Procurement Specialist - eSourcing Lead

Grafton Recruitment are working with a large corporate to recruit a procurement professional who will be responsible for identifying and driving the cost saving processes using eSourcing across a broad range of materials and indirect spend categories.

You will work collaboratively with the category teams across the business to identify complex spend that could be put through an e Auction tender process to provide cost and savings improvement. You will work within the business to analyse areas that offer opportunity, manage the process with suppliers, and be involved in the negotiation of the pricing and contract award. You will act as lead for e Auctioning, developing strategy, and guiding colleagues through the process. This is a key role in the procurement strategy and will require you to engage up to Director level in the organisation. As such it will offer great visibility within the business.

• Identifying opportunities for eAuctions to bring value across categories.
• Designing, building, and managing eSourcing events and acting as live host.
• Managing event rules and supplier communications.
• Negotiating with suppliers.
• Managing the eSourcing software provider.

• Procurement experience, ideally with knowledge of indirect spend.
• Knowledge of eAuctions is not essential.
• Inquisitive, and driven to identify cost saving opportunities.
• Strong negotiator and highly commercial.
• Strong stakeholder and supplier management skills, able to influence at all levels.
• Highly analytical, and data driven.