Procurement Specialist

PerkinElmer; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global science company based in Macclesfield is seeking a Procurement Specialist to enhance supplier relationships, negotiate contracts, and drive customer satisfaction through strategic sourcing. Candidates should have a degree in business and at least 5 years of procurement experience. Strong negotiation, analytical, and interpersonal skills are critical. This full-time role offers varied responsibilities including supplier management and data-driven decision making to support operational excellence.

Benefits

25 days of annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Enhanced company pension contributions

Income Protection Insurance

Access to wellbeing apps

Exclusive discounts

Qualifications

• 5+ years of procurement experience required.
• Proven record of strong negotiation skills
• Excellent motivational and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Support supplier sourcing and manage supplier relationships.
• Negotiate service contracts for the OneSource portfolio.
• Use data to drive decisions and enhance service platform strategy.

Skills

Strong negotiation skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Business

Job description

Procurement Specialist

Location Macclesfield, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Job ID REQ-056389

We are looking for a Procurement Specialist to join our OneSource Team in Macclesfield to support supplier sourcing, negotiation, and contract management for our enterprise service portfolio. This role focuses on building strategic supplier relationships, improving profitability, ensuring service coverage, and driving customer satisfaction through data-driven decisions and collaboration with global procurement, operations, and finance teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Sourcing of suppliers and supplier qualification.

• Sourcing, negotiating, and procurement of service contracts in support of our OneSource Enterprise contracts and asset management portfolio.

• Developing, deploying and awarding supplier contracts and agreements (RFP).

• Engage in all aspects of supplier management with a focus on improving profitability and delivering customer satisfaction.

• Identifying appropriate service coverage for different customers or types of equipment and opportunities to expand our service platform strategy.

• Strategic Supplier Management - insuring good relationships with our supply base while acting as an escalation path for supplier issues across the OneSource Enterprise portfolio.

• Interacts closely with suppliers and Quality to resolve quality issues.

• Conduct routine supplier meetings to develop and maintain supplier relationship.

• Use data to drive decisions and provide market/competitive feedback while supporting the field organization and providing visibility and accessibility to supplier metrics, tools and processes.

Requirements

• Degree in Business.

• Equivalent 5+ years of procurement experience.

• Must have a proven record of strong negotiation skills and buying strategies culminating in positive financial results.

• Thorough knowledge of developing, deploying and awarding service contracts (RFP).

• Deep understanding of vendor/supplier communications and best practices.

• Proven ability to ensure cost effective services arrangements.

• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work independently as well as within a team.

• Excellent motivational, communication (oral/written), presentation and influencing skills.

• Must possess confidence and assertiveness.

• Excellent critical thinking/ analytical and problem solving skills.

• Strong execution and follow through.

Key Competencies

Bias for Action

• Action-orientated - enjoys working hard; is action oriented and full of energy for the things he/she sees as challenging; not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning; seizes more opportunities than others.

• Deliver results - can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very performance orientated; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.

Customer focus

• Builds voice of the customer feedback into all strategies and plans. Considers impact of all actions on current and future customers, including regulatory bodies). Inculcates a culture of quality and customer excellence throughout the organization.

Composure

• Patience – tolerant with people and processes; listens and checks before acting; tries to understand the people and the data before making judgments and acting; waits for others to catch up for acting; sensitive to due process and proper pacing.

Interpersonal Savvy

• Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.

Vision and Purpose

• Looking ahead – ability to look at the big picture and plan ahead.

• Vision – communicates a compelling and inspired vision or sense of core purpose; takes things beyond today; talks about possibilities; is optimistic; creates mileposts and symbols to rally support behind the vision; makes the vision sharable by everyone; can inspire and motivating others.

Working Environment

• Office based (Macclesfield, UK), 5 days per week (Monday to Friday)

What we offer

• 25 days of annual leave plus all Bank Holidays

• Income Protection Insurance that ensures your income is protected when life takes the unexpected turn

• Life Assurance for added peace of mind

• Access to our WeCare Programme, offering medical, mental health, legal, and financial support

• MyStrength – a personalised wellbeing app

• AXA Health & Wellbeing App to help you stay on top of your health

• Private Medical Insurance, including Doctor at Hand for 24/7, 365 access to a GP

• Enhanced company pension contributions (subject to increased employee contribution) to help you plan for the future

• Exclusive discounts via Benefit Hub and BHN Extras

• Generous employee referral rewards

• Season Ticket Loan Scheme to make commuting easier

• Cycle to Work Scheme promoting a healthier, greener commute

PerkinElmer is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, or veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. PerkinElmer is committed to a culturally diverse workforce.