The Company
Nigel Wright Supply Chain and Procurement Team are delighted to be working exclusively with an innovative design and manufacturing business in the Teesside area to recruit a Procurement Manager.
The Role
The Procurement Manager will manage and mentor a small team and will have full Procurement and Supply Chain responsibility for multiple sites.
Key elements of the role will include:-
- Strategic sourcing, contract negotiations
- Acting as Procurement Lead on NPD projects
- Resourcing and dual sourcing for key commodities and components to secure the Supply Chain, mitigating risk for growth forecast
- Ensuring correct flow of materials for manufacture, at the right time, of optimal quality and competitive cost
- Managing a dynamic demand and thus changeable material flow
- Devising and implementing key process improvements in terms of Supply Chain, Planning and Purchasing best practice
- Supplier-/contract performance management
About You
The successful Procurement Manager will have/be:
- Experienced in managing broad portfolio of spend across Directs and Indirect, from within Manufacturing/Engineering
- NPD/Project management skills advantageous
- Procurement experience from within a Manufacturing and/or Engineering environment essential
- Supportive mentor and team manager, collaborative approach
- Resilient, assertive, strong communicator, confident in engaging, communicating and building relationships cross functionally with internal/external stakeholders of all levels
- Good knowledge of Procurement best practice with a strategic, commercial and continuous improvement mindset
- Able to adopt both a strategic and hands on approach
- Accustomed to leading sourcing activity from RFQ creation through to contract negotiation and supplier onboarding
- Able to work at pace in a dynamic environment, adaptable to changing priorities and requirements