Why Join Bell Procurement Management?
Bell Procurement Management is an exciting and growing business. We specialise in providing procurement related services including tail spend outsourcing, category management, and data analytics. We act as an extension to the customer’s Procurement team through various world class procurement capabilities including but not limited to S2C, P2P, Analytics, Supplier Relationship Management, Change Management and reporting.
Bell manage the end to end sourcing process on behalf of the customer.
Bells Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At Bell we aspire to be known as an employer where people across all backgrounds feel their identities and experiences are not just represented but embraced and celebrated. Our employees come from many backgrounds and bring with them a wide variety of life experiences. At Bell we seek to recruit, retain, and promote a diverse mix of colleagues ensuring everyone is welcome and supported in their development at all stages in their journey with us.
Come and join the team
This is an exciting time to join a professional and entrepreneurial team of truly passionate people who take great pride in achieving the best outcomes for customers.
We know our people are the heart of our business and we believe our values, ethics and unique culture help us build trusted relationships and set us apart. Our diverse and talented teams are located around the world, have a strong sense of belonging to the Bell family, and have the opportunity to learn from some of the most passionate and driven people in the procurement industry.
Current Roles
Buyer
Location: Singapore
Reporting to: Procurement Manager
Responsible for: Purchasing activities
Posted: 25/05/2023
Purpose: We have a new position available in our Purchasing team due to the continuous expansion of our business and new customer demands. We are looking for a Buyer who has some business or commercial experience and the ability to build, develop and maintain positive working relationships both internally and externally.
Role:
- Responsible for handling and processing quotation requests within our customer SLA’s
- Completing simple sourcing and negotiation activity to secure best prices and terms for Bell to share with our customers
- Providing regular and accurate reporting on the status of all quotations to both internal and external stakeholders, as required.
- Facilitating new supplier onboarding using the relevant tools
- Maintaining and developing positive customer and supplier relationships
- Collaborating with customers and suppliers, as well as internal departments as required
- Supporting Senior Buyers as required on complex sourcing work
- Source products and services across categories including Commercial Services, Professional
- Services, IT and other general categories of spend
- Understand and apply best practice procurement principles
- Work to deadlines and contracted KPIs – focus on quick turnaround and savings
- Respond to customer requests for quotation within given SLAs
- Negotiate best price and terms to achieve targets and increase savings for our customers
- Evaluate supplier price, quality, and delivery performance
- Onboard new suppliers and maintain existing supplier records
- Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships through effective communications
- Understand customer needs and take prompt action on their requests
- Stay current and up to date on market changes that may affect the supply and demand of products/services
- Communicate this effectively to relevant stakeholders
- Attend meetings and update other colleagues on issues or concerns to share best practice and define processes
- Production and maintenance of bespoke reports using excel
General:
- Ensure compliance with Bell’s data protection and information security policies.
- Be aware at all times of diversity and inclusion, and acting in line with Bell’s core values.
- Foster and promote continuous improvement in systems and processes.
- This role profile is not designed to be a comprehensive listing of all activities, responsibilities and tasks associated with the role, therefore these may change from time to time.
Person:
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience including, but not limited to, sourcing, buying and supply chain management.
- Working in a fast-paced environment
- Managing workloads effectively and efficiently
- Internal and external interfaces
- Managing contract negotiations
- CIPS Level 4 Diploma in Purchasing and Supply or studying towards it is desirable
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
- The ability to work effectively and build strong working relationships with colleagues, suppliers and customers particularly when communicating via telephone/video
- Able to lead work and interact with suppliers and customers who may be based in different countries
- Numeracy and analytical skills to evaluate data including spend files, tender prices and ategory benchmarking
- Confidence and ability to influence and persuade stakeholders plus manage and negotiate with suppliers
- Ability to manage all aspects of their workload and work independently or as part of a team to ensure all functions and tasks are carried out with due care.
- Resilient, positive and persevering attitude to overcome and solve problems,challenges, and issues fast and effectively
- A good knowledge of Microsoft Office, SAP and Ariba desirable.
To apply please fill out the online form and attach a current CV
IT Manager
Location: Home-based, commutable distance to central London
Reporting to: CTO
Responsible for: Information technology within Bell Procurement Management, including but not limited to IT Operations, IT Change and IT Strategy
Posted: 12/09/2023
Scope: New role
Purpose: Acting as the focal point for Information Technology within the Bell Procurement Management; this role will have responsibility for IT service provision across the business, IT change, governance, strategy and policy. In this role, you will be responsible for the IT day to day activities, stakeholder management, customer satisfaction, operational alignment, line management and continual service improvement.
Role:
Key Responsibilities of this role include:
Functional and Delivery Leadership:
- Responsible for IT service provision to Bell and its employees
- Working across the organization to understand IT capability requirements.
- Work with internal and external resources to resolve issues quickly
- Work with the Bell leadership team, heads of Business units and if required customers to define and explain IT strategy and policy.
- Assure regular and timely response based on customer’s SLAs to email and telephone assistance requests
Delivery of:
- A set of clear IT policies and procedures to run the IT function against
- Effective monitoring and control of activity to ensure alignment to policies
- Clear outcomes and reporting of run, BAU Change and Transformation
- Multi-year roadmap of investment across IT
- Pro-active management of suppliers of internal IT goods and services
Team Management (0-6 month post role hire):
- Responsible for line management of Bell Procurement Manager IT team
- Provide leadership, staffing mentorship and governance; produce and manage individual Performance Development Plans and carry out their regular review against individual and team objectives
- Identify training requirements, provide mentorship to the team and peers in the organization where needed
- Produce and own strategy and direction for the function and employees within.
Person
Experience
- 10 years IT experience
- 5 years experience in senior IT leadership roles
- Bachelor’s Degree in either; Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems
Knowledge
- Experienced in IT Infrastructure and End User computing technologies
- ITIL understanding required and certification (to Foundation level or above) or similar preferred
Technical Skills
- Cloud – Azure/AWS
- Security – Microsoft sentinel/defender
- M365 including SharePoint and Exchange online
- Networking
- End User computing (MACs & PC’s)
- Business applications (HR, finance etc.)
- Reporting tools e.g. PowerBi
Skills & Attributes
- Strong leadership and team management skills
- An excellent troubleshooting mentality with the ability to visualise a problem or situation and think abstractly to solve it
- Disciplined prioritization, time management and scheduling abilities
- Prepared to ‘go the extra mile’ in delivering service on time and to the highest standards
- Professional/flexible approach to work; ensuring punctuality and diligence with the aim to provide the customer with the best possible service
- Ability to work well under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Strong emphasis on delivering an excellent customer experience, while working under pressure with urgency, with an ability to communicate professionally to all levels of the business
- Able to influence others to achieve goals
- Ability to multitask, handle high workloads and high call volumes in a busy working environment
- Proactive approach to problem solving and service improvement
- Ability to cross train and pick up different technologies as required
- Demonstrable experience of delivering exceptional Customer Service
- Ability to liaise effectively with users and other support team members
- Adobe support
- Knowledge of Service Desk operations and processes
- Ability to understand and follow documented processes
- Teamwork at the highest level, highly collaborative approach
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Effective analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Strong work ethic, attention to detail, and organizational skills
General:
- Ensure compliance with Bell’s data protection and information security policies.
- Be aware at all times of diversity and inclusion, and acting in line with Bell’s core values.
- Foster and promote continuous improvement in systems and processes.
- This role profile is not designed to be a comprehensive listing of all activities, responsibilities and tasks associated with the role, therefore these may change from time to time.
To apply please fill out the online form and attach a current CV