Procurement Manager

About Us

BONUS SCHEME | PENSION ENHANCEMENTS UP TO 10% | 4-WEEK SABBATICAL EVERY 5 YEARS | STAFF DISCOUNT | EXTRA HOLIDAY DAY EACH YEAR | We love great craft beer. We want everyone to be as passionate about it as we are - and our central team are vital in this mission. Every single person in our team can shape our future for the better, whether that’s for our people, planet or our incredible beer. Because we expect great things from you, we give great things back. BONUS SCHEME | Via BrewDog bonus scheme, our amazing crew members get rewarded when we succeed as a business. We wouldn’t be able to do it without you so it’s only right we share the success together. PENSION ENHANCEMENT | We increase our contributions to your pension up to 10% of your salary so together we can properly invest in your future. And, since the statutory amount all businesses pay is 3%, our decision to pay above that shows we’re taking your future seriously. 4-WEEK SABBATICAL | After every 5 years here you will receive an additional 4 weeks off to spend doing whatever you want. STAFF DISCOUNT | 50% off BrewDog Beers/Ciders, Wonderland Cocktails, BrewDog Merchandise, and Soft Drinks, plus 25% off all other menu items in our BrewDog Bars. Crew also get discount on takeaway beer - perfect for taking the bar home. ADDITIONAL HOLIDAY DAYS | For every full year completed up to your 5th year with us we add on one additional day’s leave above and beyond your initial entitlement. You therefore get an extra full week off at 5 years every single year onward to rest up. BEER TRAINING | We love beer and we want you to love beer too, so we’ll support you through the internationally-recognised Cicerone qualifications, so you can love it almost as much as we do. We’ll also pay you more for each level you pass. AND A LOT MORE | Okay, deep breath… enhanced sick pay, healthcare, life assurance, high street retail discounts, employee assistance programmes, enhanced family friendly policies around maternity and paternity leave, pawternity leave, DE+I and crew forum groups and an allowance to quality check some beers each month! We’re focused on making sure that we, and future generations, have a planet to brew great beer on. Our industry leading techniques help us create and deliver unique beer whilst doing our bit (and others’) for the environment.

About The Role

Job Purpose

The procurement manager ensures high quality supply of a range goods and services at

Influencing procurement and supply strategy for products and services controlled, to ensure that strategies reflect best value goals.

Key Result Area / Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Management of a portfolio of suppliers with an overall spend of c£25mpa. This includes analysing spend in detail, providing opportunity analysis and measurement of performance, value and sustainability from the supplier arena

• Develop and drive BrewDog’s supplier development program delivering best in class supplier performance
• Negotiation of key contracts to ensuring appropriate contract documentation is in place
• Engage key stakeholders at all levels in driving performance and cost improvement benefits
• Achieve agreed objectives including cost reduction, cost saving and business benefit targets and timely completion of contract negotiations to meet stakeholder expectations, ensuring that the business benefit target is delivered.
• Ensure that all purchasing is consistent with all Health and Safety and Environmental law and all other relevant legislation, ensuring that all relevant legislation is adhered to.
  
  

Influencing procurement and supply strategy for products and services controlled, to ensure that strategies reflect best value goals.

• Support the Head of Procurement in identifying and developing business processes and KPI’s ensuring consistency and to deliver ‘best in class’ services.
  
  

Key Relationships - Internal & External

• Internal across Retail and Operational business
• Commercial Finance Analysts
• Operations Director
• Head of Marketing
• Head of Distilling
• External contacts
• Supplier CEO’s
• Supplier Finance Directors
• Suppler Commercial Directors
  
  

Health & Safety

• Ensure that Health and Safety guidelines and fire regulations are strictly adhered to at all times.
• Comply with safe working practices as defined by BrewDog.
• Complete online or face to face training as and when required.
• Take reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by acts or omissions at work.
• Report any accidents, incidents or near misses as soon as reasonably practicable.
  
  

General

• Be aware of and adhere to BrewDog policies and the Workplace Code at all times.
• Take part in crew reviews throughout the year.
• Cooperate with other BrewDog departments to achieve a great experience for our customers, applicants, colleagues, and contractors.
• Attend training courses and complete online training modules as required to meet the requirements of the role.
• Take responsibility for own personal development, seeking out opportunities to learn new skills.
• Undertake any other duties as requested which are reasonably deemed to be within the scope of the role or necessary for the smooth running of the business.
• Apply the BrewDog charter and behaviours to every aspect of the role at all times
• Protect and enhance the interests and reputation of BrewDog internally and externally.
  
  

About You

Qualifications & Specific Training

CIPS Qualification is desirable

Degree or equivalent academic qualification

Experience

Substantial in a similar role

Knowledge

• Detailed knowledge of category management, between Food, Drink or Services led categories.
• Demonstrable project management skills with a track record of on-time & in-full delivery.
• Significant understanding of working cross-functionally to deliver complex changes in operations.
  
  

Skills

• High level emotional intelligence, strongly assertive
• Able to construct and communicate a verbal, written or PowerPoint message, refining on their feet in response to stakeholder feedback.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines in a culture of re-engineering.
• Operating under the scrutiny of senior cross-functional management.
• Highly numerate
  
  

Personal Attributes

• Self-motivated with the ability to bring positive energy and focus to peers & subordinates.
• Confident and high self-esteem

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