Group Purchasing Director

Position: Group Purchasing Director (Permanent)
This is a senior, newly defined Group Purchasing Director role within a growing engineering-led group of companies. The position has been created to bring strategic control, consistency, and leadership to procurement across the Group.

The role sits at executive level and carries full responsibility for mechanical and electrical procurement, manpower coordination, supplier strategy, and the development of scalable procurement processes and teams.

The Role

You will take ownership of procurement across multiple operating businesses, moving the Group from localised buying to a structured, strategic, and commercially driven procurement function.

Key focus areas:

* Lead Group-wide procurement strategy across all companies

* Full accountability for mechanical & electrical procurement

* Establish supplier frameworks, pricing agreements, and commercial controls

* Support manpower procurement, labour planning, and scheduling alongside operations

* Design, implement, and embed procurement processes, governance, and reporting

* Build, lead, and develop a Group procurement team

* Operate as a senior commercial partner to MDs and the Board

What We’re Looking For

This role suits a senior procurement leader already operating at Head of Procurement / Procurement Director level, ideally within an engineering-led environment.

Essential experience:

* Senior-level procurement leadership within engineering, construction, industrial, energy, utilities, or manufacturing

* Strong hands-on background in mechanical and electrical procurement

* Experience operating across multi-site or group businesses

* Proven track record of introducing structure, processes, and controls

* Experience building or restructuring procurement teams

Personal profile:

* Commercially sharp, pragmatic, and delivery-focused

* Comfortable influencing at Board and senior leadership level

* Able to balance strategic change with operational realities

* Strong local or regional knowledge of suppliers advantageous

Location & Market Fit

* Grimsby / Humber based role with regular presence across Group sites

* Well suited to candidates currently commuting out of the region who want a senior local role

* Long-term, visible leadership position within the Group

Package

* Competitive senior-level salary

* Executive benefits package

* Long-term opportunity with scope to shape and own the function