Procurement Specialist

Job Title

Strategic Procurement Specialist

Location

Redditch/Margate

About Us

Gardner Denver is a leading provider of mission-critical flow control and compression equipment and associated aftermarket parts consumables and services which it sells across multiple attractive end-markets within the industrial energy and medical industries. Its broad and complete range of compressor vacuum and blower products and services along with its application expertise and over 160 years of engineering heritage allows Gardner Denver to provide differentiated product and service offerings for its customers specific uses.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Global Supply Manager the Procurement Specialist is based in either Redditch or Kent and is responsible for strategic procurement activities across the business. Working as part of an integrated procurement team of four the roleoperateson amultisitebasis providing procurement support across the Redditch Margate and Bradford facilities asrequired. This approach ensures effective sourcingoptimaluse of procurement resources and the development of aligned sourcing strategies that combine spend strengthen supplierrelationshipsand deliver improved performance for all sites.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic sourcing and supplier development identifying onboarding and managing suppliers to meet longterm business cost quality delivery and innovation objectives.
• Drive cost optimisation and value engineering analysing spend and market trends and partnering with Engineering and Operations to deliver sustainable costdown initiatives without compromising performance
• Own commercial negotiations contracts and supply risk ensuring supplier compliance managing agreements and proactively mitigating risks to secure continuity of supply.
• Optimise working capital and inventory implementing LTAs VMI/consignment models MOQ and leadtime improvements to reduce inventory and prevent excess or obsolete stock.
• Collaborate crossfunctionally to support forecasting capacity planning and NPI using SAP and analytics to align supplier capacity with demand and ensure scalable lowrisk sourcing for new products.

Basic Qualifications

• Degree level or equivalent qualification preferred.
• CIPS or equivalent supply chain qualification preferred.
• Strategic Purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment required.
• Experience with OEM or in the automotive industry would be advantageous.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements

Site based with an opportunity for hybrid working overseas travel where required.

Key Competencies

• Strong commercial and operational understanding of manufacturing planning quality and engineering requirements including the ability to interpret technical drawings.
• Highly analytical with strong numerical communication and influencing skills able to translate data into clear business decisions.
• Advanced user of ERP/MRP systems (ideally SAP) with strong Excel capability to support planning analysis and reporting.
• Commercially astute with proven negotiation and contract management skills delivering cost reduction service improvement and risk mitigation.
• Proactive KPIdriven leader and problemsolver highly organised and effective in fastpaced highpressure crossfunctional environments

What we Offer

• 25 Days Holiday 8 Bank Holidays (Option to purchase 5 days after probation period)
• 7% Employer Pension Contribution
• Westfield Health Medical Cash Plan Cover
• Death in Service Benefit of 4 x salary
• Cycle scheme (After probation period)
• Electric Car Scheme (After 1 year employment)
• 10% of salary in shares after 1 year of employment
• Costco Gold Company member allowing employees to join.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Policies