Purchasing Manager - Indirect

Kane Group are an established, and successful multi-disciplinary building-services solution contractor, with our Head Office based in Banbridge, Northern Ireland.

We're an innovative, forward-thinking company with continued steady growth serving residential, hospitality, education, commercial and healthcare sectors with offices in Northern Ireland, London, Birmingham, Glasgow and the Republic of Ireland.

We are seeking a Purchasing Manager - Indirect Spend based in Banbridge to be part of our growing team.

Purchasing Operations Management (Indirect Only)

• Lead and manage all procurement activity across allocated categories, ensuring commercial value, TCO Optimisation, contract compliance, and on time delivery.
• Approve purchase orders and contracts within delegated authority and in line with Procurement policies and governance.
• Ensure all category sourcing meets business requirements, including specifications, SLAs, compliance obligations, and operational deadlines.
• Maintain accurate cost and financial tracking in Evision (ERP system).
• Record and proactively manage all warranties, guarantees, service agreements, and renewals.
• Ensure all indirect suppliers are approved, compliant, and fully onboarded before use.
• Support the improvement of the supply chain database to provide accurate category agreements, pricing, and discounts.

Process & Compliance (Indirect Only)

• Comply with and enforce all Company procurement processes, documentation standards, and compliance requirements.
• Monitor indirect contract renewals, service schedules, KPIs, and supplier performance to minimise operational and financial risk.
• Identify and escalate risks to the Procurement Manager along with proposed solutions to mitigate the same.
• Apply ethical and compliant procurement practices aligned with Company Values and professional standards.
• Maintain complete, accurate, audit‑ready records for all indirect procurement activity.

SLA Management (Indirect Only)

• Actively manage service level agreements (SLAs) across all indirect suppliers, ensuring performance meets agreed service, quality, cost, and response requirements.
• Track and evaluate SLA performance using defined KPIs, highlighting any deviations, risks, or underperformance.
• Engage directly with suppliers to resolve SLA breaches, drive corrective actions, and maintain continuity of service.
• Maintain clear documentation of SLA performance, reviews, actions, and outcomes for audit and reporting purposes.
• Use SLA data trends to inform sourcing decisions, renewals, negotiations, and supplier rationalisation for indirect categories.

Strategic Improvement (Indirect Only)

• Identify and deliver cost savings, efficiencies, and value improvements.
• Conduct market and supplier analysis relevant to indirect spend to support sourcing strategies, negotiations, and supplier rationalisation.
• Prepare and deliver monthly performance reports on spend, including risks, opportunities, supplier performance, and forecasted spend.
• Support long term category planning and development of category roadmaps
• Team and Self Development
• Contribute to management meetings by representing indirect procurement activity and insights.
• Pursue continuous professional development (e.g., CIPS, leadership skills) aligned to future growth.
• Lead, support and develop team members to foster a high performing and collaborative team.

Future Opportunity at Kane

• In line with Kane’s growth plans over the next 5 years this role offers excellent opportunities for long-term career development and progression as the business evolves.

• 5 GCSES Grades A-C, including Maths and English
• Third level Education in a business-related discipline.
• CIPS membership/qualifications

• A minimum of 2 years procurement and / or sourcing experience at a senior level, with demonstrated success in delivering value through strategic sourcing, cost optimisation, and supplier consolidation.
• Strong knowledge of contract management, including negotiation, drafting, renewal cycles, and supplier performance management frameworks
• Strong analytical understanding of business cost drivers, enabling targeted cost reduction…