Procurement Manager

Freedom; United States; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Annual leave 25 days

Car scheme (salary sacrifice)

Private medical insurance

Employee assistance programme

Flexible benefits

Career progression

Job summary

Freedom is recruiting an experienced Procurement Manager to lead procurement activities across a defined operational area, ensuring cost-effective solutions and strong supplier performance. You will work with operations, commercial, and tender teams to deliver procurement strategies that meet contract requirements.

The role focuses on developing high-performing supplier relationships, uncovering value opportunities, and driving continuous improvement across the supply chain.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Procurement Manager or Senior Procurement role.
• Strong knowledge of procurement strategy, category management, and supply chain principles.
• Experience delivering cost savings and commercial value.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• Ability to lead multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement activities across your operational area aligned with business objectives.
• Provide leadership to procurement team members and foster collaboration.
• Develop and maintain supplier relationships to maximise value and performance.
• Lead supplier engagement meetings and performance reviews with improvement plans.
• Support bid and tender activities with procurement data and market intelligence.
• Identify and implement procurement strategies to support contract performance and growth.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Category management

Supplier relationships

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Tender & bid support

Data-driven decisions

Continuous improvement

Education

CIPS Level 4+

Job description

Full-time, Permanent

Competitive Salary + Car/Car Allowance + Flexible Benefits

Location Flexible

Due to continued growth and an expanding portfolio of long-term contracts, we are looking to recruit an experienced Procurement Manager to join our Procurement team.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key strategic role in driving procurement excellence across the business. The successful candidate will lead procurement activities within their operational area, ensuring the delivery of cost-effective procurement solutions, supply chain performance, and sustainable value for our contracts and customers.

Working closely with operational, commercial, and work-winning teams, the Procurement Manager will provide specialist procurement expertise to support both current operations and future growth. The role will focus on developing high-performing supplier relationships, identifying value creation opportunities, and ensuring procurement strategies contribute to the delivery of business objectives.

As a key member of the Procurement function, you will be responsible for driving commercial value, supporting tender activities, enhancing supplier performance, and delivering continuous improvement initiatives across the supply chain.

This is a highly visible position that offers the opportunity to influence business performance, contribute to strategic decision making, and support the ongoing development of our procurement capability.

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:

• Lead and manage procurement activities across your operational area, ensuring alignment with business objectives and delivery requirements
• Provide effective leadership and direction to procurement team members, creating a collaborative and high-performing environment
• Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships to maximise value, innovation, and performance across the supply chain
• Lead supplier engagement meetings and performance reviews, implementing improvement plans where required
• Ensure suppliers meet agreed service levels and support continuous improvement initiatives
• Support bid and tender activities by providing accurate procurement data, market intelligence, and competitive supplier pricing
• Work closely with operational teams to identify the most suitable suppliers and subcontractors for contract delivery
• Develop and implement procurement strategies that support contract performance and commercial objectives
• Support the delivery of the Group's Customer of Choice strategy through effective supplier segmentation and relationship management
• Drive margin improvement initiatives, rebate opportunities, and cost-saving programmes across contracts
• Maintain accurate procurement records and ensure compliance with governance and audit requirements
• Produce procurement reports, savings data, and performance metrics to support business and contract reporting
• Promote a strong health, safety, and compliance culture throughout procurement activities and supplier engagements

What We're Looking For:

Essential:

• Proven experience in a Procurement Manager or Senior Procurement role
• Strong knowledge of procurement strategy, category management, and supply chain management principles
• Experience managing supplier relationships, contract performance, and service level agreements
• Demonstrable success in delivering cost savings, margin improvement initiatives, and commercial value
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build relationships across operational, commercial, and leadership teams
• Experience supporting tender and bid activities through procurement expertise and market engagement
• Excellent negotiation, influencing, and communication skills
• Strong analytical and reporting capabilities with experience using procurement data to drive decision making
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment
• Commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence

Desirable:

• Professional procurement qualification such as CIPS (Level 4 or above)
• Experience within engineering, infrastructure, utilities, facilities management, or construction sectors
• Experience managing national or regional supplier frameworks
• Knowledge of rebate management, supply chain segmentation, and supplier performance systems
• Experience supporting large-scale operational contracts and multi-site delivery environments
• Understanding of procurement governance, compliance, and audit requirements

Benefits:

• Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• 25 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle)
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
• Private Medical Insurance
• Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible benefits including Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Travel Insurance, and Tax Free Bikes
• Personal development programme and career progression opportunities

Next Steps:

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us

Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies

Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.

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