Total 39 Senior Executive level Purchasing / Procurement / Inventory job vacancies in City of London, London, SE1 3QX

Job Purpose:

The role will be responsible to driving operational efficiency, ensuring exceptional customer service, and maximizing profitability. The responsibilities will encompass various aspects of store management, including sales performance, cost control, inventory management, and team leadership.

Principal Accountabilities

Sales and Financial Management:

• Monitor daily sales performance and strive to achieve sales targets.
• Analyze sales data, identify trends, and implement strategies to optimize revenue.
• Control costs of goods sold (COGS) by managing inventory levels, pricing strategies, and waste reduction initiatives.

KPI Monitoring:

• Track key performance indicators (KPIs) such as sales per labor hour, average transaction value, and customer satisfaction scores.
• Use KPI data to identify areas for improvement and implement action plans to enhance store performance.

Inventory and Stock Control:

• Manage stock levels and conduct regular stock checks to prevent shortages or excess inventory.
• Optimize stock rotation and minimize waste through efficient inventory management practices.

Waste Management:

• Monitor food waste levels and implement strategies to reduce waste, such as portion control measures and inventory rotation.
• Collaborate with the kitchen team to minimize food spoilage and ensure freshness.

Manpower Management:

• Supervise and allocate tasks to team members to ensure smooth operations and optimal customer service.
• Schedule shifts and manage staffing levels based on business demand and labor budgets.
• Train, mentor, and evaluate staff performance to maintain a high-performing team.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills to address operational challenges, resolve customer complaints, and make data-driven decisions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with customers, communicate expectations to staff, and collaborate with management.
• Familiarity with inventory management systems and procedures.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills to motivate and inspire team members.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing business needs, handle pressure in a fast-paced environment, and make quick decisions when necessary.
• Knowledge of food safety regulations and best practices.

Perks & Benefits

• Personal leave
• Open culture
• Personal development opportunities

Job Purpose:

The role will be responsible to driving operational efficiency, ensuring exceptional customer service, and maximizing profitability. The responsibilities will encompass various aspects of store management, including sales performance, cost control, inventory management, and team leadership.

Principal Accountabilities

Sales and Financial Management:

• Monitor daily sales performance and strive to achieve sales targets.
• Analyze sales data, identify trends, and implement strategies to optimize revenue.
• Control costs of goods sold (COGS) by managing inventory levels, pricing strategies, and waste reduction initiatives.

KPI Monitoring:

• Track key performance indicators (KPIs) such as sales per labor hour, average transaction value, and customer satisfaction scores.
• Use KPI data to identify areas for improvement and implement action plans to enhance store performance.

Inventory and Stock Control:

• Manage stock levels and conduct regular stock checks to prevent shortages or excess inventory.
• Optimize stock rotation and minimize waste through efficient inventory management practices.

Waste Management:

• Monitor food waste levels and implement strategies to reduce waste, such as portion control measures and inventory rotation.
• Collaborate with the kitchen team to minimize food spoilage and ensure freshness.

Manpower Management:

• Supervise and allocate tasks to team members to ensure smooth operations and optimal customer service.
• Schedule shifts and manage staffing levels based on business demand and labor budgets.
• Train, mentor, and evaluate staff performance to maintain a high-performing team.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills to address operational challenges, resolve customer complaints, and make data-driven decisions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with customers, communicate expectations to staff, and collaborate with management.
• Familiarity with inventory management systems and procedures.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills to motivate and inspire team members.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing business needs, handle pressure in a fast-paced environment, and make quick decisions when necessary.
• Knowledge of food safety regulations and best practices.

