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 and Sourcing: Identify and select new suppliers in line with commodity strategies, ensuring appropriate capability, capacity and commercial alignment.Commercial Negotiation and 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 and Part Validation: Coordinate the verification and validation of new supplier parts to ensure compliance with technical, quality and business requirements.Supply and 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 and Improvement: Monitor supplier performance, coordinate resolution of quality issues, manage escalation processes, and develop improvement plans to address identified gaps.Compliance, Cost and Governance: Ensure suppliers meet ..... full job details .....