Summary: The Senior Procurement/Sourcing Specialist role involves providing comprehensive technical and commercial procurement support for ongoing projects within a global manufacturing and supply business. The position requires occasional travel to local offices and is a long-term contract expected to last between 1 to 3 years. Candidates must possess extensive procurement experience, with a preference for those from an engineering background, particularly in paint/coatings. The role is set to start as soon as possible and offers a negotiable daily rate based on relevant experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assisting in the preparation of technical bid packages for customers
• Preparing supplier service level commercial specifics
• Creating technical and commercial RFPs
• Conducting and supporting supplier and internal pre-bid meetings
• Answering any RFI questions in a timely manner
• Performing technical and commercial bid tabulations
• Negotiating technical and commercial proposals
• Engaging with internal legal resources
• Contract formulation and framework agreements
• Carrying out contract follow-ups

Key Skills:

• Extensive previous sourcing/procurement experience
• Experience in preparing technical bid packages and RFPs
• Strong negotiation skills for technical and commercial proposals
• Ability to engage with legal resources
• Experience in large capital projects preferred
• Engineering background, particularly in paint/coatings, preferred but not essential

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Edinburgh

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other