Senior Strategic Procurement Manager

The Job

As the Senior Strategic Procurement Manager, you will lead procurement activities across production, indirect and capital expenditure spend. Your role involves ensuring goods and services are sourced effectively to meet cost, quality and delivery requirements, managing supplier performance, and driving continuous improvement and supply chain resilience.

• 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 plus 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, setting clear direction and ensuring strategic and operational objectives are delivered.
• Drive a high-performance culture of accountability and continuous improvement across the team.
• Provide senior oversight of procurement activity across direct, indirect and capital expenditure spend, ensuring effective governance and prioritisation.
• Act as the senior escalation point for non-project procurement issues, resolving blockers quickly and in line with business priorities.

• Lead the development and execution of sourcing strategies that balance cost, risk, quality and continuity of supply.
• Provide senior oversight of supplier selection and onboarding against defined commercial and technical criteria.
• Establish and govern service level agreements with key suppliers, ensuring measurable performance and clear accountability.
• Lead supplier relationship management and performance improvement activity, ensuring issues are resolved and sustainable improvements are delivered.

• Lead the development and governance of call off contract frameworks and processes, ensuring structured and controlled execution across the business.
• Oversee the conversion of demand, including MRP and forecast requirements, into controlled call off orders through QAD.
• Ensure compliance with contractual, commercial and pricing structures across all call off activity.
• Hold suppliers accountable for performance against call off commitments and service level agreements, taking appropriate action where performance falls below expectations.

• Lead complex and high value supplier negotiations to secure strong commercial outcomes.
• Develop and manage robust supply contracts that protect the business, support operational delivery and reduce commercial risk.
• Provide senior commercial guidance on supplier agreements, pricing structures and contractual matters.
• Deliver measurable cost savings, cost avoidance and working capital improvements.

• Hold overall procurement accountability for the timely availability of materials and services needed to support operational demand.
• Provide senior oversight of ERP and MRP activity through QAD, ensuring strong procurement discipline and accurate data.
• Govern the release of call off orders against agreed framework arrangements.
• Lead alignment between procurement, planning, production and other key stakeholders to ensure demand and supply requirements are understood and managed effectively.

• Significant experience operating in a senior procurement leadership role within a manufacturing or engineering environment, with responsibility for both strategic and operational delivery.
• Proven experience leading and developing a procurement team, setting clear direction and holding experienced team members accountable for performance.
• Strong…