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Job Title: Procurement Specialist
We are looking for a Procurement Specialist to work for a world-leading manufacturing company located in Chippenham on a permanent position.
As the Procurement Specialist, you will be part of the Procurement team supporting the delivery of strategic sourcing initiatives and driving value across indirect spend categories. You will work closely with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to strengthen supplier performance, implement robust commercial agreements, and deliver measurable cost savings.
Responsibilities:
- Support and deliver sourcing initiatives across a range of indirect procurement categories, ensuring alignment with site and global procurement strategies.
- Contribute to supplier consolidation activities and the implementation of service level agreements (SLAs) and performance frameworks.
- Lead or support cross-functional savings programs and maintain visibility of savings delivery through structured tracking.
- Support supplier onboarding, transition planning, and execution of cost optimization initiatives.
- Manage and enhance supplier relationship management (SRM) activities by defining performance expectations, conducting regular business reviews, and building effective long-term partnerships.
- Act as an escalation point for supplier performance issues, supporting root cause analysis and driving resolution in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Conduct structured supplier performance reviews using KPIs, scorecards, and market intelligence to improve accountability and continuous improvement.
- Analyze procurement data to identify trends, bottlenecks, and opportunities for process and cost improvements.
- Develop and maintain procurement dashboards using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent systems to improve visibility and decision-making.
- Ensure compliance of supplier documentation, including contracts, NDAs, Master Purchase Agreements, Statements of Work, and risk assessments.
- Maintain adherence to internal procurement controls, approval processes, and corporate compliance requirements.
- Collaborate closely with Finance, Engineering, Operations, and other functions to support business needs and ensure alignment of procurement activities.
- Support the development and execution of category strategies, including analysis of total cost of ownership (TCO) and supplier market conditions.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within procurement processes and systems, including use of ERP platforms such as SAP or JD Edwards.
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- Minimum 3 years of experience in strategic sourcing or category management, ideally within indirect procurement.
- Strong negotiation skills with experience managing supplier relationships and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Strong analytical mindset with ability to work with imperfect or incomplete data to build credible business cases.
- Experience working with ERP systems such as SAP or JD Edwards is beneficial.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Office tools.
- Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau is highly desirable.
- Understanding of procurement processes, category management, and total cost of ownership (TCO) modelling.
- Confident communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders and suppliers at different levels.
- Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
Salary is £40k - £45k p/a + excellent package. You will be needed on site 2 days per week, the rest can be hybrid / remote.
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