Senior Procurement Lead – Engineering Projects & Capital

Bramwith Consulting; Manchester; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Benefits

Job summary

Bramwith Consulting is partnering with a major energy organisation to recruit a Senior Procurement Manager for engineering projects and capital expenditure. The role sits in a complex industrial environment, requiring close collaboration with engineering and operations teams.

You will lead procurement across engineering, CAPEX and contractor services, manage a team of three, and drive commercial value through strategic sourcing and supplier negotiations.

Qualifications

• Strong strategic procurement experience in complex industrial, engineering or manufacturing environments.
• Experience across engineering projects, capital expenditure, contractor services or technically complex categories.
• Excellent commercial and negotiation skills with a track record of delivering measurable value.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, particularly with engineering, operations and capital projects teams.
• Experience in heavy industry, energy, aerospace, defence, chemicals or large-scale manufacturing would be relevant.
• Confidence challenging supplier arrangements and identifying opportunities to improve performance.
• Previous experience managing or developing procurement teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement procurement strategies across engineering projects, CAPEX, contractor services and operational spend.
• Build strong relationships with engineering, capital projects and operational stakeholders, ensuring procurement is involved early in decisions.
• Review existing contractor and project spend to identify opportunities for improved commercial arrangements, cost savings and supplier performance.
• Lead complex sourcing projects, commercial negotiations and contract management activity.
• Support the wider procurement transformation, improving processes, governance and ways of working.
• Manage and develop a team of three, providing direction and supporting their development.

Skills

Strategic procurement

Engineering procurement

Contract negotiations

Stakeholder engagement

Industrial experience

Education

Degree qualified

MCIPS or equivalent preferred

Job description

Bramwith Consulting is partnering with a major energy organisation to recruit a Senior Procurement Manager for engineering projects and capital expenditure. The role sits in a complex industrial environment, requiring close collaboration with engineering and operations teams.

You will lead procurement across engineering, CAPEX and contractor services, manage a team of three, and drive commercial value through strategic sourcing and supplier negotiations.