Perks & Benefits

• Personal leave
• Open culture
• Personal development opportunities

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

The Assistant DNI for Acquisition Procurement & Facilities (ADNI/AP&F) ensures U.S. intelligence superiority by enabling the identification, development and timely fielding of breakthrough capabilities, innovatively applying advanced technologies and promoting acquisition excellence. ADNI/AP&F is the Intelligence Community (IC) catalyst for technical innovation, responsive stewardship, and acquisition & procurement excellence addressing the key intelligence challenges by establishing and maintaining an agile and transparent best-practice environment that promotes innovation, responsible financial stewardship, and IC acquisition and procurement success. The Intelligence Community Senior Procurement Executive (IC SPE) reports to the ADNI/ AP&F and is responsible for oversight of IC procurement programs, policies and processes and strategic sourcing initiatives; fostering a well-qualified mission focused IC procurement workforce; and promoting IC level industry outreach.

Major duties and responsibilities include the following:

Serve as principal advisor to DDNI/P&C, ADNI/ AP&F, the IC CFO, the IC CIO, and other senior officials within the ODNI on contracting and procurement matters;

Support a flexible acquisition environment that facilities rapid exploitation of emerging technologies and innovation within industry;

Oversee IC-wide strategic sourcing of commodities, services, and technology to include the IC Enterprise Agreement (IC EA) program and relevant Services of Common Concern (SoCC). Oversee policy and processes to enable effective ODNI governance and oversight of IC SoCCs;

Oversee procurement policy activities across the IC and set strategies to develop the vision, goals, objectives and direction of policy activities for IC-wide procurement policies and activities that align with the National Intelligence Strategy and DNI strategic goals and objectives;

Chair the IC Procurement Executive Council and oversee the IC Enterprise Software Efficiencies Steering Group to promote sharing and understanding of best practices in acquisition, contracting and procurement and policies within the IC;

Represent the IC on contracting and procurement matters to external entities, coordinating with ODNI Office of General Counsel and with affected IC elements, as appropriate;

Coordinate with IC elements and ODNI components to facilitate the effective IC contracting and procurement activities and execution of National Intelligence Program (NIP) funds;

Create and sustain partnerships with other IC elements to include Senior Procurement Executives and other ODNl leaders to ensure a continuing dialogue and active insight into ongoing and planned procurement efforts, policy developments, and technology activities. Develop and maintain a network of senior-level contacts within DoD and the IC to foster intelligence integration and interagency cooperation;

Oversee efforts in collaboration with National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) and IC CIO senior officials to support the ADNI AP&F as the DNl's senior representative to the Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC);

Foster a culture of excellence and demonstrate independent initiative to proactively identify and communicate challenges facing ODNI/SPE, the Policy and Capabilities (P&C) Directorate, the ODNI, or the IC. Develop innovative and creative ways to address these challenges in a collaborative manner within P&C, across ODNI, with the broader IC, and in partnership with other external stakeholders, as appropriate that advance efforts to lead the Intelligence Community to future mission success;

Lead a professional staff in successfully defining and managing complex programs and projects that may include ill-defined requirements, ambiguity, parallel tasks, multiple dependencies, high risks, and multiple interfaces; ensure timelines, costs, deliverables, and outcomes are achieved according to approved plans;

Lead, manage, and direct a professional level staff, evaluate performance, collaborate on goal setting, and provide feedback and guidance regarding personal and professional development opportunities;

Maintain effective working relationships with other ODNI and IC components and other government agencies to elicit customer/stakeholder requirements and address issues that span multiple mission or program areas;

Lead the development and implementation of building a workforce and culture to deliver services that exceed customer expectations;

Promote inclusiveness, diversity, communication, collaboration, teamwork, and partnership between and among all ODNI employees, including peers and subordinate supervisors. Foster an inclusive organizational culture by promoting collaboration, flexibility, fairness, and transparency.

This position is located at ICC-B in Bethesda, MD. However, there is the potential for use of other ODNI locations on a limited basis.

