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Lead Procurement Manager

A Select UK limited
Posted 16 days ago, valid for 4 days
Location

Oxford, Oxfordshire OX4 2WA, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A strategic Lead Procurement Manager is sought for a leading engineering client in the Aylesbury region, within commutable distance from Oxford.
  • The role offers a competitive salary of approximately £60k-£65k+, depending on experience, along with excellent company benefits including an annual bonus and pension scheme.
  • Ideal candidates should possess significant procurement management experience, particularly in engineering or technical industries, and have a solid understanding of agile methodologies.
  • Responsibilities include developing procurement strategies, modernizing procurement processes using AI and data analytics, and leading a procurement team.
  • This position presents an exciting opportunity for a procurement professional to enhance their career in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

A strategic Lead Procurement Manager is required for our market leading, award winning engineering client based in the Aylesbury region based commutable from Oxford. In return there is a excellent salary of circa £60k-£65k+ dependant on experience with excellent company benefits including annual company bonus and excellent pension scheme in an established reputable company. Apply now!

This Lead Procurement Manager role would suit a forward thinking supply chain professional with good agile methodology knowledge and experience of leading agile multi-disciplinary teams in supply chain delivery and supplier management. This is a great career opportunity for a procurement manager to make this role their own by developing efficient, modern, technologies and innovative procurement process systems to streamline the current procurement process. Now is an excellent time to join and further develop their procurement management career further in this exciting, varied, fast paced role.

The ideal Lead Procurement Manager candidate will have the following key skills and experiences;

  • Good Procurement management experience - proven experience of procurement lead, procurement management processes within engineering, manufacturing or technical industries or similar
  • Excellent agile working experience and knowledge- you must have applied agile methodology and have a good agile mindset leading, managing and motivating procurement teams
  • Good supplier relationship management experience and negotiation skills and stakeholder experience ( budgets spend control processes)
  • Experience of integrating new AI technologies and innovative solutions to modernise procurement processes (desirable)

Some key responsibilities of this procurement management role are;

  • Strategic-development of clear procurement strategy and supplychain road map ensuring procurement regulatory compliance, sustainability standards, company and ethical values
  • Lead, modernise, develop procurement systems, streamline supply chain processes using AI technology, data analytics, supplier portals to minimise disruptions, improve efficiency
  • Motivate, lead, manage and develop procurement team enabling knowledge and skills sharing, professional development and company success

A full job description will be discussed and submitted to suitable candidates upon application. To apply please email your cv with salary expectations and availability and how you meet our clients Lead Procurement Manager criteria. Don't miss out!

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.