Supply chain / procurement manager

Job Description

As the Supply Chain Manager, you will be responsible for developing and executing our strategic and operational Supply Chain strategy. The role will ensure timely and accurate completion of all procurement planning and proposal activities, working closely with key purchasing departments to deliver operational excellence and ensure achievement of business objectives to support cost, quality and material flow objectives. This role involves developing and implementing procurement strategies, optimising supplier partnerships, and ensuring compliance with company policies and industry regulations.

As an award-winning Company, we are one of the market leading providers of paving and walling products within the UK and Irish markets. This is an exciting opportunity with one of the most successful and financially secure businesses in Northern Ireland.

Some of the Key Benefits of joining us

Along with the great pay, you'll enjoy opportunities for growth and training. we also offer a range of extra benefits to make your time with us even better:

💸 Attractive salary + Annual Bonus

💫 Private healthcare & Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) from day 1

✨ Enhanced annual leave entitlements and additional loyalty holidays

⭐ Holiday Purchase Scheme

🦺 Company Branded Clothing

💻 Access to tech & cycle to work schemes

👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Enhanced family friendly leave

💸 Employee savings scheme

🧱 Employee discount scheme

🎁 Length of Service gifts

Please note: We are unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time, as we do not hold a sponsorship licence and do not have roles that meet the criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. All applicants must have the current right to work in the UK.

We may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications, in order to support efficient shortlisting.

About The Role

Duties will include:

· Develop the companies overarching procurement strategy, manage the end-to-end procurement cycle and align to the business’s objectives.

· Manage collaborative supplier relationships and drive renegotiations to secure the best deals and rebate agreements.

· Managing the Supplier relationship management process with strategic and mission critical suppliers.

· Responsible for leading supplier evaluation, selection, and management activities.

· Supporting the Financial Controller with cost management and controls and assisting with the budgeting and reporting process.

· Driving supplier performance management and delivering continual improvement.

· Liaising with key company employees to determine their product/service requirements.

· Tracking supplier delivery targets, minimum order quantity, quality and pricing.

· Manage contract renewals, prices and negotiate with a range of suppliers.

· To deliver, maintain and develop critical procurement key performance indicators and reports to the internal business teams in a timely and accurate manner.

· Responsible for benchmarking and market analysis to aid sourcing decisions.

· Work along with Production Planning and Stores to accurately manage stock availability across the business.

· Maintaining and tracking of all inventory materials in all stock locations – conducting regular inventory reconciliations, investigating variances with warehouse, or suppliers, and flagging internally.

· Work closely with the new product development team to have full understanding of planned launches, product/packaging/formula changes to consider when planning future demand.

· Creating policies and procedures for risk management and mitigation.

· Ensure continuing compliance with legal, corporate and business unit policies, procedures, and regulations.

· Carry out tasks as required and deemed within your competence by your manager.

Skills Needed

Technical, Managerial / Operational, People

About The Company

Our History

Tobermore began life as a humble sand and gravel business started by the Henderson family in 1942.

We then diversified into concrete products, which were sold to the local community in the 1950s. In the late 1970s we became one of the forerunners in manufacturing block paving – or ‘Pavia’, as it was originally called.

Now, more than 80 years later, we are one of the top paving and walling manufacturers in the UK and Ireland, and pride ourselves on our world-class technology and the unrivalled quality of our products.

Achieving £85 million sales in 2021/22 and positioned number 24 in the NI Belfast Telegraph Top 100 Companies 2022, your future is in good hands. Working alongside forward thinking business professionals throughout the business and receiving continuous learning and support, start your Tobermore career today.

Company Culture

Our People

To this day, the business remains family-run. We employ 450+ staff throughout the UK and Ireland.

We embrace, encourage and engage in continuous improvement and continuous learning for all employees.

Our people are the backbone to our company. They understand the importance of customer relationships. People buy from people.

Our success is a testament to how customers appreciate our staff that have been trained and developed to deal professionally with all customer requirements.

We only recruit people who share our values.

Desired Criteria

* •A Level Qualification in related discipline.
* •Third level qualification in a business or IT related discipline.
* •Data Analysis or related Qualification.
* •Awareness of the construction industry
*. •Proven ability to adapt to new technologies
* •Full and clean driving license

Required Criteria

* •5 GCSE’s to include Maths, English & IT.
* •Experience using Power BI, DAX and Power Query (M) to analyse and visualise data.
* •Previous working experience in a similar role.
* •Competent in the use of Microsoft Excel.
* •Familiarity with other Microsoft systems
* •Able to demonstrate strong numerical & analytical skills
* •Excellent Data Modelling skills
* •Excellent Problem solving skills
* •Critical thinking
* •Database management & reporting skills
* •High attention to detail, very well organised and time management skills.
* •Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
* •Excellent oral and written communication skills.
* •Great Interpersonal skills.

Closing Date Sunday 1st February, 2026