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Strategic Supply Chain and Procurement Lead
I’m supporting a global organisation with the appointment of a strategic supply chain and procurement lead into a newly created position within an evolving global procurement structure.
This is a senior strategic procurement role for someone with strong category management and commercial contracting expertise, combined with the interpersonal skills and credibility to operate effectively across a complex organisation.
You’ll be managing high-value categories and strategic supplier relationships across multi-tiered supply chains, so you’ll need to be genuinely comfortable shaping commercial terms, reviewing complex contractual clauses, identifying commercial risk, leading high-level negotiations, and working directly with suppliers to achieve the right commercial outcome.
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Equally important will be your ability to build strong stakeholder relationships. You’ll work across multiple functions and levels of seniority, so you should be personable, confident, and able to communicate complex commercial issues clearly and credibly, including with senior leadership.
I’m particularly interested in speaking with people who can demonstrate:
- Strong strategic procurement and category management experience within a large, complex organisation
- Experience managing large-scale, high-value categories, including raw materials, metals, or complex engineered packages
- Confidence reviewing, structuring, and negotiating detailed contractual terms
- Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, with the confidence and presence to engage and influence at senior leadership level
- A background within complex engineering, manufacturing or industrial environments such as aerospace, rail, energy, defence or oil & gas
- A relevant degree, MCIPS qualification
- Commercial/legal training would be advantageous but is not essential
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The role offers hybrid working with considerable location flexibility, with key hubs and remote options available across Central Belt Scotland and various locations throughout England.
Package: circa £90,000 basic + car allowance + bonus + private healthcare.
If your background fits and you’d like to hear more, please get in touch for more information.
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