Indirect Sourcing Lead – Procurement & Value

Culina Group; Lutterworth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 24 days + 8 Bank Holidays

Pension scheme 4% employee and 4% ee

Life Assurance 2x annual salary

Wellness – Employee Assistance Program

Eye Care Vouchers

Reward & Recognition

Employee discounts

Job summary

Culina Group is seeking an Assistant Sourcing Manager to join its Central Group Procurement team in the UK. You will drive value across indirect spend through structured sourcing activities, collaborating with senior stakeholders and delivering end-to-end tender processes.

You will manage projects from requirements to supplier handover, supporting category plans and supplier relationship activities while pursuing cost optimisation, sustainability and revenue opportunities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience within an Indirect Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Purchasing or Buying role.
• Demonstrable success delivering value through competitive tendering, negotiation and supplier management.
• Experience creating professional tender documentation, including output-based specifications and performance measures/KPIs.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple sourcing projects simultaneously.
• A structured and analytical approach to supplier evaluation, including the use of weighted scorecards and evaluation criteria.
• Understanding of negotiation strategies and commercial decision-making.
• Experience supporting or leading contract drafting, negotiation and execution, working alongside legal teams where appropriate.
• Strong Excel, data analysis and eProcurement system skills.
• Knowledge of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) methodologies and cost-benefit analysis.
• Commercially focused with a track record of identifying savings and value-add opportunities.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience contributing to category strategies and sourcing plans that balance performance, risk and long-term value.
• Experience working with large framework agreements and structured call-off processes.
• CIPS Level 4 qualification (or working towards)
• Experience within logistics, supply chain, transport or operationally focused environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing projects within allocated spend categories to deliver best-in-class procurement outcomes.
• Follow a structured seven-stage sourcing methodology to deliver sustainable commercial value.
• Capture business requirements and stakeholder needs; analyse against suppliers and incumbent capabilities.
• Develop tender documentation and run processes to negotiate best-value outcomes.
• Implement sourcing outcomes with effective handovers to Supplier Relationship Managers.
• Review spend activity to identify cost optimisation, innovation, sustainability improvements and revenue generation.
• Collaborate with SRM teams and subject matter experts to build strategic category plans.
• Contribute to supplier performance, risk management and business resilience objectives.

Skills

Indirect Procurement

Strategic Sourcing

Negotiation

Stakeholder Management

Education

CIPS Level 4 (or working towards)

Tools

Excel

eProcurement system

Job description

Culina Group is seeking an Assistant Sourcing Manager to join its Central Group Procurement team in the UK. You will drive value across indirect spend through structured sourcing activities, collaborating with senior stakeholders and delivering end-to-end tender processes.

You will manage projects from requirements to supplier handover, supporting category plans and supplier relationship activities while pursuing cost optimisation, sustainability and revenue opportunities.