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About the Role

As the Senior Procurement Manager for Print and Paper, you will manage the end-to-end procurement cycle and develop strategic category intelligence for offset and digital printing and paper purchasing across US, UK, EU, LATAM, and Asian markets. You will be the paper and offset/digital print procurement expert within the global central procurement team, aiming to support business objectives and deliver significant cost reductions. This role involves supporting supply chain activities, enhancements, and projects for SAP/Ariba utilization, and leading change in paper and offset/digital print procurement. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference through delivering substantial savings and organizational alignment across our global business.

Responsibilities

Act as a primary point of contact to manage overall relationships with key offset and digital print and paper suppliers to facilitate long-term robust partnerships for the printing category.
Provide technical guidance and expertise to internal and external stakeholders in all questions related to print and paper buying, leveraging strong stakeholder management, networking, and communication skills.
Evaluate existing and design/execute best-in-class sourcing strategies for the printing category, applying a strong business and commercial mindset to identify savings opportunities and deliver value.
Develop and manage RFQ/RFP/RFI processes, negotiate agreements and long-term/volume commitment pricing, and manage contracts for medium to complex sourcing requirements for the printing category.
Utilize appropriate procurement evaluation tools and processes such as building sourcing strategies, contract negotiations, and supplier management to develop and manage a robust pool of qualified/preferred/strategic suppliers.
Research and evaluate potential vendors to determine suitability and sustainability of materials, meet new production requirements, and/or replace poor-performing vendors for the print category.
Routinely evaluate market trends, review technical, trade, environmental, and legal publications, and stay abreast of current and applicable regulatory rulings regarding physical printing and paper production.
Proactively follow up to ensure supplier performance and quality are in accordance with contract terms, conditions, and specifications.
Participate in supplier site visits to qualify, review, and audit performance/quality and capabilities.
Monitor and analyze internal and external KPIs and work to identify solutions for improvement.
Attend and participate in a variety of meetings and task force groups to integrate activities, communicate issues, obtain approvals, resolve problems, and maintain a specific level of knowledge pertaining to new developments, requirements, and policies within the printing category.
Build effective relationships across a wide range of stakeholders to influence decision-making and support business objectives.
Implement Springer Nature Group procurement policies, procedures, and tools.
Supervise and direct work activities of Procurement Manager/Procurement Team Lead/Senior Procurement Specialist on different procurement projects and processes.

Requirements

Extensive Procurement experience (Procurement Operations/Supply Chain/Physical Manufacturing or similar) in buying Global Print and Paper.
Strong business and commercial background with excellent negotiation skills.
Demonstrated ability of Category Management, Strategic sourcing, and supplier management.
An effective communicator with demonstrable analytical, project management, and problem-solving skills.
Stakeholder management and networking skills.
Ability to manage multiple procurement projects in parallel.
Demonstrated ability of working with cross-functional teams in a complex, changing environment to identify savings opportunities and deliver value to the organisation.
Experienced in change management.

Skills

Stakeholder management
Networking
Communication
Negotiation
Analytical
Project management
Problem-solving
Category Management
Strategic sourcing
Supplier management
Change management

Location

London

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time
Permanent

Experience Level

Senior

About the Company

Springer Nature is one of the leading publishers of research in the world.
We publish the largest number of journals and books and are a pioneer in open research.
Through our leading brands, trusted for more than 180 years, we provide technology-enabled products, platforms and services that help researchers to uncover new ideas and share their discoveries, health professionals to stay at the forefront of medical science, and educators to advance learning.
We are proud to be part of progress, working together with the communities we serve to share knowledge and bring greater understanding to the world.
For more information, please visit about.springernature.com and @SpringerNature.

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