Procurement Manager

Procurement Manager

Location: Hitchin, UK

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time (39 hours per week)

Hybrid: 100% Office Based

Duties and Responsibilities:

Procurement Operations

• Lead all day-to-day procurement activities across direct and indirect spend categories.

• Ensure purchase orders are placed accurately and on time.

• Manage supplier schedules, deliveries and expediting activities.

• Support production, planning and inventory requirements through effective purchasing execution.

• Ensure continuity of supply for all purchased materials and services.

Supplier Management

• Manage supplier relationships and performance against agreed KPIs.

• Conduct supplier reviews covering delivery, quality, service and cost performance.

• Lead supplier corrective action activities where performance issues arise.

• Support supplier development initiatives to improve capability and reliability.

• Maintain approved supplier records and onboarding processes.

Cost & Commercial Management

• Deliver annual cost reduction and value improvement initiatives.

• Support supplier negotiations and commercial discussions.

• Conduct market benchmarking and sourcing exercises.

• Identify opportunities to improve total cost of ownership.

• Track procurement savings and report performance against targets.

Contract & Compliance Management

• Manage supplier agreements and contract administration activities.

• Ensure procurement processes comply with company policies and IMS requirements.

• Support regulatory and customer compliance requirements relating to suppliers.

• Maintain procurement documentation and governance records.

Cross Functional Support

• Support New Product Introduction activities and supplier readiness reviews.

• Work closely with Planning, Manufacturing, Engineering and Quality teams.

• Support inventory optimisation objectives through supplier collaboration.

• Provide procurement reporting, analysis and recommendations to management.

Skills and Experience:

Essential

• Proven procurement or purchasing management experience within a manufacturing environment.

• Strong supplier management and negotiation skills.

• Experience delivering measurable cost reduction initiatives.

• Strong commercial and analytical skills.

• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving operational environment.

• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable

• CIPS qualified or working towards qualification.

• Electronics or engineering manufacturing experience.

• Experience managing international suppliers.

• Knowledge of supplier quality and regulatory requirements.

Key Performance Measures

• Supplier OTIF

• Material Availability

• Procurement Cost Savings

• Purchase Price Variance

• Supplier Quality Performance

• Supplier Lead Time Adherence

• Inventory Availability

• Supplier Risk Actions Closed

• Contract Compliance

• Procurement KPI Achievement

FFE Benefits include: 25 days Annual Leave, Company bonus Scheme, Halma Pension plan, BUPA health insurance, Simply Health cash plan, EAP.