Bramwith Consulting
Procurement Senior Specialist - Global Engineering & Industrial Leader
Locations: Manchester / Surrey / Yorkshire (Hybrid: 2 days per week on-site)
Salary: £55,000-£59,000 + 10% bonus + excellent benefits
Category Spend: c. £50m
Step into a dynamic, high-impact role within one of the world's most respected engineering organisations, renowned for innovation in chemicals, gases, and advanced manufacturing. This is your chance to shape a specialist, strategically significant procurement category within a global environment.
You'll lead the end-to-end procurement of special gases, packaged gases, electronic gases, and chemicals, combining strategic category management with hands-on delivery. Expect to influence senior stakeholders, drive supplier performance, and lead critical commercial negotiations across EMEA.
If you're commercially sharp, ambitious, and ready to accelerate toward category leadership, this role offers depth, visibility, and genuine career progression.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Develop and implement category strategies aligned to business goals, productivity targets, and risk mitigation.
2. Drive value through cost optimisation, process improvement, and supplier innovation.
3. Lead supplier relationship management, ensuring continuous improvement and resilience.
4. Identify and onboard new suppliers to strengthen category competitiveness.
5. Negotiate contracts, pricing, and commercial terms to deliver measurable benefits.
6. Conduct market analysis to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
7. Maintain robust governance, compliance, and contract management practices.
8. Oversee the full procurement lifecycle from sourcing to contract execution.
9. Track supplier performance, managing KPIs and corrective actions as needed.
10. Collaborate with supply chain, logistics, and operations teams to ensure business continuity.
11. Engage with senior leaders across Finance, Operations, BU Heads, and Supply Chain to align priorities.
12. Partner with EMEA/global procurement teams to leverage best practice and scale advantages.
About You
You're a proactive, curious, and commercially minded procurement professional with a solid foundation of experience and the drive to progress into a strategic category role.
Essential:
13. 3-5 years' direct procurement experience
14. Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
15. Proven ability across both tactical and strategic procurement activity
16. Skilled negotiator with strong commercial awareness
17. Comfortable working in a complex, fast-paced environment
18. Experience with international or multi-regional suppliers
Desirable:
19. Experience within chemicals, special gases, or technical/engineering categories
20. Degree or equivalent professional experience
21. CIPS qualification (or currently studying)
22. Familiarity with contract drafting and management
23. Background in industrial, manufacturing, or engineering sectors
What's on Offer
24. £55,000-£59,000 base salary
25. 10% annual bonus
26. Hybrid working (2 days on-site per week)
27. Occasional UK travel, minimal international travel
28. Ownership of a specialist, high-value procurement category
29. Clear pathway to a senior procurement role
Why Join?
30. Visibility: Direct access to senior leadership and strategic decision-making.
31. Growth: Structured development pathway into senior category management.
32. Scale: Be part of a global procurement network recognised for best practice.
33. Impact: Deliver projects that are measurable, commercial, and business-critical.
Interview Process
34. Initial call (30-45 mins): CV review, motivations, and initial capability check
35. Final panel interview: Technical, behavioural, and scenario-based assessment
Ready to take the next step?
If you're ambitious, commercially astute, and excited to own a high-value technical category within a global engineering organisation, this could be your perfect next move.
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