Procurement Manager (Indirect)

Global engineering business require a Procurement Manager (Indirect). Applicants need broad indirect procurement experience and expertise across the full procurement lifecycle; supplier selection, sourcing/tendering, supplier relationship and contracts management.

The Procurement Manager - Indirect will be responsible for leading all indirect goods and services procurement activity for the business covering a small number of UK sites. Category spend areas in focus is everything from; IT, corporate/business services, FM, technical services, to PPE, uniforms and stationary/office equipment. Previous experience across all category areas is not required, the role would suit an indirect procurement generalist who is a self-starter and confident in stakeholder interactions.

Specific duties of the Procurement Manager - Indirect, include:

• Stakeholder partnering - understand scope, manage relationships, facilitate 360 feedback with suppliers
• Develop and implement indirect procurement strategies
• Supply market intelligence and supplier selection activities
• Manage high-value and complex tenders, right through to award
• Post-signature supplier relationship, supplier development and contract negotiation and management of agreements
• Support procurement leadership with process improvement or particular cost reduction projects

Procurement Manager - Indirect applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Indirect procurement experience, ideally generalist expertise covering a range of spend areas; business services corporate services, IT, FM, consultancies, fleet, travel etc.
• Previous experience as an Indirect Procurement Manager, Indirect Sourcing Manager, Indirect Category Manager, Indirect Buyer or in Category Management, etc. would all work well here
• The ability to own, influencing and managing stakeholder relationships
• Strategic procurement toolkit; the ability to negotiate, develop suppliers and experience working with contracts
• A pro-active, confident, self-starter who is comfortable in a hybrid working role