Procurement Lead

Streamline Search Ltd; Witney; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office-based role

Permanent position

Development opportunities

Competitive salary

Job summary

Streamline Search Ltd in Witney, Oxfordshire, is seeking an experienced Procurement Lead for a hands-on, office-based role within a growing manufacturing business. You will own day-to-day procurement performance, manage suppliers, analyse data, optimise MRP and drive process improvements.

The ideal candidate is highly organised, analytical and proactive with strong MRP/ERP and Excel skills, and a track record of reducing costs while maintaining supply reliability.

Qualifications

• Strong previous experience within procurement, purchasing or supply chain.
• Ideally, experience within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Excellent knowledge and practical experience of MRP/ERP systems.
• Advanced Excel and analytical skills.
• Strong understanding of demand forecasting and inventory planning.
• Experience managing and developing suppliers.
• Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills.
• Experience analysing purchasing spend, pricing and supplier performance.
• Ability to interpret data and turn it into clear actions.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the day-to-day performance and control of the procurement function.
• Support purchasing activity, supplier issues and procurement prioritisation.
• Identify current and future supply risks before they impact Production.
• Monitor procurement KPIs and implement recovery plans where required.
• Lead regular procurement meetings, reviewing KPIs, shortages, supplier performance and actions.
• Provide procurement updates to senior management and internal teams.
• Take ownership of improving MRP accuracy and effectiveness.
• Maintain supplier information, lead times, pricing, reorder points and purchasing parameters.
• Identify opportunities to automate purchasing and reduce manual administration.
• Analyse historic component usage, current orders and future demand.
• Plan purchasing requirements around supplier lead times, MOQ, stock levels and supply risk.
• Identify potential component shortages and excess stock.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing and potential suppliers.
• Identify alternative suppliers to improve cost, quality and supply resilience.
• Obtain and compare quotations and negotiate pricing, lead times, MOQ and commercial terms.
• Support supplier quality issues and corrective actions.
• Monitor purchasing spend, pricing and supplier performance.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities without compromising quality or supply.
• Monitor supplier payment commitments and support cash-flow planning.
• Own and develop procurement KPIs, including supplier performance, delivery, cost, shortages and MRP accuracy.

Skills

Procurement experience

Manufacturing context

MRP/ERP experience

Advanced Excel

Demand forecasting

Supplier management

Negotiation skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Tools

SAGE 50

SAP Business One

Job description

Salary: GBP40000 - GBP45000 per annum

• Locations: Witney, Oxfordshire


• Job Type: Full-time, Office-Based


• Hours: Monday – Friday, 08:30–16:30

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and commercially minded Procurement Lead to join a growing manufacturing business in Witney, Oxfordshire.

This is a hands-on procurement role with responsibility for the performance and continuous improvement of the procurement function. The position will involve a combination of operational procurement, supplier management, data analysis, MRP optimisation and process improvement.

The successful candidate will be highly organised, analytical and proactive, with strong MRP/ERP and Excel experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the day-to-day performance and control of the procurement function.


• Support purchasing activity, supplier issues and procurement prioritisation.


• Identify current and future supply risks before they impact Production.


• Monitor procurement KPIs and implement recovery plans where required.


• Lead regular procurement meetings, reviewing KPIs, shortages, supplier performance and actions.


• Provide procurement updates to senior management and internal teams.


• Take ownership of improving MRP accuracy and effectiveness.


• Maintain supplier information, lead times, pricing, reorder points and purchasing parameters.


• Identify opportunities to automate purchasing and reduce manual administration.


• Analyse historic component usage, current orders and future demand.


• Plan purchasing requirements around supplier lead times, MOQ, stock levels and supply risk.


• Identify potential component shortages and excess stock.


• Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing and potential suppliers.


• Identify alternative suppliers to improve cost, quality and supply resilience.


• Obtain and compare quotations and negotiate pricing, lead times, MOQ and commercial terms.


• Support supplier quality issues and corrective actions.


• Monitor purchasing spend, pricing and supplier performance.


• Identify cost-saving opportunities without compromising quality or supply.


• Monitor supplier payment commitments and support cash-flow planning.


• Own and develop procurement KPIs, including supplier performance, delivery, cost, shortages and MRP accuracy.

Skills & Experience Required

• Strong previous experience within procurement, purchasing or supply chain.


• Ideally, experience within a manufacturing or engineering environment.


• Excellent knowledge and practical experience of MRP/ERP systems.


• Advanced Excel and analytical skills.


• Strong understanding of demand forecasting and inventory planning.


• Experience managing and developing suppliers.


• Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills.


• Experience analysing purchasing spend, pricing and supplier performance.


• Ability to interpret data and turn it into clear actions.


• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.


• Confident communicating with suppliers and internal stakeholders.


• Self-sufficient and highly proactive approach.


• Experience purchasing engineering components, machined parts or raw materials.


• Experience with SAGE 50, SAP Business One or similar ERP/MRP systems.


• Experience improving or automating MRP and purchasing processes.


• Global sourcing experience.


• Experience with supplier quality and new component introduction.


• Mandarin/Chinese language skills would be advantageous.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who is self-sufficient, highly analytical, commercially minded and extremely organised.

You will need to be comfortable working hands-on when required, while also being able to look at the bigger picture and identify longer-term purchasing, supplier and supply chain risks.

• Competitive salary of £40,000 – £45,000 depending on experience.


• Monday – Friday, 08:30–16:30.


• Permanent, full-time position.


• Opportunity to join a growing manufacturing business.


• Hands-on role with responsibility for procurement and supplier performance.


• Opportunity to improve and develop procurement systems and processes.


• Professional working environment.


• Long-term opportunity with opportunities for development.