European Procurement Manager

European Procurement Manager

£80,000 – £90,000 per annum (OTE £95,000 – £110,000)

50% European travel

Hybrid, office in Devon

Purpose of the role

• Monitor key performance metrics and ensure alignment with sourcing strategies, including delivery, quality, and supplier consolidation initiatives.
• Establish a process for gathering plant feedback, communicating outcomes to suppliers, and implementing performance-based rewards or corrective measures on a monthly or quarterly basis.
• Support initiatives that position the business as the customer of choice within the supplier network.
• Identify opportunities to lower costs, standardise products or services, leverage new supplier technologies, and address pricing or supplier performance challenges.
• Develop a project management framework in partnership with Supplier Quality to implement improvement plans, corrective actions, minimise risk, and maintain supplier continuity.

Background required

• Willing to undertake significant travel, comprising approximately 50% of the role, with regular visits to suppliers across multiple countries.
• Fluent in English, with an additional language such as French, German, or Hungarian considered advantageous.
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and presentation development skills.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation abilities, with the capability to adapt communication styles for different audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine procurement strategies alongside International Segment and Procurement leadership teams.
• Lead category management activities across the EU region.
• Create and implement standardised checklists for each manufacturing plant.
• Ensure the Check Book process is established and consistently maintained.
• Develop recovery plans for plants that are underperforming against forecast targets.
• Monitor and report on overall material costs and spend across both direct and indirect categories.
• Set plant-level targets for payment terms based on spend and drive execution against these objectives.
• Negotiate supplier payment terms and contract conditions to enhance cash flow performance.
• Manage receipt schedules and payment terms to optimise year-end cash position.
• Negotiate extensions to payment deadlines where appropriate into the following quarter or financial year.
• Lead or provide support for cross-EU procurement and supply chain projects as required.

Benefits / Other

• Car allowance £700pm
• Bonus scheme 15%
• Pension scheme matched up to 10% matched
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays + plus 3 days bank for closure over Christmas period
• Healthcare schemes
• Onsite parking

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