European Procurement Manager

Green Folk; Devon and Torbay; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance 700pm

Bonus scheme 15%

Pension scheme matched 10%

25 days holiday + bank holidays + 3 cl

Healthcare schemes

Onsite parking

Job summary

Green Folk in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced European Procurement Manager to lead EU category strategies, negotiate with suppliers, and drive cost reductions while aligning with company sourcing goals.

This hybrid role requires 50% travel across Europe with an office in Devon, and a focus on supplier performance, contract terms, and cash-flow improvements.

Qualifications

• Fluent English; strong communication and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to present and persuade at all levels.
• Experience creating and delivering executive-level procurement updates.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine procurement strategies with leadership teams.
• Lead EU category management and supplier negotiations.
• Create standardised checklists for each manufacturing plant and ensure Check Book process is followed.
• Monitor material costs and spend across direct and indirect categories.
• Negotiate payment terms to optimise cash flow and support year-end financials.
• Lead cross-EU procurement projects and supplier performance improvements.

Skills

Fluent English

Strong communication

Presentation skills

Tools

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

European Procurement Manager

80,000 - 90,000 per annum (OTE 95,000 - 110,000)

50% European travel

Hybrid, office in Devon

Purpose of the role

• Monitor key performance metrics and ensure alignment with sourcing strategies, including delivery, quality, and supplier consolidation initiatives.
• Establish a process for gathering plant feedback, communicating outcomes to suppliers, and implementing performance-based rewards or corrective measures on a monthly or quarterly basis.
• Support initiatives that position the business as the customer of choice within the supplier network.
• Identify opportunities to lower costs, standardise products or services, leverage new supplier technologies, and address pricing or supplier performance challenges.
• Develop a project management framework in partnership with Supplier Quality to implement improvement plans, corrective actions, minimise risk, and maintain supplier continuity.

Background required

• Willing to undertake significant travel, comprising approximately 50% of the role, with regular visits to suppliers across multiple countries.
• Fluent in English, with an additional language such as French, German, or Hungarian considered advantageous.
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and presentation development skills.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation abilities, with the capability to adapt communication styles for different audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine procurement strategies alongside International Segment and Procurement leadership teams.
• Lead category management activities across the EU region.
• Create and implement standardised checklists for each manufacturing plant.
• Ensure the Check Book process is established and consistently maintained.
• Develop recovery plans for plants that are underperforming against forecast targets.
• Monitor and report on overall material costs and spend across both direct and indirect categories.
• Set plant-level targets for payment terms based on spend and drive execution against these objectives.
• Negotiate supplier payment terms and contract conditions to enhance cash flow performance.
• Manage receipt schedules and payment terms to optimise year-end cash position.
• Negotiate extensions to payment deadlines where appropriate into the following quarter or financial year.
• Lead or provide support for cross-EU procurement and supply chain projects as required.

Benefits / Other

• Car allowance 700pm
• Bonus scheme 15%
• Pension scheme matched up to 10% matched
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays + plus 3 days bank for closure over Christmas period
• Healthcare schemes
• Onsite parking