Denholm Associates
Senior Supply Chain Manager
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The opportunity you've been waiting for
Good supplier strategy keeps a business running smoothly. This role is where that strategy gets built. You would own the tenders and supplier relationships that matter most, working with a business that takes procurement seriously and gives the function real influence.
It is a senior role with genuine scope, leading strategic tenders end to end, building relationships with suppliers that matter, and shaping the commercial insight that senior leaders rely on.
How you'll make your mark
You will lead strategic and business critical tenders end to end, from shaping requirements through to contract award, working closely with the market and with internal stakeholders across the business.
Key deliverables
- Build category strategies for key areas of spend, grounded in market analysis, business demand and risk profile.
- Lead commercial negotiations, including contract variations, price reviews and supplier issue resolution.
- Strengthen resilience across strategic suppliers, covering financial stability, cyber risk, business continuity and exit planning.
- Turn spend, performance and risk data into commercial insight that senior stakeholders use to make decisions.
- Coach colleagues across procurement and contract management to build capability across the team.
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What you bring
- Significant experience in a procurement, category management or commercial supply chain role.
- Experience leading strategic or business critical tenders where the outcome genuinely mattered.
- A track record managing complex contracts, strategic suppliers and third party governance.
- CIPS qualified, or well on the way to it.
- Confidence to build trust with senior stakeholders and offer constructive challenge when needed.
What's in it for you
Salary is being kept confidential for this role. Get in touch and we'll talk you through it directly. It is a hybrid role, giving you flexibility between home and the office.
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You will join a small, senior procurement team with direct line of sight to the Head of Procurement and Supply Chain, and real scope to shape how the function operates. Development is built in, through coaching responsibility, project leadership and exposure to strategic decision making.
A Bit More About The Role
This sits within an established procurement function that values good governance and strong supplier relationships. Critical suppliers, complex tenders and long term resilience are treated as core priorities, and this hire reflects continued investment in that function.
Denholm's take
What stands out here is the scope. This is a role with strategic tenders, meaningful supplier relationships, and a seat close enough to leadership that your insight genuinely shapes decisions. If that sounds like the kind of procurement work you have been looking for, it is worth a confidential conversation.
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