Procurement Manager

Morgan Ryder Associates; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in the UK is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead their procurement and supply chain function. The role involves developing purchasing strategies, managing supplier relationships, and optimizing inventory. Candidates should have experience in manufacturing, ideally aerospace, along with strong negotiation and analytical skills. The position offers a competitive salary up to £60,000, a company car, and a 4-day working week.

Benefits

4-day working week

Salary up to £60,000

Company car

22.5 days holiday plus bank holidays

Excellent matched pension scheme

Health & wellbeing initiatives

Continuous professional development

Flexible holiday scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a procurement or supply chain role within manufacturing.
• Strong experience in vendor management and supplier performance improvement.
• Experience implementing systems for efficiency, quality, and cost control.

Responsibilities

• Lead purchasing and supply chain strategies for aerospace operations.
• Build and maintain strong supplier partnerships and negotiate terms.
• Forecast market trends and pricing to drive data-led decisions.
• Optimise stock levels and streamline inventory systems.
• Collaborate with Sales and Finance to balance cost and quality.

Skills

Vendor management

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Leadership skills

Education

MCIPS or working towards

Job description

Overview

We're not just another manufacturer - we're proud to design and build specialist equipment for the aerospace industry, supporting some of the world's most advanced engineering projects. We're now seeking a strategic, driven, and forward-thinking Procurement Manager to lead our procurement and supply chain function. You'll play a vital role in ensuring our precision-engineered products reach customers efficiently, cost-effectively, and to the highest quality standards.

This is your opportunity to take ownership of a pivotal function within a growing, innovative business - where your ideas will have a direct impact on performance, profitability, and future growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead, design, and deliver cutting-edge purchasing and supply chain strategies that support our aerospace operations.
• Build and maintain strong supplier partnerships - negotiating outstanding terms and ensuring top-tier performance.
• Forecast market trends, pricing, and demand to drive smart, data-led decisions.
• Optimise stock levels, streamline inventory systems, and ensure seamless material flow across production.
• Collaborate with Sales and Finance to balance cost, quality, and availability across the business.
• Identify opportunities for efficiency, sustainability, and continuous improvement.

The Procurement Manager will be commercially sharp, strategically focused, and ready to lead from the front. You will know what great looks like in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and thrive on creating value through smart procurement and supplier excellence.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Have experience in a procurement or supply chain role within manufacturing - aerospace experience is a strong advantage.
• Be experienced in vendor management and supplier performance improvement.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and leadership skills.
• Have MCIPS or be working towards.
• Have experience implementing systems that improve efficiency, quality, and cost control.

On offer

• 4-day working week - because productivity and work-life balance can go hand in hand.
• Salary to £60,000
• Company car
• 22.5 days holiday + bank holidays - increasing by 3 days with service
• Excellent matched pension scheme
• Health & wellbeing initiatives
• Continuous professional development & support for MCIPS
• Flexible holiday scheme (buy/sell up to one week)

Interested? To apply for this opportunity please follow the 'apply now' link to send your CV to Emma Brighouse at Morgan Ryder Associates.

At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions.

We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Defence Equipment, Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at Morgan Ryder Associates are critical to our success as a DE&I positive company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.

Please note that calls to and from the offices of Morgan Ryder Associates Ltd. may be monitored or recorded. This is to ensure compliance with regulatory procedures, record business transactions and for training purposes

Location: Remote / On-site as applicable