Procurement Manager

TN United Kingdom; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for a Procurement Manager at a leading global business in the Ayrshire area. This role involves managing supplier relationships, controlling costs, and implementing procurement strategies to enhance product margins. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in procurement, coupled with excellent negotiation skills and experience in a large global company. With a competitive salary and hybrid working model, this position offers a chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment. If you are ready to take your career to the next level, this is the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement management with a focus on cost control.
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to build supplier relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier selection and cost control activities for materials.
• Lead outsourcing initiatives and negotiate Master Supply Agreements.
• Implement global procurement programs to meet financial objectives.

Skills

Supplier Management

Cost Control

Negotiation

Relationship Building

Procurement Strategy

Education

BS/BA Degree in Finance

BS/BA Degree in Engineering

BS/BA Degree in Supply Chain

BS/BA Degree in Logistics

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02.05.2025

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Job Description:

Due to an internal move within the organisation, I am delighted to bring to market an exclusive opportunity for a Procurement Manager to work for a leading global business in the Ayrshire area. Salary for this role is up to £52.5k depending on experience with excellent benefits including hybrid working (2 days in the office).

This position is responsible for the on-going maintenance of the global and regional suppliers with a large purchase spend. This includes materials and components.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supplier selection and management of all cost control activities (maintain and reduce) for current model parts required to ensure product margins are maintained and improved throughout a model’s life. Achieve a 0%-3% net reduction in annualized material purchase cost
• Manage the business relationship with a number of medium to high spend suppliers; managing, establishing, communicating and measuring performance towards the company’s annual performance expectations for quality, delivery, cost, warranty and other. Implement corrective actions with suppliers when expectations are not being met
• Taking the lead role in the outsourcing of current manufactured parts where required to competitive LCC and local suppliers consistent with our Global Manufacturing strategy
• Responsible for all production material sourcing decisions for all relevant operations. Provide a liaison between Plants and suppliers. Resolve quality and delivery issues with suppliers
• Implement Global Procurement programs: ACR (Annual Cost Review meetings), APR (Annual Process Review meetings), LCC (Low-Cost Country) sourcing and consolidation plans to meet HYG’s financial objectives
• Negotiate and maintain Master Supply Agreements (MSA) with key suppliers
• Maintain a level of technical competence that enables strategic evaluation of engineering, manufacturing and quality systems for each supplier.

Knowledge Required:

• BS/BA Degree in Finance, Engineering, Supply Chain or Logistics preferred
• Previous experience in a similar role
• Ideally you will have experience working in a large global company
• Excellent experience building relationships with suppliers