Procurement Director

AUSTIN MATLEY; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Appointment in Plymouth seeks a Procurement Director to build and lead a Group-wide procurement, supply chain and pricing function, driving scalable growth and strong supplier governance.

You will operate at board level, consolidate multi-site spend, and shape the strategy for pricing, procurement processes and vendor management across the group.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in procurement, supply chain or commercial leadership.
• Track record of scaling £100m+ organisations.
• Strong pricing strategy and supplier negotiation skills.
• Experience integrating acquisitions and building group-wide functions.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the Group procurement and supply chain function.
• Centralise and leverage Group spend to deliver measurable savings.
• Own pricing across supplier costs and customer-facing pricing.
• Establish and negotiate Group-wide framework agreements.
• Rationalise and strengthen the strategic supplier base.
• Lead procurement and supply chain integration across acquisitions.
• Own procurement synergies and provide clear reporting to the Board.
• Build the systems, governance and commercial discipline required to support continued growth.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Supply chain

Pricing strategy

M&A integration

Strategic sourcing

Job description

Procurement Director | Plymouth | Confidential Appointment

Our client is a leading UK building safety and compliance business, backed by private equity and entering an exciting phase of acquisitive growth.

We are retained to appoint a Procurement Director to build and lead a new Group-wide procurement, supply chain and pricing function.

This is a genuine build-and-shape opportunity. Procurement, supplier relationships and pricing currently sit across multiple businesses, and the successful candidate will bring these together into a scalable Group capability.

The opportunity

You will:

• Build and lead the Group procurement and supply chain function
• Centralise and leverage Group spend to deliver measurable savings
• Own pricing across both supplier costs and customer-facing pricing
• Establish and negotiate Group-wide framework agreements
• Rationalise and strengthen the strategic supplier base
• Lead procurement and supply chain integration across acquisitions
• Own procurement synergies and provide clear reporting to the Board
• Build the systems, governance and commercial discipline required to support continued growth

What we're looking for

An experienced Procurement, Supply Chain or Commercial Director / Head of with a track record of operating in a £100m+ or rapidly scaling organisation.

You will ideally have experience of:

• Centralising procurement within a devolved or multi-site business
• Buy-side and sell-side pricing
• Strategic supplier and framework negotiation
• M&A integration and synergy delivery
• Construction, building services, M&E, fire/building compliance, facilities management or a comparable sector

You’ll need to be commercially sharp, comfortable operating at Board level and equally capable of rolling up your sleeves to build the function and deliver results.

Location:

Plymouth, with regional and international travel

This is an opportunity to build a function from the ground up, directly influence margin and value creation, and play a pivotal role in an ambitious PE-backed growth story.