Job Title: Procurement Team Leader
Location: Blackpool (on-site)
Salary: Competitive
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Working Hours:Monday-Friday, 9.00am-5.00pm (flexitime available)
About Glasdon:
Glasdon Group Limited is a market leader in the design, marketing, and supply of environmental and safety products. Supplier relationships are central to our success, and we are looking for a Procurement Team Leader to build on these relationships in a progressive and ethical manner.
We offer excellent training and development, including support towards CIPS study and qualification. The role will involve some UK supplier visits and occasional overseas travel.
About the Role:
To lead a small team of Buyers, taking ownership of supplier relationships, negotiations and purchasing activity to ensure we deliver the right materials and components at the right value, quality and time.
This is a hands-on buying and supplier liaison role. It is not a supply chain planning position.
What you'll be doing:
* Lead and strengthen relationships with key UK and overseas suppliers
* Negotiate pricing, terms, lead times and service levels to achieve best value
* Manage supplier performance and resolve issues relating to delivery, quality and cost
* Oversee purchase order activity, approvals and order tracking to ensure accurate and timely purchasing
* Support sourcing activity and supplier onboarding where required
* Work closely with internal stakeholders (R&D, Product Design, QA, Sales and Operations) to align purchasing priorities
* Monitor market movements and supplier capability to support decision-making
* Manage, mentor and develop a small team of Buyers
* Use internal systems for supplier management, purchasing, and reporting
What We're looking for:
* Proven experience in a Buyer / Senior Buyer / Procurement Buyer role with strong supplier liaison responsibility
* Confident negotiator with a commercial mindset
* Strong communicator and relationship builder
* Comfortable managing supplier performance and resolving issues
* Experience in a manufacturing / engineering / product-based environment is ideal
* CIPS qualified (or working towards / willing to study) - we will support this
If you have worked in supply chain previously but your strengths are supplier negotiation and buying, we would still like to hear from you.
Benefits & Rewards (highlights):
* 33 days holiday (rising to 38 days with service), plus buy/sell up to 5 days annually
* Holiday can be booked in 30-minute blocks + flexitime working pattern
* Company performance bonuses
* Excellent pension options (NEST from 3 months + final salary pension after 2 years)
* Private health insurance (after 1 year) + health cashback plan + EAP support
* On-site gym, subsidised café, free parking, EV charging, and regular team/company events
* Strong development offer: CIPS support, training programmes, and career progression opportunities
What to Expect:
Click 'Apply' to upload your CV.
If your CV meets our criteria, you will be invited to complete a short pre-screen video interview.
You will be asked to answer up to 5 questions. Once complete, your responses are sent to the hiring manager for review.
You'll be notified by email whether you are successful or unsuccessful.
If successful, the next stage is usually an in person interview at our Blackpool site.
Please click the APPLY button to submit your CV for this role.
Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Senior Buyer, Procurement Team Leader, Purchasing Team Leader, Procurement Specialist, Supplier Relationship Manager may also be considered