Procurement Manager

PSD Group; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aviation support services company in the UK is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to oversee a £100m indirect spend portfolio. The role involves developing category strategies, leading sourcing activities, and ensuring compliance in a safety-critical environment. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in procurement management, strong commercial skills, and a proven ability to engage stakeholders. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, emphasizing the opportunity to impact organizational procurement strategy significantly.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Benefits and bonus

Opportunity to shape procurement strategy

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Procurement Manager or Senior Category Manager.
• Track record managing large multi-category spend portfolios.
• Sound understanding of procurement governance and contract management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver category strategies focusing on cost ownership and supplier performance.
• Lead sourcing activity including tendering, evaluation, and negotiation.
• Align procurement with business priorities across various departments.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and cost reduction.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder engagement

Commercial capability

Education

CIPS qualification or working towards

Job description

Company Overview

Our client is a leading aviation support services business, providing operational support to major airlines and airports across the UK. The organisation plays a vital role in ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable aviation operations. Known for its strong safety culture, operational discipline, and continuous investment, the business operates across a national network of operational sites and support facilities. As part of its ongoing growth and professionalisation, the company is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to lead a strategically important spend portfolio.

Role Overview

The Procurement Manager will have ownership of an indirect spend portfolio of approximately £100m. This includes a wide range of categories such as facilities management, IT and systems, professional services.

The role is central to driving value, resilience, and compliance across procurement activity in a highly regulated, operationally critical environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver robust category strategies across indirect spend, with a strong focus on total cost of ownership, risk management, and supplier performance.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing activity including tendering, supplier evaluation, commercial negotiation, contract award, and ongoing supplier management.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders across operations, engineering, IT, HR, finance, and site leadership to align procurement activity with business priorities.
• Track market dynamics and supplier capabilities to identify opportunities for innovation, cost reduction, and continuity of supply.
• Ensure procurement activity aligns with internal governance, regulatory requirements, and ESG commitments, particularly within a safety-critical environment.
• Drive continuous improvement in procurement processes, capability, and ways of working.
• Produce clear reporting on savings delivery, KPIs, supplier performance, and risk.

Candidate Profile

• Proven experience in a Procurement Manager or Senior Category Manager role, ideally within a business with a strategic procurement function.
• Track record of managing large, complex, multi-category spend portfolios (typically £50m+).
• Strong commercial capability with well-developed negotiation, analytical, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Sound understanding of procurement governance, contract management, and supplier performance frameworks.
• CIPS qualified or actively working towards professional accreditation.
• Self-motivated, resilient, and credible, with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, on-site environment.

What’s on Offer

• A high-profile role within a business that underpins critical national aviation infrastructure.
• Competitive salary, benefits and bonus
• The opportunity to shape procurement strategy, drive tangible value, and work closely with senior leadership.