Procurement Lead

Procurement Lead
Location: Bedford
Salary: 45000 DOE Benefits
Industry: Mechanical Engineering Solutions Plumbing HVAC Pumping Plant Rooms Piping etc.
Benefits: Pension Holidays Internal perks etc.
Bonus: This role will have a saving-led incentive to secure you an end of year bonus.
Company: National outfit with extensive financial backing working with customers across the municipal industrial commercial and construction sectors.

The Role:

The Procurement Lead will take ownership of group-wide procurement strategy covering materials components and subcontract services with a focus on post-acquisition integration and cost optimisation.

You will develop and implement a cohesive procurement strategy create group frameworks and ensure that each business unit benefits from improved terms consistency and supply resilience.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and rollout of a group-wide procurement strategy across multiple acquired businesses.
• Identify and deliver commercial opportunities through consolidation volume leverage and supplier rationalisation.
• Negotiate contracts and framework agreements to secure best value while maintaining quality and service.
• Partner with leadership engineering projects and finance teams to align procurement with commercial and operational goals.
• Implement common processes KPIs and governance to bring consistency and control to procurement activity.
• Provide commercial insight and reporting to support senior decision-making and ongoing integration plans.

Your Background:

• Strong procurement or supply chain background within mechanical industrial or engineering environments.
• Demonstrable commercial awareness with a track record of driving cost savings and improving margins.
• Experience working across multi-site or group structures ideally including integration or change.
• Confident negotiator with excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence senior leaders.
• Comfortable operating both strategically and hands-on in a growing evolving environment.
• CIPS (qualified or studying) is advantageous but not essential.

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