Procurement Lead

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Procurement Lead to join a leading manufacturing business based in Camberley, offering a salary of up to £55,000.

The Procurement Lead will take ownership of designated commodities, managing and developing supplier relationships to ensure consistent performance across Cost, Quality and Delivery. The role will play a key part in driving supplier performance, supporting business objectives, and ensuring the effective delivery of procurement strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

Supplier Selection & Sourcing:
Identify and select new suppliers in line with commodity strategies, ensuring appropriate capability, capacity and commercial alignment.
Commercial Negotiation & Contracting:
Manage RFQs, pricing and lead-time requests, negotiate commercial terms, and award new supplier contracts in line with New Product Introduction (NPI) requirements.
Supplier & Part Validation:
Coordinate the verification and validation of new supplier parts to ensure compliance with technical, quality and business requirements.
Supply & Production Support:
Support Material Planning and Production teams with recurring purchasing, supplier coordination, planning parameters, and resolution of supply or lead-time issues.
Supplier Performance & Improvement:
Monitor supplier performance, coordinate resolution of quality issues, manage escalation processes, and develop improvement plans to address identified gaps.
Compliance, Cost & Governance:
Ensure suppliers meet ISO 9001 and applicable standards, maintain appropriate oversight, support technical/commercial queries, and ensure accurate part costing in line with Finance requirements.

Initial focus:
Electronic, Electrical and associated connected commodities.

Skills & Experience Required:

Commodity & Industry

Experience:

Experience managing Electronic, Electrical and connected commodities within a regulated environment.
Engineering & Supplier Management:
Ability to understand engineering requirements and effectively flow them down to suppliers, ensuring requirements are clearly understood and delivered.
Supplier Assessment & Development:
Experience auditing and assessing supplier performance, identifying gaps, and coaching suppliers to develop and implement improvement plans.
Commercial & Negotiation

Skills:

Strong negotiation skills with the ability to develop effective commercial outcomes with suppliers.
Analytical & IT

Skills:

Strong analytical capability with good proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, to analyse data and support decision-making.
Communication & Mobility:
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex issues into clear, actionable summaries. Willingness to travel approximately 20% domestically and 10% within Europe, with a full clean driving licence.

Salary:

Up to £55,000

1 day a week working from home post probation

This position would suit someone who has worked in a manufacturing environment in a role such as, Senior Buyer, Purchasing Specialist, Commodity Manager, Category Manager, Procurement Manager, Sourcing Manager, Purchasing Manager or Procurement Specialist