Strategic Procurement Project Manager - Hybrid (Glasgow)

Edinburgh City Football Club Limited.; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Private health care

Pension scheme

Life cover

Job summary

Thales OME UK in Glasgow is seeking a Procurement Project Manager to lead the sourcing strategy and execution for complex defence-related procurements. You will coordinate across multiple sites, manage supplier interfaces, and optimise procurement costs while ensuring compliance and SC security requirements.

The role requires experience in multinational environments, strong negotiation and stakeholder skills, and the ability to operate autonomously in a matrix organisation.

Qualifications

• Understanding of the procurement lifecycle and supplier management in best practice environments.
• Experience in complex, multinational, multi-site organisations and cross-cultural work in Defence/Aerospace/manufacturing is desirable.
• Strong technical awareness of end-to-end procurement activities including project management and risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Defining and executing the procurement acquisition plan/strategy across project, product development and production phases.
• Liaising with internal customers and transnational procurements; interface to all segments/categories.
• Validating market offers for products/projects; updating procurement dashboard.

Skills

Procurement lifecycle

Supplier management

Contract management

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Matrix organisation

Education

MCIPS / IACCM / EIPM qualifications

Job description

Thales OME UK in Glasgow is seeking a Procurement Project Manager to lead the sourcing strategy and execution for complex defence-related procurements. You will coordinate across multiple sites, manage supplier interfaces, and optimise procurement costs while ensuring compliance and SC security requirements.

The role requires experience in multinational environments, strong negotiation and stakeholder skills, and the ability to operate autonomously in a matrix organisation.