ABL Recruitment
Procurement Specialist
Birmingham
£30k/yr
Posted 15 days ago
How your CV stacks up
1Upload CV
2Analyse CV
3Improve CV
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Position Title: Procurement Specialist
Salary: £30,000 Department: Finance & Operations Reporting To: Senior Procurement Manager Location: Birmingham (5 days on-site) Start Date: ASAP – Must be ready to start within 1 month
About the Role
Are you a budding Procurement Specialist based in the Midlands? This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career in the automotive industry within one of the UK’s most notable home-grown manufacturers. At a pivotal moment for the sector, you’ll play a central role in cost-efficiency, compliance, and supplier governance.
As a Procurement Specialist, you will:
- Lead procurement activities across the business, ensuring efficiency and regulatory compliance.
- Focus on supplier sourcing, management, evaluation, negotiation, and performance monitoring.
- Gain broad experience at pace, ideal for early-career professionals seeking a versatile foundation in procurement.
Key Responsibilities
1. Procurement Management
- Manage the entire procurement lifecycle, from purchase requisitions (PRs) to purchase order (PO) issuance.
- Review procurement requests to ensure completeness of business requirements.
- Develop and maintain Scope of Work (SOW) documents in collaboration with requesting departments.
- Conduct supplier sourcing, market research, and supplier qualification activities.
- Evaluate supplier quotations in line with company procurement policies.
- Negotiate commercial terms to secure optimal pricing, quality, delivery, and service.
- Ensure procurement adherence to budgets, approval processes, and internal controls.
- Generate and manage Purchase Orders (POs) via the procurement system.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
2. Business Procurement Support
- Assist with procurement needs for:
- Marketing campaigns
- Trade shows and exhibits
- Customer events
- Advertising and media services
- Logistics and vehicle transportation
- Consultancy services
- Project-based outsourcing
- OEM-related business activities
- Work closely with Sales, Marketing, and Project teams to align procurement with business priorities.
3. Administrative Procurement Support
- Manage procurement activities for:
- Office supplies
- IT equipment
- Facilities & services
- Travel services
- Employee welfare programs
- Training (internal & external)
- Fixed assets
4. Supplier Management
- Maintain a qualified supplier database.
- Perform supplier onboarding and diligence checks.
- Monitor supplier performance reviews and scorecards.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities via supplier consolidation.
- Support negotiations and relationship management.
5. Procurement Governance and Compliance
- Validate procurement requests against approved budgets.
- Ensure procurement documentation meets approval procedures and policies.
- Adhere to company and regulatory policies.
- Assist with conflict-of-interest reviews and compliance assessments.
- Maintain procurement records and audit trails.
- Contribute to procurement reporting and forecasting.
6. Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate with Finance on budget control and payments.
- Partner with stakeholders to identify savings initiatives.
- Provide procurement guidance to internal teams.
- Drive process improvements in procurement workflows.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Qualifications and Experience
✔ Mandatory Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in:
- Business
- Supply Chain Management
- Procurement
- Finance, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 3 years of procurement experience, including:
- Indirect procurement strategy.
- Project/business procurement management.
- Supplier RFQ evaluation, negotiation, or contract oversight.
- Experience with procurement systems (ERP platforms).
✔ Desirable Skills
- Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills.
- Exceptional stakeholder management.
- Keen analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to multitask procurement projects.
- Detail-oriented with an organisational approach.
- UK procurement regulations/compliance knowledge.
- Prior experience supporting sales/marketing procurement activities.
- Automotive, manufacturing, or FMCG industry background (advantageous).
🔝 Preferred Qualifications
- CIPS qualification (Level 4 or higher).
- Familiarity with automotive OEM or distribution environments.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Total procurement savings achieved.
- Supplier delivery and performance metrics.
- Procurement cycle efficiency.
- PO issuance accuracy and timeliness.
- Budget compliance rates.
- Supplier onboarding and compliance completion.
- Internal stakeholder satisfaction.
- Procurement policy alignment.
Trusted by 25,000+ job seekers
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills
Procurement Management
Supplier Management
Negotiation Skills
Analytical Skills
Problem-Solving
Stakeholder Management
Attention to Detail
Organizational Skills
Microsoft Excel
ERP Systems
Communication Skills
Market Research
Supplier Qualification
Contract Management
Budget Compliance
Procurement Governance