Senior Procurement Manager – Engineering Projects & Services

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

Senior Procurement Manager – Engineering Projects & Services

£75,000 – £80,000 + Car Allowance & Benefits

South Yorkshire, Manchester or Surrey | Leading Energy Organisation

Bramwith Consulting is working with a major organisation in the energy sector to recruit a Senior Procurement Manager as part of an ongoing investment in its procurement function.

The business is going through a significant period of change, with a focus on strengthening its procurement capability, improving commercial performance and building closer relationships between procurement and its engineering and operational teams.

Reporting directly to the Procurement Director, you will manage a team of three and take responsibility for procurement across engineering projects, capital expenditure and associated contractor services.

A key focus of the role will be working closely with engineering and capital projects stakeholders, gaining a better understanding of existing spend and identifying where procurement can deliver greater commercial value. This will include taking a detailed look at contractor spend, existing supplier arrangements and opportunities to improve sourcing and contract management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement procurement strategies across engineering projects, capital expenditure, contractor services and operational spend.
• Build strong relationships with engineering, capital projects and operational stakeholders, ensuring procurement is involved early in commercial 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, commercial governance and ways of working.
• Manage and develop a team of three, providing direction and supporting their continued development.

Experience Required:

• Strong strategic procurement experience gained within a complex industrial, engineering or manufacturing environment.
• 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 when working with engineering, operations and capital projects teams.
• Experience working within heavy industry, energy, aerospace, defence, chemicals or large-scale manufacturing would be particularly relevant.
• Confidence challenging existing supplier arrangements and identifying opportunities to improve commercial performance.
• Previous experience managing or developing procurement teams.
• Degree qualified, with MCIPS or equivalent preferred.

This role would suit someone from a commercially demanding industrial environment who understands the challenges of engineering and capital projects procurement and can build credibility with technical stakeholders.

With continued investment in procurement, there is plenty of scope to improve existing commercial arrangements, strengthen relationships across the business and influence how procurement supports future projects.