At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead sourcing and purchasing in a cutting-edge machine automation environment.
- Company: Join a pioneering company at the forefront of engineering innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with a focus on continuous improvement and career development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced, evolving engineering landscape.
- Qualifications: Strong procurement experience and excellent negotiation skills required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
The Procurement Manager is responsible for leading all sourcing and purchasing activities within a highly innovative, first-of-a-kind (FOAK) machine automation environment.
The role ensures the timely and cost-effective procurement of bespoke components, engineered systems, and specialist services to support complex builds, prototyping, and project delivery.
The role requires a strong commercial mindset combined with technical understanding, agility, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced, evolving engineering environment.
It also leverages global sourcing opportunities, including trade agreements and duty optimisation strategies, to enhance cost competitiveness and supply chain efficiency.
- Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities
- Deliver procurement strategies aligned to low-volume, high-complexity machine builds
- Source and manage suppliers for bespoke and long lead-time components globally
- Support engineering and project teams through design, prototyping, and build phases
- Lead commercial negotiations ensuring best value and flexibility
- Oversee expediting to ensure alignment with project schedules
- Drive standardisation and maturity of procurement processes, tools, and governance
- Build and maintain a global, diversified supplier network to reduce risk and dependency
- Support make vs buy and strategic sourcing decisions in collaboration with stakeholders
- Embed total cost of ownership (TCO) and value-based decision making across the function
- Drive cost reduction initiatives through global sourcing, value engineering, and supplier innovation
- Optimise total landed cost, including tariffs, duties, and logistics
- Proactively leverage international trade agreements and origin strategies
- Deliver measurable savings and cost avoidance aligned to business targets
- Identify and mitigate risks across supply continuity, geopolitical exposure, and supplier capability
- Develop sourcing and continuity strategies for critical components
- Enhance supply chain visibility and risk monitoring capability
- Ensure compliance with rules of origin and trade requirements
- Develop strategic supplier partnerships focused on innovation, flexibility, and performance
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and project teams
- Influence stakeholders to align sourcing decisions with business strategy
- Lead, mentor, and develop the procurement team
- Build capability in strategic sourcing, cost modelling, and global procurement practices
- Drive a high-performance culture focused on accountability, delivery, and continuous improvement
- Outputs/Deliverables
- On-time delivery of materials aligned to project milestones
- Delivery of procurement strategy aligned to business growth and complexity
- Demonstrable cost savings and value creation (including tariff optimisation)
- Improved supplier performance and strategic supplier partnerships
- Reduced supply chain risk and improved resilience
- Implementation of scalable procurement processes and governance
- Enhanced visibility of procurement performance through KPIs and reporting
- Knowledge and Experience
- Strong procurement experience in engineering, automation, or capital equipment
- Experience with bespoke, low-volume, high-value components
- Proven experience in developing procurement strategy and driving transformation
- Global sourcing and supplier management experience
- Strong understanding of total landed cost and TCO models
- Proven commercial negotiation and contract management skills
- Experience managing supply chain risk in complex project environments
- Strong stakeholder engagement across technical and operational teams
- Experience implementing category management or strategic sourcing frameworks
- Knowledge of trade agreements, origin compliance, and tariff optimisation
- Experience in FOAK or highly innovative engineering environments
- Exposure to digital procurement tools or ERP systems transformation
- Technical Skills and Qualifications
- Strong commercial and analytical skills
- Procurement systems and tools experience
- Understanding of supply chain and logistics processes
- Advanced negotiation and influencing skills
- Strong analytical and financial modelling capability (cost breakdowns, TCO, should-cost)
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications
- Strong project management and organisational skills
- CIPS qualification or equivalent
- Experience with ERP/MRP systems (e. g. SAP, Oracle, Visual etc.)
- Knowledge of supply chain analytics and KPI dashboards
- Familiarity with contract law and commercial terms
- Experience in supplier development and value engineering methodologies
- Relationship and Reporting Line
- Direct Reports (if applicable): Buyers
Working relationships with: Project Engineers, Engineering, Production, Finance, Service, Programme Managers
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As a Procurement Manager in our innovative machine automation environment, you will thrive in a dynamic workplace that champions creativity and collaboration. We offer competitive benefits, a strong focus on employee development, and opportunities to lead transformative projects that shape the future of engineering. Join us to be part of a culture that values accountability, continuous improvement, and strategic partnerships, all while enjoying the advantages of working in a globally connected team.
