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HAYS PROCUREMENT MANAGING YOUR CAREER Industry overview, Market Sectors and Candidate
Positioning
Leighton Rose, Business Manager, Hays Procurement
Rebecca Hartshorn, Senior Consultant, Hays Procurement
Dan Plimmer, Business Manager, Hays Procurement
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INTRODUCTIONS
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PRESENTATION PLAN
• MARKET OVERVIEW
• SECTOR FOCUS
• PUBLIC SECTOR – SURVEY RESULTS & A CHANGING MARKET
• SERVICE SECTOR
• MANUFACTURING
• CANDIDATE POSITIONING
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PUBLIC SECTOR PROCUREMENT A Positive Approach to Change
Rebecca Hartshorn, Senior Consultant, Hays Procurement
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1.0 PUBLIC SECTOR OVERVIEW HAYS SURVEY
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OVERVIEW
Public sector employees
• 21% of staff are facing redundancy
• 24% are actively seeking work in the private sector
• 80% believe their salaries should be on par with private sector peers
• 91% say the public sector’s inability to attract key skills over the coming year will impact
adversely on frontline service delivery
Public sector employers
• 81% predict job security fears will stop people looking for work in the public sector
• 61% say changes to employee benefits, especially pensions (51%) will be off-putting to
professional people who might otherwise consider working in the public sector
• 67% insist their capability to deliver frontline services will suffer as a result of skill shortages
• 60% are concerned about losing their best people to voluntary redundancy and early retirement
programs
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2.0 MARKET PLACE CURRENT DEMAND
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MARKET PLACE
Business Transformation
• Centralisation
• Outsourcing
• Category Management
Sector Trends
• Boom in Social Housing Sector and Local Authorities
• Disappointing materialisation of anticipated NHS demand
Summary
The biggest push towards centralisation and strategic procurement this year has been within the
Social Housing Sector
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3.0 CANDIDATE POSITIONING CURRENT DEMAND
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DESIRABLE CANDIDATE SKILLS
Yes
• Stakeholder Management Skills
• Commercial Acumen
• Delivery
No
• ‘You cant negotiate in the public sector’
• ‘Blocker’ perception
• Average CV
Summary
• Do not rely on OJEU expertise
• Due to changing market place, being able to manage a complex matrix of stakeholders
experiencing a restructure, or stakeholders who have never before has a dedicated
procurement resource, is absolutely paramount
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4.0 EMPLOYER MARKET CURRENT DEMAND
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EMPLOYER DEMAND
Permanent Market
• £35 - £40k Procurement/Category Managers
Interim Market
• £350 - £400 day rate
• Day rates have slowly increased 2010 - 2011 following a significant decrease in 2010
• Notable shift after CSR 2010 towards fixed term contracts - this is relaxing
• Local market remains poor, as opposed to London which is currently buoyant
Summary
• Immediate results: cost savings will be delivered quicker with strategic procurement and better
operational efficiency. A seasoned £35 - 40k Procurement Manager does not need to be
developed immediately, in order to deliver immediate results.
• Current demand locally, and nationally, is for ‘heavy weight’ strategic procurement interims
working as change managers / business transformation managers / P2P implementation
managers.
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CONCLUSION
The change in skills and experience in demand post CSR 2010
are real
Nationally, demand is steadily returning to growth after a
significant decrease at the end of 2010
Locally, although the demand has moved towards permanent
recruitment, we predict a continuous steady increase in both
permanent and temporary staffing
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SERVICE SECTOR PROCUREMENT A Positive Approach to Change
Leighton Rose Business Manager, Hays Procurement
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SERVICE SECTOR OVERVIEW
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MARKET OVERVIEW
Definition: Procurement of Services/Indirect commodities
Types of Organisations
• Financial/Professional services
• Central Procurement functions of large organisations
• Utilities
• Consultancies
Typical Remuneration
Assistant Buyer £18-25k
Buyer/Procurement Coordinator £25-32k
Senior Buyer /Category Specialist £30- 40k
Procurement Manager/Category Manager £40-55k
Senior Category Manager /Senior Procurement Mgr £50-70K
CPO £x!
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MARKET OVERVIEW
Market activity
• Candidate shortages £25-40k
• Short on specialists, IT, FM, Marketing, HR Professional Services
• Shift to Strategic positions
• Strategic Sourcing, Commodity
• SRM
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WHAT DOES A DESIRABLE INDIRECT CANDIDATE LOOK LIKE ON PAPER?
• Often a Blue chip background/Professional Services organisation/Utility business
• Experience of Indirect commodities with scale and complexity
• Either Specialist or Generalist
• Experience in managing broad indirect commodities
Or
• Commodity specialists (IT, Professionals Services, Marketing, FM)
Or
• Be a commodity specialist generalist!
• Team management not always necessary
• Good progression and career development
• Good educational background – MCIPS /Degree/Postgrad
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PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES OF A DESIRABLE INDIRECT CANDIDATE
• Positive approach
• Its always complicated!
