Strategic Procurement Manager

Job Title: Strategic Procurement Manager

Duration: 12-Month Rolling Contract

Location: Warwick (2 days onsite, 37.5 hours/week)

We are seeking an experienced, self-driven Strategic Procurement Manager to join a high-performing team at our Warwick site. This is a purely strategic procurement role, focusing on long-term sourcing, supplier strategies, and contract negotiations rather than operational procurement.

Your Responsibilities:

• Lead sourcing activities and negotiate contracts for low- to high-value aerospace and industrial components to optimise cost, ensure supply continuity, and secure commercial advantage.
• Undertake contractual and price negotiations with new and existing suppliers, mitigating commercial risk and maximising value for current and future programmes.
• Conduct in-depth cost breakdown analysis, including cost estimation, to achieve the lowest Total Cost of Acquisition (TCA) and support divisional cost-saving targets.
• Develop and implement robust commodity and supplier strategies to meet business needs across all stakeholder areas.
• Drive cost reduction and resourcing programmes, ensuring minimal disruption to existing supply chains.
• Collaborate closely with internal customers to ensure early engagement and excellent customer care.
• Integrate procurement within the project management process, participating as a core team member in project and sales meetings to influence early-stage decisions.
• Analyse scope of supply, contract agreements, and sales/operations planning to provide procurement insights and recommendations.
• Lead or support specialist buyers in contractual and price negotiations for strategic long-term contracts (5–10 years).

Your Profile:

• 6–15 years’ experience in strategic sourcing/commodity management, with a clear focus on strategic rather than operational procurement.
• Strong commercial, contractual, and project management acumen.
• Proven experience managing long-term contract negotiations and strategic supplier relationships.
• Familiarity with aerospace/industrial component manufacturing and quality standards.
• Excellent Excel, communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in a complex, fast-changing global organisation with a matrix reporting structure.
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree and/or CIPS qualification highly desirable.

Why This Role:

• Be part of a critical programme supporting the launch of a new engine with long-term strategic impact.
• Competitive daily rate and the opportunity to influence procurement strategy at a senior level.
• Exposure to global supplier networks and strategic project management in a high-growth environment.