Strategic Procurement Lead — 12-Month Contract

Pioneer Selection; Freuchie; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Pioneer Selection is recruiting a Procurement & Cost Optimisation Manager for a 12-month contract in Fife, with potential to go permanent. You will review and optimise direct and indirect spend, negotiate with key suppliers, and implement robust procurement processes across the business.

You will work closely with the Finance Director and stakeholders to deliver sustainable value, enabling a longer-term procurement strategy and governance framework.

Qualifications

• Proven procurement experience, ideally within FMCG or similar.
• Track record of delivering cost savings and commercial improvements.
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
• Experience developing procurement processes and controls.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking a comprehensive review and analysis of current direct and indirect spend.
• Identifying and delivering opportunities to reduce costs and improve value.
• Reviewing suppliers, contracts, pricing structures and commercial agreements.
• Leading negotiations and renegotiations with key suppliers.
• Developing and implementing procurement best practices, processes and controls across the business.
• Establishing consistent approaches to supplier selection, tendering, negotiation and contract management.
• Identifying opportunities for supplier consolidation, competitive tendering and alternative sourcing.
• Using spend data to identify areas of potential saving.
• Tracking and reporting delivered savings to Finance Director.
• Helping establish longer-term procurement strategy for the business.

Skills

Procurement experience

Cost saving delivery

Negotiation

Contract management

Procurement processes

Stakeholder management

Autonomous working

Excel

Education

CIPS qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Pioneer Selection is recruiting a Procurement & Cost Optimisation Manager for a 12-month contract in Fife, with potential to go permanent. You will review and optimise direct and indirect spend, negotiate with key suppliers, and implement robust procurement processes across the business.

You will work closely with the Finance Director and stakeholders to deliver sustainable value, enabling a longer-term procurement strategy and governance framework.