Procurement Manager - Indirects, MRO & Operations (REMOTE)

ZipRecruiter; London; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A globally recognised household brand is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager focused on indirect categories like MRO and Logistics. The role offers competitive salary and benefits, including remote flexibility for occasional site visits. The successful candidate will engage with senior stakeholders and be a pivotal part of strategic procurement operations, ensuring efficient supplier management and alignment with business goals.

Benefits

£5,000 car allowance

bonus

great Pension

25 days holiday + BH

Healthcare

many more benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in managing indirect categories for a large business.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders across regions.
• Excellent communication skills for international collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement category strategies for MRO and Logistics.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to ensure alignment.
• Monitor supplier performance and manage risk.

Skills

Indirect category experience

Supplier relationship management

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic mindset

Excellent communication skills

Adaptability in fast-paced environments

Job description

Job Description

Procurement Manager - Indirects (MRO, Logistics, FM, Operations, Warehousing) | £60,000 to £65,000 | £5,000 car allowance | bonus | great Pension | 25 days holiday + BH | Healthcare | + many more benefits | REMOTE ROLE - fully flexible working with occasional site visits throughout the year | A globally recognised household brand

A lovely new role working for a global household business who own a large number of brands who we all love and use daily. They have an opportunity for an experienced and ambitious Procurement Manager to join the function.

This role will be reporting into the Head of Category Management and looking after some key spend for the business, to name a few: MRO, International Freight, Warehousing, Operational Spend and Utilities, but will consider someone who has a nice broad range of indirect category management.

Role and responsibilities:

• Create strategies through to the delivery and performance including year on year annualised savings
• Develop group wide category plans and strategies to ensure alignment for the group, leveraging suppliers to support local offices
• Engage, manage and influence senior stakeholders from Director to Board level to ensure buy-in, utilising strong market knowledge
• Build relationships with key stakeholders to ensure a rounded knowledge of a suppliers performance
• Monitor supplier risk and performance through reporting tools and business feedback
• Be a Procurement role model by living company values, consistently delivering to the high standards expected, promoting procurement through relationships
• On top over delivering strategic projects, ensure the business is getting the best service in line with cost efficiency

Experience and requirements:

• Indirect category experience working for a large complex business
• categories are: Warehousing, International Freight, MRO, Logistics & Operations
• Private sector procurement experience, ideally working for a global business
• Previous experience working on complex global projects, dealing with Tier 1&2 suppliers of significant values
• Confident in engaging and influencing senior level stakeholders, and across various regions
• A highly strategic mindset when approaching procurement, suppliers and business needs
• Excellent communications skills when dealing with contacts in different cultures and countries
• Able to adapt in a very fast paced, continuously changing environment
• MCIPS qualified, nice to have but not essential