Project Manager - Procurement

Job Introduction

Responsible for project management of procurement activities (value engineering and sustainability projects, continuous improvement initiatives such as supplier development, and commercial tenders). Will collaborate with procurement, suppliers, and cross-functional stakeholders to gain support and ensure delivery of desired results on time in full.

Main Responsibility

Sustainable Value Engineering (SVE)

• Pipeline of activity – Support the delivery of the Sustainable Value Engineering pipeline by driving the completion of approved projects to agreed timelines.
• Create buy-in – Contribute to project scoping, business cases, presentations, and risk assessments to support SVE project prioritisation and approval.
• Project execution – Take ownership of project execution and completion, collaborating with procurement, stakeholders, and suppliers to manage on-time in full delivery. This includes full end-to-end project management, from scope and risk assessment to trial sign-off and financial and sustainable savings validation.
• Scoping new opportunities – Collaborate with packaging suppliers and stakeholders to scope technical opportunities related to sustainability, value engineering, and continuous improvement. Scoped projects will be added to the SVE Pipeline, pitched to a Gate committee, and assigned internal resource when approved and prioritised.

Responsibilities – Supplier Development

• Supplier Performance Management (SPM) – Support the SPM programme by ensuring stakeholder input, organising and analysing supplier performance data, and triggering supplier improvement and/or development opportunities.
• Continuous improvement (external) – Lead cross functional project teams to deliver supplier performance improvement and/or development projects. Support improvement opportunities using detailed knowledge of WG&S requirements, sustainability goals, ethical compliance, and supplier capabilities.
• Continuous improvement (internal) – Assist procurement and stakeholders by providing project management expertise to solve prioritised business issues.

Demonstrate behaviours in line with our diversity, equity and inclusion aim, which is to create and promote a diverse and inclusive culture at WG&S where ideas, differences and views are respected and where all employees are encouraged to create their own personal legacy.

Our Ideal Candidate

Our ideal candidate will demonstrate a track record of driving projects to completion within agreed timelines. They will excel in creating buy-in for projects through scoping, business case development, and risk assessment. Ownership of project execution, including collaboration with procurement, stakeholders, and suppliers, is essential. They will lead cross-functional teams to drive external supplier performance improvement projects while also providing internal support for business issue resolution. 

What we can offer you

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
• Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues. 
• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.

About William Grant & Sons

A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS

William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.

We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.

At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.

OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY

Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.

INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive. 

We want to make sure that all applicants are treated equally. To support this we will anonymise all applications during the screening stage. Details such as name, dates and educational establishments will only be visible to the recruitment team and hiring leader once an applicant is invited to interview, these details are hidden during the screening stage. To be able to anonymise applications they all need to be in the same format. You can upload a CV but we would also ask you to complete an application form – your CV will not be visible during screening. We hope you agree that this is good use of your time to help ensure a fair recruitment process.