• Results focussed
• It is about outcomes, savings, service benefits, delivery
• Numbers oriented
• Engaging
• Stakeholder relationships are key
• Career Minded
• Chosen the corporate route for a reason
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HOW TO BECOME AN INDIRECT SPECIALIST
Candidate background
• Indirects? Not always!
• Manufacturing – a good proportion of indirect candidates come from direct procurement
positions
• Public sector?
• Still negative perception
• Demonstrate results
• Head for utility as OJEU skills are relevant
• Manage a sort after commodity
• SME?
• Seek a sideways move or step back to step forward
Personal development
• CIPS carries weight
• Invest in education Degree or Postgrad qualification
• Network!
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FUTURE POTENTIAL OF AN INDIRECT SPECIALIST
• Career ladder? Functional heads, team managers
• Specialisation – Commodity leaders, directors
• Interim?
• Specialist vs Generalist
• Pro’s and cons risk and reward
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MANUFACTURING PROCUREMENT It’s been a Rollercoaster!
Dan Plimmer Business Manager, Hays Procurement
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MANUFACTURING SECTOR OVERVIEW
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OVERVIEW THE MANUFACTURING MARKETPLACE: A WEST MIDLANDS PERSPECTIVE
• Wmids Unique Market Place
• Concentration of Manufacturing organisations
• Resulting in Market exposure to sector turmoil
Categorisation
• OEM
• Aerospace
• Automotive
• Energy
• “Yellow Goods”
• Supplier Base
• Large Tier 1
• Oil and Gas
• FMCG Production
• SME/Traditional Manufacturing
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CANDIDATES IN DEMAND
• What do Clients look for?
• Experience – Industry sector knowledge
• Low cost / Best Cost Sourcing
• Knowledge of Emerging Markets
• Strong understanding of Commodity Markets
• Qualifications
• OEM’s Demand Degrees
• Rest of Market CIPS desirable
• Background Stability?
• Business Fit
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CANDIDATE EXPECTATION
• Slow salary growth
• Organisations still trying to bag a bargain!
• Increased awareness of consumer costs i.e. fuel and travel costs
• Not being reflected in new salaries offered
• Candidates are hesitant to commute distances
• Candidates search for stability and long term positions
• Interview feedback not forthcoming for volume recruiters
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FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
• Govt policy on promoting manufacturing
• Reducing apprenticeships red tape
• Enterprise zones
• Skills shortages
• Technically skilled candidates
• Expansions of local OEMs and supplier base
• Narrowing procurement candidate marketplace
• More and more emphasis on Manufacturing Procurement candidates
• Commodity pressures – mitigate price rises
• Maintain demand for candidates!
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CANDIDATE POSITIONING
Leighton Rose, Business Manager
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CV
• Vitally important document
• Not an essay
• Bullet points correct tense - no I, We,
• Concise – keep to 2/3 pages dependant on experience
• Must demonstrate achievements
• Numbers on spend saving, %age delivery
• Tailor your CV
• Cover letter for direct applications
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NETWORKING AND ONLINE BRANDING
• Ensure you position yourself in the market,
• Understand your interactions can benefit your future job search
• Industry events – CIPS, Conferences even client/supplier engagement
• Online profiles
• 25% of recruiters check online status of applicants
• Opportunity to demonstrate, skills, achievements, personality and
recommendations
• 17% of organisations source directly online
• Job boards
• Powerful tool for recruiters
• Up to date record for jobseekers
BUT
• Opens your CV to be released to all recruiters with access
• Difficult to control
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WORKING WITH RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
• Reasons to work with recruiters
• Your sponsor in the job market
• Access to key recruiting businesses
• Insight into the market
• improving your value in the market
• Challenges
• Contact
• Feedback
• Lack of personal approach
• Lack of Specialism
• Build a positive working relationship with the recruiter
• Understand their motivations
• All interaction will leave an impression – ensure it is positive
• Help recruiters to help you
• Meeting!
• Have few but close relationships with agencies
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WIN AT THE INTERVIEW
• Objective??
• GET THE OFFER
• Before the Interview
• Do your research
• Understand the role
• Plan your route
• First impressions count
• Always formal business dress
• Smile & firm handshake
• Build rapport
• At the meeting
• Body language
• Eye contact
• Talk about your background – concise yet comprehensive
• Situation Task Action Result STAR technique
• Facts figures, know your CV – DONT READ IT
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CANDIDATE POSITONING
• What do you want to do?
• Have a goal and work towards it
• Inside the organisation and on the job market
• Be realistic
• Understand where you are in the market
• Know your limits and your potential
• Make sure you formulate an impressive CV
• Build a recruiter relationship
• Network and build a positive profile both online and in the real world
• Understand that each day that you go to work you are also writing your CV !
• Continual development
• Work to your goal
• Expand your experience
• Drive your career!
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THANK YOU
& ANY QUESTIONS?