Strategic Group Procurement Lead

Kelling Group; Normanton and Altofts; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Birthday off

Life Insurance (2.5x annual salary)

Company Pension Scheme

Medicash Healthcare

Learning & Development culture

Job summary

Kelling Group is seeking a Group Procurement Manager to lead procurement strategy and supplier relationships from its Normanton base. The role focuses on value, supply chain robustness, service and compliance, with 40-hour weeks and active leadership of the procurement team.

You will drive strategic supplier reviews, manage tenders, and ensure compliant supplier engagements across the business, reporting to the Director of Customer Experience.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of a busy procurement department.
• CIPS qualification or relevant experience.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills.
• Ability to influence colleagues and support change.
• Experience managing tenders and supply contracts.
• Strong negotiation skills with senior stakeholders.
• Confident with strategic suppliers and complex situations.
• High attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Experience nurturing supplier relationships.
• Organisational skills to manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Create and embed the procurement strategy and framework across the business.
• Ensure controls to manage expenditure.
• Develop strategic supplier partnerships and reviews.
• Support sourcing of new products or services.
• Ensure compliance with policies and regulations across supplier engagements.
• Identify and negotiate commercial opportunities across the supply chain.
• Benchmark key commodity prices and terms regularly.
• Mitigate supply chain risks to ensure continuity of supply.
• Monitor, evaluate and drive supplier performance and service levels.
• Develop departmental KPIs and reporting mechanisms.
• Negotiate supply contracts.
• Provide departmental leadership to the procurement team.

Skills

Leadership experience

CIPS qualification or experience

Communication skills

Influence and change management

Tender management

Negotiation with suppliers

Stakeholder engagement

Attention to detail

Line management

IT proficiency – Microsoft Office

Education

CIPS qualification or relevant experience

Tools

Syrinx experience

Microsoft Office

Job description

Kelling Group is seeking a Group Procurement Manager to lead procurement strategy and supplier relationships from its Normanton base. The role focuses on value, supply chain robustness, service and compliance, with 40-hour weeks and active leadership of the procurement team.

You will drive strategic supplier reviews, manage tenders, and ensure compliant supplier engagements across the business, reporting to the Director of Customer Experience.