pension scheme

Colleague discount

Discount platform including savings and cash back at numerous retailers, savings on gym membership, cycle to work scheme

Our widely recognised wellbeing strategy is something we’re proud of at Wickes. As part of this, we offer a range of health and wellbeing benefits and support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, financial education & loans, and access to parental, menopause and fertility support.

You’ll work from our Support Centre in Watford, where our Commercial team are based, along with our other support functions. We recognise the value of bringing our teams together to collaborate, support each other and build on our amazing culture. We are also encouraging our teams to work flexibly, with a blend of remote / office working.

About Us:

Wickes is a multi-channel retailer operating in the home improvement market. With 50 years in industry, Wickes now generates revenue in excess of £1.6bn across 230 stores delivered by 8,000+ colleagues.

But it is the Wickes’ culture that is considered its best kept secret; it’s a collaborative, down to earth, fun and inclusive environment where people feel part of a winning team. All our colleagues come from different backgrounds, but what we all have in common is a determination to succeed and a passion for being the best we can be. If that sounds like you, we’ll make you feel right at home.

We aim to create an inclusive workplace with colleagues’ wellbeing at the heart of everything we do.

We’re a Disability Confident Employer and committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from disabled people and are committed to providing an accessible recruitment process and workplace for everyone. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments, please let us know here.

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