Strategic Procurement Manager
Posted 1 week ago by Randstad
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Strategic Procurement Manager role is a 12-month rolling contract based in Warwick, focusing on strategic procurement for aerospace and industrial components. The position involves leading sourcing activities, negotiating contracts, and developing supplier strategies to optimize costs and ensure supply continuity. The role requires extensive experience in strategic sourcing and strong commercial acumen to manage long-term supplier relationships effectively. This position offers the opportunity to influence procurement strategy within a high-performing team and contribute to a critical programme supporting a new engine launch.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead sourcing activities and negotiate contracts for aerospace and industrial components.
- Undertake contractual and price negotiations with suppliers to mitigate risk and maximize value.
- Conduct cost breakdown analysis to achieve the lowest Total Cost of Acquisition (TCA).
- Develop and implement commodity and supplier strategies to meet business needs.
- Drive cost reduction and resourcing programmes with minimal disruption to supply chains.
- Collaborate with internal customers for early engagement and excellent customer care.
- Integrate procurement within project management processes and participate in project meetings.
- Analyze scope of supply and provide procurement insights and recommendations.
- Lead or support negotiations for long-term contracts (5–10 years).
Key Skills:
- Extensive experience in strategic sourcing/commodity management.
- Strong commercial, contractual, and project management skills.
- Proven experience in long-term contract negotiations and supplier relationships.
- Familiarity with aerospace/industrial component manufacturing and quality standards.
- Excellent Excel, communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience in a complex, fast-changing global organization with a matrix structure.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Warwick
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job Title: Strategic Procurement Manager
Duration: 12-Month Rolling Contract
Location: Warwick (2 days onsite)
Randstad Sourceright, a leading provider of RPO & MSP Recruitment Services are seeking an experienced, self-driven Strategic Procurement Manager to join a high-performing team in Warwick. This is a purely strategic procurement role, focusing on long-term sourcing, supplier strategies and contract negotiations.
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:
- Extensive 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.
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.