Procurement & Commercial Support Manager

Procurement & Commercial Support Manager

Description:

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Tradebe is a group of industrial businesses with the commitment of creating a more sustainable planet and making significant contributions to human wellbeing. In the UK, we are leaders focused on recycling, energy recovery and circular economy, managing all different environmental liabilities in a sustainable way.

As Procurement & Commercial Support Manager, you’ll support site operations by improving supplier governance, commercial control, and cost transparency across operational spend, maintenance activity, and shutdown‑related work. Working closely with site leadership, Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Finance, Procurement, and SHEQ, you’ll help ensure supplier decisions are commercially sound, risk‑aware, and well documented, while keeping processes practical for a busy operational environment.

• Leading site‑level supplier governance, reviewing performance, capability, compliance, risk, and overall value.
• Supporting supplier negotiations, framework agreements, benchmarking, and alternative sourcing activity.
• Reviewing and challenging scopes, quotations, rate structures, labour hours, materials charges, variations, and invoices.
• Providing procurement and commercial support for shutdowns, major maintenance activity, and high‑value operational work.
• Introducing practical procurement processes, including approval routes, quote evaluations, change records, and supplier performance measures.
• Driving continuous improvement while ensuring procurement supports operations rather than slowing them down.

• Experience in procurement, commercial, contract, or supplier management within an industrial, operational, engineering, or maintenance environment.
• Understanding of labour‑based contracts, cost‑plus pricing, materials procurement, and maintenance or engineering operations.
• Experience negotiating with suppliers and managing commercial agreements.
• Confidence reviewing and challenging costs, invoices, scopes, commercial terms, and supporting documentation.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to build trust and challenge appropriately across site teams, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Able to work effectively in fast‑paced operational environments.

• Experience supporting plant shutdowns, major maintenance activity, or high‑value operational projects.
• Engineering, technical, quantity surveying, or commercial operations background.
• Knowledge of SAP or similar ERP systems.
• Experience in regulated, high‑risk, industrial, environmental, or waste management environments.

• Competitive salary
• Bonus
• 6% contributory pension
• A range of benefits, including access to our benefits platform for discounts and cashback on shopping purchases, gyms and leisure activities, cycle to work scheme, and a dedicated wellbeing centre

We expect from you to Be accountable,
Drive results,
Embrace Change, and high levels of Collaboration
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Tradebe is committed to guaranteeing selection processes based on merit and skills free of any bias based on age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or nationality. We believe in equal opportunities, and we work for it.