Your new company
You will be working for a leading facilities management service provider with an annual turnover in excess of £20b. With a global procurement team exceeding 800 heads, you will be joining a global powerhouse with ambitious growth and transformation plans.
Your new role
As a member of the FM procurement team, you will work closely with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to understand and deliver a variety of Hard FM service solutions. You will manage one direct report with a dotted line of 4 regional buyers. You will work closely with the Head of FM Procurement and Senior Category Manager to develop and implement category strategies to improve the service and cost-effectiveness of the Hard FM category.

What you'll need to succeed
You will need to have extensive knowledge of the FM category, with an in-depth understanding of Hard FM services. You should have experience working within a large matrix organisation and be able to effectively engage and influence both operational and head office stakeholders. You should have experience of managing and developing teams. You should be able to commit to weekly travel to client sites across Greater London to help understand client needs and deliver solutions.
What you'll get in return
You will receive a competitive base salary of up to £75,000 alongside a discretionary annual bonus. You will also be able to work in a hybrid pattern with 2 to 3 days a week from home. You will be eligible for private medical insurance alongside other health and wellness benefits.

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Senior Lawyer Procurement needed in Newham, £27.22ph PAYE - Reference: RQ1361811

• To support the Principal Lawyer and Legal Services management team in the provision of strategic, high level legal advice to the Client, Members and Officers, and support the provision of legal solutions in procurement and related areas to enable the Clients to progress with corporate goals.
• To lead and manage a team in a shared back office support service.
• The team will include lawyers, legal officers and support staff, and the Senior Lawyer will support the Team Leader in the delivery of a portfolio of high quality, solution focused legal work in more than one discipline and across multiple sites, to customers in different organisations.
• To support the Principal Lawyer in meeting the strategic aims of the Legal Services department.
• To build positive relationships with customers, assisting the Principal Lawyer in the role as relationship manager, and developing and marketing new and innovative solutions
• To support the Principal Lawyer in developing ways of maximising and improving income generation and ,identifying savings

This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis.

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to katie@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

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About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Procurement and SRM Partner to join the Guinness Team. This is a permanent, full-time vacancy based in our London, Brock Street office. We are currently working to a hybrid working style.

The overall purpose of the role is to develop and deliver Procurement, Contract and Supplier Relationship strategies to support business and operational delivery and achieve value for money throughout Guinness. We are particularly interested in candidates with category management experience in Corporate Services, IT and Back Office functions.

Our Procurement and SRM team has recently undergone a large and exciting transformation, introducing contract and supplier management standards and support into the purpose of the team. This has included 'Partner' roles where individuals have their own portfolios of work to manage. With the upcoming implementation of the new Procurement Act 2023, Guinness are seeing this as further opportunity to continue the transformation of our Procurement and SRM function.

What we're looking for

We know that how we do things is just as important as what we do, so you'll not only be highly self-motivated with the rigour to pursue goals, but you'll also be a confident collaborator, networker and relationship builder with a willingness to go the extra mile to get the job done.

You'll be able to demonstrate:

Essential:

• Experience of delivering large scale cost effective and compliant procurement solutions across a range of functions that deliver VFM, enable operational efficiencies and appropriately manage risk.
• Significant experience of generating additional value through contract and supplier relationship management strategies.
• Experience of developing and implementing procurement, contract management and supplier relationship policies.
• Experience of identifying contract management best practice and conducting contract assurance reviews.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Proven programme and PMO management experience, including oversight of multiple concurrent programmes, ideally in a commercial environment.
• Knowledge and experience of working within the Public Contract Regulations.
• Excellent financial and data analysis skills.
• Excellent oral and written communications and presentation skills.
• Demonstrates the Guinness Behaviours.
• Demonstrates the Guinness Leadership and Management Standard.

Desirable:

• Experience of working within a procurement function across a geographically dispersed environment.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• MCIPS qualified and/or equivalent.
• Project or programme management professional qualification and/or equivalent.

Desirable:

• WCC (IAACM) qualified and/or equivalent.

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About Us

The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing and care services in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for around 140,000 customers nationwide. Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our customers, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services.

The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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