Procurement Support Associate
6-Month Contract (until end of October)
£450-£600 per day inside IR35
2 days site based, 3 days WFH
Based in Manchester or Warrington
Start date ASAP
Ready to build your procurement career on complex, high-profile programmes? Join a leading organisation and support delivery across dynamic, multi-disciplinary projects.
The Role
You'll play a key support role across procurement and commercial activities bringing structure, insight, and strong controls to fast-moving category workstreams. From supplier engagement to cost modelling and reporting, you'll help keep everything aligned, on track, and decision-ready.
What You'll Be Doing
Support end-to-end procurement activities, including supplier engagement and evaluations
Build and maintain cost models, forecasts, and benchmarking data
Manage trackers, dashboards, and reporting packs for clear visibility
Assist with business cases, scenario analysis, and early-stage planning
Support governance, approvals, and process compliance
Coordinate across Commercial, Legal, Supply Chain, and Delivery teams
Track risks, issues, and dependencies-keeping delivery on course
Drive meeting actions, maintain momentum, and ensure follow-through
What We're Looking For
Procurement experience with strong planning, reporting, and controls capability
Commercial awareness (contracts, suppliers,...