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EMEA Category Specialist Construction Facilities & Property (EMEA)
DS Smith
Here at DS Smith we are looking for a proactive and deliveryfocused EMEA Procurement Category Specialist to support the procurement of Construction Facilities & Property services across our EMEA operations.
About the role
Reporting to the EMEA Category Manager for Construction Facilities and Property you will play a key role in delivering sourcing activity supporting site and project teams managing supplier relationships and ensuring procurement processes are followed effectively across the Construction Facilities & Property category.
This category covers a wide range of services including Property Rental Office & Site Costs Hard & Soft FM services and Construction-related labour materials contractors equipment and project resources. You will help drive value ensure compliance support sustainability objectives and work closely with stakeholders to meet operational and project needs.
Key Responsibilities
Category Delivery & Sourcing Execution
Support the delivery of procurement activities across Construction Facilities & Property including running tenders e-auctions negotiations and supplier onboarding.
Conduct market research and cost analysis to inform sourcing decisions and ensure competitive pricing.
Assist in identifying opportunities for cost optimisation supplier consolidation and specification standardisation.
Support the implementation of category plans and procurement initiatives defined by the Category Manager or Head of Procurement.
Stakeholder Support & Collaboration
Work closely with site teams property groups engineers project managers and other business stakeholders to capture requirements and deliver timely procurement support.
Help ensure compliance with preferred suppliers procurement policies and governance requirements.
Communicate category updates contract details and supplier information to regional procurement teams and business functions.
Markets Risk & Supplier Insights
Monitor market trends supplier capabilities and key cost drivers within Construction Facilities & Property.
Support risk management activities such as assessing supplier financial health capacity and compliance with standards including modern slavery and information security.
Maintain uptodate knowledge of relevant suppliers and industry developments across EMEA.
Contracting Support
Partner with Legal and project stakeholders to help prepare review and administer framework agreements and project-specific contracts (e.g. JCT NEC FIDIC where applicable).
Ensure key performance indicators and technical requirements are clearly embedded in contracts.
Support contract management including documentation upkeep and adherence to contract governance processes.
Initiative & Project Support
Provide operational support on procurement initiatives ensuring timely execution of sourcing events and contract finalisation.
Assist with tender documentation bid evaluation commercial analysis and award recommendations.
Track progress on cost-saving and value initiatives providing reporting as needed.
Procure-to-Pay & Systems
Communicate preferred supplier arrangements to the business and help maintain catalogues and system content for compliant buying.
Collaborate with Shared Services and Procurement Excellence to resolve issues and ensure accurate system data.
Supplier Management
Help coordinate supplier performance reviews with stakeholders and regional teams in line with the agreed segmentation model.
Support continuous improvement activities with key suppliers.
Maintain supplier records performance data and contract documentation.
About You
Experience in procurement roles within Construction Facilities or Property categories
Familiarity with UK/EU construction contract forms (JCT NEC FIDIC) is an advantage.
Experience supporting the procurement of outsourced Facilities Management or construction contracts.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data cost structures and supplier proposals.
Ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders in a matrix environment.
Comfortable delivering against value and cost-saving targets.
Fluent in Englishadditional European languages welcome.
Experience in a manufacturing setting beneficial but not essential.
Bachelors degree in Construction Management Quantity Surveying Business or a related field (CIPS/RICS or EU equivalent desirable) would be a nice to have
This role can be based UK wide but there will be an expectation of 30/40% travel.
About us
We are DS Smith together with International Paper we are a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions and other fibre-based believe a better more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. We employ more than 60000 colleagues in North America and Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) who are experts in innovationmanufacturing design sales sustainability supply chain and much more. Together with our customers we make the world safer and more productive one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Become part of a world-leading organisation and do your best work with us!
To fulfil our purpose of redefining packaging for a changing world we aim to build a diverse motivated and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fairly differences are valued and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.
Our people come from diverse backgrounds bring different perspectives ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply even those not meeting all criteria.
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DS Smith is an international packaging company, offering sustainable, plastic-free packaging, integrated recycling services, and sustainable paper products.
