Procurement Manager

Nigel Wright Group

Posted 5 hours ago, valid for 8 days

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland NE19 2BG, England

£45,000 - £54,000 per annum

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

Nigel Wright's Supply Chain and Procurement Team is seeking a Procurement Manager for a global business, requiring one day of office-based work per week in Newcastle, with flexibility for candidates outside the Northeast.
The role involves managing a multi-site Procurement and Supply Chain Team across Europe, overseeing day-to-day purchasing, strategic procurement, and inventory management.
Key responsibilities include driving global procurement strategy, managing a diverse project portfolio, supplier relationship management, and contract negotiations.
The ideal candidate should have strategic procurement experience from a manufacturing background, with previous team management experience and a data-driven, analytical mindset.
The position offers a salary of £70,000 and requires a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.

The CompanyNigel Wright's Supply Chain and Procurement Team are working with a global business to recruit a Procurement Manager. The role requires 1 day per week office-based working in Newcastle - with flexibility for fortnightly on site working for candidates located outside of the Northeast.The OpportunityThe Procurement Manager will manage and lead a multi-site, Europe-wide located Procurement and Supply Chain Team:

Managing the Procurement and Supply Chain Team – covering day to day purchasing, strategic procurement and inventory management
Driving and implementing Procurement strategy globally
Procurement lead for an extensive, global project portfolio
Managing multisite procurement spend across direct and indirect spend, covering tech, electronics, spares, facilities management etc.
Supplier relationship management/-development – identifying new entrants to market, opportunities to resource, improve terms
Contract negotiations, supplier performance management – working in conjunction with Group level Category Managers
Internal stakeholder management/engagement - representing Procurement and Supply Chain at Exec level meetings, updating upon project status/inventory/ performance against strategy

About YouThe successful Procurement Manager will have/be:

Strategic procurement and/or commercial experience from a manufacturing background (international, multisite) essential with an understanding of inventory management processes
Experienced in managing broad category portfolio - direct and indirect within a global business essential
Category management of electrical/electronic components and or tech/IT beneficial
Previous team management/leadership essential
Data driven and analytical with a continuous improvement mindset - identifying opportunities to improve procurement/supply chain management best practice
Spirited, resilient, strong communicator, confident in engaging, communicating with and building relationships cross functionally with internal/external stakeholders of all levels globally e.g. Sales/Bid Management/Technical and Operations teams
Flexible and adaptable to changing business requirements, accustomed to working under pressure, to deadline

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