Procurement Manager (Indirect)

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); Bournemouth; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering company is seeking a Procurement Manager (Indirect) to lead indirect procurement activities across several UK sites. The ideal candidate will have experience in indirect sourcing, stakeholder management, and shaping procurement strategies. This role requires a proactive self-starter comfortable with complex negotiations and supplier relationships in a hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Indirect procurement experience across various spend areas.
• Experience in managing supplier relationships and contracts.
• Proactive attitude and ability to work in a hybrid role.

Responsibilities

• Leading indirect goods and services procurement activity.
• Developing and implementing procurement strategies.
• Managing high-value and complex tenders.

Skills

Indirect Procurement

Indirect Sourcing

Stakeholder Management

Negotiation

Supplier Relationship Management

Job description

Job summary

Global engineering business require a Procurement Manager (Indirect). Applicants need generalist indirect procurement expertise and full procurement lifecycle experience; tendering, negotiating, supplier relationship and contracts management.

Key skills required for this role

Indirect Procurement, Indirect Sourcing, Indirect Category, Indirect Buyer

Important

Indirect Procurement, Indirect Sourcing, Indirect Category, Indirect Buyer

Job description

Global engineering business require a Procurement Manager (Indirect). Applicants need broad indirect procurement experience and expertise across the full procurement lifecycle; supplier selection, sourcing/tendering, supplier relationship and contracts management.

The Procurement Manager - Indirect will be responsible for leading all indirect goods and services procurement activity for the business covering a small number of UK sites. Category spend areas in focus is everything from; IT, corporate/business services, FM, technical services, to PPE, uniforms and stationary/office equipment. Previous experience across all category areas is not required, the role would suit an indirect procurement generalist who is a self-starter and confident in stakeholder interactions.

Specific duties of the Procurement Manager - Indirect, include:

• Stakeholder partnering - understand scope, manage relationships, facilitate 360 feedback with suppliers
• Develop and implement indirect procurement strategies
• Supply market intelligence and supplier selection activities
• Manage high-value and complex tenders, right through to award
• Post-signature supplier relationship, supplier development and contract negotiation and management of agreements
• Support procurement leadership with process improvement or particular cost reduction projects

Procurement Manager - Indirect applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Indirect procurement experience, ideally generalist expertise covering a range of spend areas; business services corporate services, IT, FM, consultancies, fleet, travel etc.
• Previous experience as an Indirect Procurement Manager, Indirect Sourcing Manager, Indirect Category Manager, Indirect Buyer or in Category Management, etc. would all work well here
• The ability to own, influencing and managing stakeholder relationships
• Strategic procurement toolkit; the ability to negotiate, develop suppliers and experience working with contracts
• A pro-active, confident, self-starter who is comfortable in a hybrid working role