Procurement Lead

Delta Mobrey Ltd; Camberley; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Delta Mobrey Ltd is seeking an experienced Procurement Lead to manage electrical and electronic commodities in a regulated environment. You will own a portfolio of components, onboard suppliers, and drive value through cost, quality and delivery improvements.

You will negotiate contracts, validate supplier parts for quality and compliance, and support cross‑functional teams including engineering and production to resolve issues promptly. Travel up to 20% domestic, 10% European is required.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of engineering requirements and supplier flow-down.
• Ability to audit suppliers and coach them through improvement initiatives.
• Skilled negotiator with strong analytical capability.
• Confident communicator able to simplify complex issues into clear summaries.

Responsibilities

• Select and onboard new suppliers aligned with commodity strategy.
• Provide timely pricing and lead-time responses to support customer quotations.
• Negotiate and award supplier contracts, ensuring compliance with requirements.
• Validate and verify new supplier parts for quality and compliance.
• Support Materials and Planning with ongoing purchasing and issue resolution.
• Collaborate with suppliers, engineering and production to resolve quality concerns.
• Monitor supplier performance and implement improvement plans where needed.
• Ensure supplier adherence to ISO9001 and other relevant standards.
• Support cost estimation and ensure financial accuracy according to company standards.

Skills

Engineering requirements

Supplier flow-down

Auditing suppliers

Negotiation

Analytical capability

Communication

MS Office / Excel

Education

CIPS Level 3+

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Travel: Up to 20% domestic, 10% European

We are seeking an experienced procurement professional (Procurement Lead) to manage electrical and electronic commodities within a regulated environment.In this pivotal role, you will take ownership of a portfolio of commodities—initially focusing on Electronic, Electrical and connected items—ensuring suppliers deliver to standards required by our customers and internal stakeholders.

What You’ll Be Doing

As our Procurement Lead, you will:

• Select and onboard new suppliers aligned with our commodity strategy.
• Provide timely pricing and lead‑time responses to support customer quotations.
• Negotiate and award supplier contracts, ensuring full compliance with commercial, planning, scheduling and New Product Introduction requirements.
• Validate and verify new supplier parts to ensure quality and compliance.
• Support the Materials and Planning team with ongoing purchasing and issue resolution.
• Work closely with suppliers, engineering and production to drive swift resolution of quality concerns.
• Monitor supplier performance and develop improvement plans where needed.
• Ensure supplier adherence to ISO9001 and other relevant standards.
• Support cost estimation and ensure financial accuracy according to company standards.

What Success Looks Like

• Consistently meeting cost, quality and delivery performance metrics.
• Strong customer service mindset and reliable continuity of supply.
• High‑quality supplier relationships and measurable performance improvement.

About You

You Must Have:

• Strong understanding of engineering requirements and supplier flow‑down.
• Ability to audit suppliers and coach them through improvement initiatives.
• Skilled negotiator with strong analytical capability.
• Confident communicator able to simplify complex issues into clear summaries.
• Proficiency with MS Office (especially Excel).
• Ability to travel (20% domestic, 10% European).

You Should Have:

• Experience in regulated sectors (Nuclear, Defence, Oil & Gas, etc.).
• Experience managing Electronic, Electrical or related commodities in a regulated, design responsible environment.
• Knowledge of Root Cause & Corrective Action (RCCA).
• Basic financial understanding.
• Experience managing supplier quality issues.
• CIPS Level 3+ (or working towards).
• Experience in a design-and-build manufacturing organisation.

It Would Be Great If You Also Have:

• Understanding of international trade rules.
• Experience with MRP2, Lean MRP or Demand‑Driven Supply Chain concepts.

You’re Likely to Be Someone Who:

• Takes initiative and drives tasks to completion.
• Is resilient, adaptable and comfortable managing multiple priorities.
• Enjoys solving problems and seeing the bigger picture.
• Builds strong relationships and communicates with clarity.
• Learns quickly and thrives in changing environments.