Senior Procurement Manager – Directs

Overview

In this role you will lead strategic procurement initiatives to optimise spend across key categories, partnering with senior stakeholders to shape commercial decisions. You will manage multi-year category strategies and drive sustainable value while maintaining supply continuity and quality. You work within a matrix organisation to align global strategies with local priorities, delivering measurable impact on procurement performance and sustainability. This is an opportunity to influence major commercial outcomes and build lasting supplier partnerships.

Pay / Benefits

• salary 80,000 – 95,000
• completion bonus
• hybrid working
• opportunity for progression
• long-term career path
• industry-leading organisation

Responsibilities

• Strategic category management: develop and execute multi-year procurement strategies to support business growth
• Senior stakeholder partnership: influence executive-level decisions and identify improvement opportunities
• Commercial value & negotiation: lead complex sourcing and supplier negotiations to optimise costs and margins
• Supplier relationship management: build strategic partnerships, drive performance and manage risks
• Team leadership & development: lead a team of three and foster a high-performing culture
• Operate in a matrix organisation to align global procurement with local priorities
• Lead negotiations and cross-functional collaboration to deliver sustainable value
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve efficiency and supplier partnerships across international operations

Key requirements

• Commercially minded procurement professional
• Proven leadership to manage and develop a high-performing team
• Experience delivering long-term category strategies aligned with business objectives
• Strong relationship-building and influence with senior stakeholders across functions
• Autonomy and sound commercial judgment for strategic decision-making
• Proactive approach to innovative and sustainable procurement
• Ability to drive cross-functional projects in international context
• Strategic thinker capable of translating category expertise into business outcomes

• Relationship-building
• Strategic thinking
• Influence and negotiation
• Leadership and people development
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Proactivity and initiative

…