Senior Procurement Specialist

Job Description

At Aberdeen our ambition is to be the UKs leading Wealth & Investments group.

Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industrys best talent. Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients customers colleagues shareholders and society.

We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service supported by leading technology and talent.

Aberdeen comprises three businesses interactive investor (ii) Investments and Adviser each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients evolving needs :

interactive investor the UKs second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform enables individuals in the UK to plan save and invest in the way that works for them.

OurAdviserbusiness provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers enabling them to create value for their customers.

OurInvestmentsbusiness is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market through either public markets or alternative asset classes.

About the role :

Our Global Procurement Team support the wider business in the procuring of goods and / or services to enable the organisations day to day operations. Using effective business partnering we support the delivery of commercial value whilst achieving improved service and effective risk management within the supply chain.

Occupying a key position in the Procurement team you will need to develop an understanding of our business and our suppliers in order to maximise performance and efficiencies. You need the ability to communicate and influence at all levels within the Aberdeen organisation and with external third-party suppliers.

You will work closely with SRMs and key business partners to share knowledge experience and expertise related to standard methodology. You will be responsible for coordinating procurement activities for important business projects and applying strategic procurement techniques and standard processes to improve value for Aberdeen. You will provide SME procurement input and expertise to contribute to and enable the development of Category Strategies.

We are looking for you to map the current and future spend conducting analysis of spend scanning the market challenging the status quo and looking at how the provided services can be delivered more efficiently and effectively.

Key Responsibilities :

Support the execution of procurement plans across in-scope expenditure consistent with Aberdeens Procurement strategy and business requirements

Meet the needs of Aberdeen in terms of security of supply and regulatory compliance quality service continuous improvement and delivery of best value

Develop and support the implementation of procurement systems and solutions to address business requirements and challenges whilst maximising value and ensuring delivery of breakthrough results.

Lead high level procurement initiatives including Tenders RFPs and negotiations using appropriate procurement systems with legal and business participation.

Provide SME procurement input and expertise to contribute to and enable the development of Category Strategies

Work with the Global Head of Strategic Sourcing and the Global Head of Procurement Compliance & Governance to collaborate and engage with key business stakeholders in Aberdeen.

Work with the Global Head of Strategic Sourcing and the Global Head of Procurement Compliance & Governance to manage relationships with key suppliers to ensure effective supplier and contract management to drive the maximum value

Understand regulatory requirements and supplier business strategies to support in the effective management of Third-Party risk.

Keep abreast of developments within supply markets to enable competitive analysis and support in the development of risk management and mitigation plans

Keep abreast of current procurement techniques and use and deploy them as appropriate to ensure areas of responsibility are at the forefront of modern thinking and proactively support the further development of the Global Procurement function

About The Candidate :

Experience in a fast-pacedProcurement environment is essential

Experience managing RFP processes to completion

Experience in engaging and managing customers and partners successfully

Demonstrable experience of negotiating influencing and building strong stakeholder relationships

Ability to communicate effectively at a senior level

Technologically literate proven ability to optimise outcomes by demonstrating the use of sourcing tools & technology including automated processes.

Financially literate able to understand profit & loss accounts and balance sheets and understand the importance and impact of cash flow within our business

Ability to challenge the status quo and see the comprehensive view of the bigger picture.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. Therefore if you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire and one of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

Our benefits

Theres more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn get involved and be supported.

When you join us your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days annual leave a 16% employer pension contribution a discretionary performance based bonus (where applicable) private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits including gym discounts season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.

Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas our vectors of growth focused on our clients changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here.

Were committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds experience cognitive and neurodiversity age gender gender identity sexual orientation disability religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

SAP Materials Management,Purchasing,Procurement,Vendor Management,Employee Evaluation,HR Sourcing,Supply Chain Experience,Federal Aviation Regulations,Supplier Management,Contract Negotiation,negotiation,Contracts

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1