Your new company
A leading organisation is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to join their team on a contract basis. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in managing procurement activities across multiple UK sites, ensuring compliance, cost optimisation, and supplier performance.

Your new role
Site & Operational Procurement
• Manage all third-party procurement spend at the assigned site(s).
• Build strong relationships with Account Directors, Plant Operations, and Maintenance Managers to support operational and capital procurement.
• Ensure procurement policies and processes are followed, minimising risks and ensuring cost-effectiveness.
• Oversee procurement for maintenance and engineering projects, including shutdowns and capital investments.

Project Procurement & Strategic Sourcing
• Support multi-million-pound procurement categories across sites, including:
• Miscellaneous site procurement
• Project procurement (shutdowns, upgrades, CAPEX)
• Conduct tendering, supplier selection, contract negotiation, and implementation.
• Drive supply base consolidation and long-term value creation.

Category Management Support
• Work closely with Category Procurement Managers to ensure site-level procurement aligns with broader strategic sourcing goals.
• Contribute to managing key procurement categories, such as:
• Engineering & Technical Procurement – Fabrication, scaffolding, mechanical fitters, motors, hydraulics.
• Non-Engineering Procurement – Waste offtake & logistics, plant hire, raw materials, indirects (soft FM, IT, etc.).
• Site-specific services – Refractories, electrical services, industrial cleaning, boiler maintenance.
• Provide spend analysis and cost-saving initiatives, targeting at least 1% savings on miscellaneous procurement and 10% cost avoidance on project procurement.

Stakeholder & Supplier Management
• Ensure clear communication and alignment with site leadership and central procurement.
• Monitor and improve supplier performance, ensuring delivery quality and contract compliance.
• Mitigate supply chain risks and ensure SOX compliance and ethical procurement.

What you'll need to succeed

• Experience in procurement within engineering, construction, waste, or energy sectors (desirable)
• Experience managing procurement for CAPEX projects, shutdowns, and technical services.
• Demonstrated ability to optimise supplier contracts and drive cost savings.
• Experience working across multi-site procurement operations
• Strong negotiation and supplier management skills.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing abilities.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple procurement projects simultaneously.
• Effective communication and presentation skills
• Experience using SAP, SourceDogg, or other procurement platforms.
• Understanding of category management, sourcing, and supplier onboarding.
• Familiarity with spend analysis and cost reduction strategies.

What you'll get in return

Competitive day rate up to £500.
Based in Milton Keynes 3 times a week and rest remote with UK travel to other sites as required.
Opportunity to work on high-value, strategic procurement projects.

What you need to do now

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