Strategic Procurement Manager

As the Strategic Procurement Manager, you will lead procurement activity across production, indirect, and capital expenditure spend, ensuring goods and services are sourced effectively and meet cost, quality, and delivery requirements.

This role brings together strategic sourcing, supplier performance management, and operational execution. You will ensure materials and services are available to meet business demand, while driving continuous improvement, cost efficiency, and supply chain resilience.

You will also act as the point of escalation for all non project related purchasing activity, ensuring issues are resolved effectively and in line with business priorities.

In addition, you will hold accountability for the development, implementation, and governance of call off contract methodologies, ensuring procurement execution across the business is structured, controlled, and efficient.

As part of the role, you will have direct line management responsibility for four current team members.

At NP Aerospace, we know our success comes from our people. That’s why we invest in benefits that support your health, reward your hard work, and help you grow your career:

• Performance rewards – discretionary bonus opportunities
• Flex your day – flexible start and finish times (subject to manager approval and operational needs)
• Time to recharge – 25 days’ holiday + 8 bank holidays, with the option to buy more through our Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Support for Defence – two weeks’ paid leave for Reservists and Cadets, plus paid leave for Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (CFAVs)
• Future security – competitive pension scheme (9% combined employer/employee contributions)
• Peace of mind – life cover at 3x base salary
• Health & wellbeing first – BHSF Cash Healthcare Plan to support everyday health costs
• Grow with us – career development and advancement opportunities within a global business
• Supportive environment – a team culture built on innovation, collaboration, and purpose

• Lead and develop the procurement function to deliver strategic and operational objectives, with clear priorities and strong accountability.
• Drive a high-performance culture of accountability and continuous improvement across the team.
• Manage procurement activity across direct, indirect and Cap Ex spend, ensuring effective governance and prioritisation.
• Act as the primary escalation point for non-project procurement issues, resolving blockers quickly and in line with business priorities.
• Build capability through the adoption of professional purchasing methodologies and best practice.
• Align resource planning with business demand, ensuring the function can respond at pace.

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies that balance cost, risk, quality and continuity of supply.
• Select and onboard suppliers against defined commercial and technical criteria.
• Establish and manage SLAs with key suppliers, ensuring measurable performance and clear expectations.
• Lead SRM activity and supplier performance improvement, turning issues into sustainable fixes.
• Implement category strategies, particularly for indirect and Cap Ex, to drive control and value.
• Build strategic supplier partnerships that strengthen resilience and long‑term performance.

• Establish and govern call off contract frameworks and processes to ensure structured, controlled execution across the business.
• Convert demand (MRP and forecast) into controlled call off orders via QAD.
• Ensure compliance with contractual, commercial and pricing structures.
• Monitor supplier performance against call off commitments and SLAs, acting where performance drops.
• Drive process efficiency and supplier reliability improvements across call off execution.
• Own escalation of call off execution issues and ensure effective resolution.

• Lead supplier negotiations to secure optimal commercial outcomes.
• Develop and manage robust supply contracts that protect the business and support delivery.
• Deliver cost savings, cost avoidance and working capital improvements.
• Ensure timely…