Procurement / Sourcing / Contracts Manager - French and Italian

Prestigious North West based client requires an accomplished Sourcing / Contracts Manager to support with sourcing projects as part of a recent merger. The Sourcing Manager must understand the whole tendering process from issuing RFP/RFI through to contract negotiation.

This role will be a 12 month contract, working 50% in the office in Chester and 50% from home.

• Fluent French, Italian and English required.

Essential
• Extensive experience spent within a Senior Sourcing role - Indirect categories
• Understanding of the intricacies involved in merger re-organisation
• Ariba experience (understanding the tech side of Ariba or equivalent)
• Previous experience of working across EMEA regions, a benefit
• Tendering and issuing of RFP/RFI through to contracting
• Fluency in English and French. Italian/Spanish/Russian also considered
• Contract negotiation
• Focus on long term cost savings
• Previous experience of spend visibility and category profiling
• Legal (liaising with global teams) experience, a benefit