The Procurement Centre of Excellence Manager drives continuous improvement takes ownership of the global process and ensures operational and financial efficiency. The role oversees procurement reporting to deliver measurable operational and financial benefits and manage process and systems for third-party supplier due diligence / risk / compliance with comprehensive understanding and ownership of reporting.

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Understanding of procurement processes and tools
• Ability to manage & balance competing multiple priorities and achieve positive results in the areas of safety, quality, cost and employee relations
• Project management experience in a global environment
• Excellent analytical & problem-solving skills
• A demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others, by developing working relationships with all levels of the organisation
• Experience of working in a multi-site manufacturing company
• Ability to prioritise and plan
• Stakeholder engagement at all levels
• Excellent I.T skills. (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
• Degree educated or equivalent - desirable
• Procurement qualification (e.g. CIPS) - desirable
• Recognised Project management qualification - desirable
• Experience working in a global procurement / supply chain function - desirable
• PowerBI report creation and maintenance - desirable
• Prior training experience - desirable

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Attractive Salary
• Discretionary Annual Bonus
• Up to 5% matched pension contribution
• 4x annual salary life assurance
• Personal medical cover
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
• Employee discounts through Edenred
• Eyecare Vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
  This is a hybrid role, with 3 days per week based in our Kidlington office.
  Essentra plc is a leading global provider of essential components and solutions, focusing on the manufacture and distribution of plastic injection moulded, vinyl dip moulded and metal items.
  Headquartered in the UK, Essentra’s global network extends to 28 countries worldwide and includes over 3,000 employees, 14 manufacturing facilities, 24 distribution centres and 33 sales & service centres serving c.74,000 customers with a rapid supply of low cost but essential products for a variety of applications in industries such as equipment manufacturing, automotive, fabrication, electronics, medical and renewable energy.
  At Essentra we are ideally looking for individuals who enjoy working as part of a close team, are passionate about what they do and who strive to make a difference. We are always looking to better ourselves and are keen to recruit individuals who like to innovate and improve processes.