Procurement Specialist

Procurement Specialist

Location:

Hartlepool, Co Durham

Contract Type:
Permanent / Full Time

Closing Date:
May 27th, 2026

:
1660198

Lead category sourcing and supplier performance at a major manufacturing site.

• Develop purchasing strategies for allocated categories using market knowledge, supplier insight, benchmarks and total cost of ownership.
• Source new suppliers and materials, identify suitable partners and support implementation with site teams.
• Lead tenders, negotiations, price agreements and contract implementation.
• Work with legal colleagues on contract reviews, approvals and contract processing when required.
• Manage supplier relationships and report supplier performance against agreed service levels, including safety, quality, cost and service.
• Ensure suppliers have improvement plans for below‑target performance and contribute to strategic improvements.
• Provide Operational Purchasing with the information needed to raise orders and outline agreements.
• Maintain accurate purchasing and master data in the system.
• Support compliance with company policies, procedures, EHS standards, relevant regulations and law.
• Ensure non‑conformances are reported, investigated and addressed, including risk assessments and emergency response testing where required.
• Incorporate sustainable procurement principles into supplier management and vendor performance.
• Support carbon reduction initiatives, such as green certified power, biomethane, electrode boilers or solar/private wire solutions.
• Manage compliance reporting for relevant supplies, including recycling or legislative requirements where applicable.
• Lead or support transport‑specific tendering to review routes, vendor effectiveness and cost.

• Experience in purchasing, procurement, commercial, supply chain or a related function.
• Experience leading negotiations, sourcing activity or supplier relationship management.
• The ability to understand market dynamics, supplier power, risk and total cost of ownership.
• Experience supporting tenders, contracts, supplier agreements or category strategies.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to work across site teams, suppliers and stakeholders.
• A results‑driven approach, with the ability to deliver value, cost reduction, cost avoidance and service improvement.
• Good analytical skills and confidence working with procurement data, supplier performance and commercial information.
• Category knowledge in energy, supply chain services, indirects or raw material‑related procurement would be welcomed.
• Experience working in an international or complex organisational environment would be beneficial.
• A commitment to safe working, inclusion, compliance, sustainability and values‑led behaviours.

Join Tioxide in a visible procurement role where your commercial judgement, category insight and negotiation skills will help support reliable supply, cost performance and sustainable procurement. You will work with internal teams and external suppliers to support a major Teesside manufacturing site and contribute to improvements across important spend categories.

Tioxide is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued and able to contribute. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences, including people from groups currently under‑represented in procurement, supply chain, commercial, finance and manufacturing roles.