As a Strategic Sourcing Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in our dynamic procurement team, supporting the ongoing development and performance of your own team, while leading the Corporate category within our department.
Joining us on a full time 37.5 hour per week basis, you will work in a hybrid capacity, working remotely with 1-2 days per week within our London office.
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, inquisitive & collaborative leader, we want to hear from you.
Your day-to-day…
- Lead a team of 3 Strategic Buyers responsible for categories including: Care, Digital Services, and Soft Facilities Management.
- Work with and mentor your team to Analyse, prepare business cases and implement procurement led improvements.
- Support your team to assist key stakeholders in contract management of suppliers.
- Encourage and support your team to Improve supplier performance. Actively manage suppliers and cost base.
- Work closely with the senior management team to manage budgets and the direction of the department.
- Manage your own Corporate Category responsible for areas including but not limited to: Insurance, Legal, Training, Business Travel & Accommodation, Contracts & Policies.
- Ensure all group policies & procedures are adhered to.
You are…
- An experienced Procurement professional, ideally with a background of indirect procurement.
- A team leader with the ability to coach and mentor a small team.
- 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 & willing to learn.
Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…
- Strong career progression opportunities in a growing business
- Expert supervision & support
- Employee referral scheme
- Pension scheme
- ’Cycle to work’ scheme & employee discount savings.
Please note, successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
Ready to make a positive change?
Please click on the ‘apply now’ link below.
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