Procurement Manager (Electronics)

Portfolio Procurement Ltd; Essex; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Portfolio Procurement Ltd is seeking a procurement leader to drive subcontractor performance and supplier capability across cutting-edge programmes. You will manage NPI through to production ramps, ensuring delivery aligns with milestones, cost targets, and quality requirements.

You will engage suppliers early, assess capability, support qualification, and lead commercial negotiations. This role requires SC clearance eligibility and travel within the UK, with a strong emphasis on

Qualifications

• Significant procurement, subcontract management or supply chain experience in a technical/engineering environment.
• Experience supporting NPI and managing supplier engagement from design to production.
• Knowledge of supplier readiness, qualification processes and compliance (regulatory, environmental, quality).
• Proven ability to drive supplier performance and recover delivery issues in challenging environments.
• Experience in low-volume, high-mix manufacturing settings and strong commercial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier selection ensuring capability, capacity, and delivery risk alignment to programme phase.
• Own end-to-end delivery performance; manage schedules, costs and quality across suppliers.
• Develop supplier readiness, onboarding and qualification including regulatory/compliance considerations.
• Lead contractual negotiations and manage change control and commercial risks.
• Drive performance reviews with KPIs and implement supplier development initiatives.
• Coordinate with procurement, engineering, quality and manufacturing for integrated execution.

Skills

Procurement experience

Subcontract management

Supply chain

NPI experience

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

SAP

Education

Bachelor's degree in science or engineering

MCIPS (desirable)

Tools

SAP

Excel

SQL

Job description

The role:

You will take a leading role in driving subcontractor performance and supplier capability across complex, cutting-edge programmes. You will play a key part in strategically managing important PCBA system integration projects, each at different stages of their lifecycle, ensuring seamless progression from concept through to stable production.

Main Responsibilities:

Subcontract & Supplier Delivery

• Lead supplier selection activities ensuring capability, capacity, and maturity alignment to programme phase (NPI through to production ramp) and delivery risk profile.
• Own end-to-end delivery performance of assigned subcontractors, ensuring alignment to programme milestones, cost targets, and quality requirements.
• Establish and maintain robust supplier delivery plans, tracking performance against agreed schedules and proactively managing risks and constraints.
• Lead recovery planning and execution for underperforming suppliers, driving timely resolution of delivery or quality issues.

Supplier Readiness & Technical Programme Support

• Engage suppliers early in the design and NPI phases to ensure technical capability, capacity, and readiness to support programme requirements.
• Conduct supplier readiness and capability assessments, including industrialisation, compliance, and documentation maturity.
• Ensure alignment between engineering change processes and supplier execution, minimising disruption to programme delivery.
• Support structured onboarding and qualification of suppliers, including compliance with regulatory and environmental standards.

Commercial & Contract Management

• Develop and implement sourcing strategies aligned to programme and business objectives.
• Lead contractual negotiations and establish framework agreements that appropriately manage delivery risk, performance expectations, and commercial outcomes.
• Manage change control, variations, and commercial risks throughout the subcontract lifecycle.

Supplier Performance & Development

• Drive supplier performance management through data-driven reviews, KPIs, and structured improvement plans.
• Identify and implement supplier development initiatives to improve capability, capacity, quality, and delivery reliability.
• Develop resilient supply strategies including dual sourcing and alternative supplier identification.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Act as the primary link between procurement, suppliers, engineering, quality, and manufacturing to ensure integrated execution.
• Support programme teams in defining procurement requirements and ensuring supplier deliverables meet technical and programme objectives.
• Provide clear communication and escalation of supplier-related risks and opportunities.

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

• Significant experience in procurement, subcontract management, or supply chain roles within a technical or engineering environment.
• Demonstrated experience supporting new product introduction (NPI) and managing supplier engagement from design through to production.
• Strong understanding of supplier readiness, qualification processes, and compliance requirements, including regulatory, environmental, and quality standards.
• Proven ability to manage supplier performance and deliver recovery in challenging delivery environments.
• Experience working within complex, low-volume, high-mix manufacturing environments.
• Strong commercial and contractual acumen, with experience managing risk and negotiating agreements.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
• Analytical capability with strong data handling skills, including Excel, SQL and ERP systems such as SAP.
• Professional procurement qualifications, such as MCIPS are desirable.
• Bachelor's degree in a science or engineering discipline would be advantageous.
• Eligibility for Security Check (SC) clearance is a requirement
• Some travel within UK

The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position.