A fantastic opportunity for a Procurement Manager to join a leading science and technology company who specialise in food testing, based in Chipping Campden with a salary up to £60,000 per annum. The Procurement Manager will be joining the procurement team to support the procurement of high value consumables as well as identifying opportunities to reduce operational expenditure across the business. Candidates will have previous procurement experience as a Procurement Manager, Category Manager or Senior Buyer and be eager to develop themselves within their career.

Role Responsibilities of the Procurement Manager:

Negotiate with existing suppliers to identify operational cost savings opportunities
Build strong relationships with Operational Units to understand requirements and business needs
Line Management of 2 Direct reports
Support team members to ensure effective management suppliers and freight forwarding
Own and collate procurement data and provide interpretative management reports via internal and external audit/inspection programmes
Review and negotiate terms on all existing contracts

Experience required of the Procurement Manager:

3 years Senior Procurement experience
Industry experience within laboratories, life sciences, research, food and drink or agriculture
Strong communication and ability to influence a diverse group of stakeholders
Strong analytical and strategic problem-solving skills

Salary:

Up to £60,000.

This role will be well suited to you if you have previous experience within procurement or purchasing as a procurement manager, senior procurement manager, senior procurement officer, category manager, senior category manager or category officer