Bramwith Consulting
Assistant Procurement Manager - Chemicals Global Engineering & Industrial Technologies Organisation
Global Engineering & Industrial Technologies Organisation
Location: Surrey (Hybrid - 2 days per week onsite)
Salary: £50,000-£58,000 + Annual Bonus + Excellent Benefits
Category Spend: c. £50m
This is a compelling opportunity for an ambitious procurement professional to step into an Assistant Procurement Manager role within a highly specialised chemicals and industrial gases category.
Working across special gases, packaged gases, electronic gases and chemicals, you will operate in a complex and technical environment where strategic procurement meets hands-on execution. The role offers genuine ownership across a high-value category, combining productivity delivery, supplier performance management and multi-functional stakeholder engagement.
You will also collaborate closely with wider EMEA procurement teams, gaining exposure to international sourcing and benefitting from the practices, scale, and expertise of a global organisation.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Support and develop category strategies aligned with business objectives and productivity targets
2. Lead and contribute to cost-reduction and value improvement initiatives (value engineering, alternative sourcing, process optimisation)
3. Build, manage and develop strong supplier relationships, driving innovation and continuous improvement
4. Identify and evaluate new suppliers to enhance category performance
5. Negotiate competitive commercial agreements, pricing and contract terms
6. Conduct market analysis covering supply conditions, pricing trends, regulatory shifts and emerging technologies
7. Ensure best-practice contracting and compliance to mitigate sourcing risk
8. Manage the end-to-end procurement lifecycle including contract drafting, review and execution
9. Monitor supplier performance, oversee KPIs and support remediation where required
10. Promote total cost of ownership and challenge embedded or legacy practices
11. Work with production planning, inventory and logistics teams to maintain supply chain efficiency
12. Engage and influence senior stakeholders across operations, finance, supply chain and business unit leadership
13. Collaborate across EMEA/global procurement teams to share insights and align sourcing strategies
Ideal Candidate Profile:
You will be a capable and driven procurement professional with strong foundations in direct procurement and a desire to broaden your strategic influence within a global, technical environment.
Essential Experience
14. 3-5 years' procurement experience
15. Background in direct procurement
16. Strong stakeholder engagement-credible, persuasive and comfortable challenging constructively
17. Experience supporting both strategic and tactical procurement delivery
18. Commercially astute with strong negotiation capability
19. Comfortable working in complex, fast-moving or ambiguous settings
20. Exposure to international suppliers or multi-regional markets
Desirable Experience:
21. Knowledge of chemicals, industrial gases, special gases or engineering/technical categories
22. Degree-level education (or A-levels with strong relevant experience)
23. CIPS qualification (or working towards it)
24. Understanding of contract drafting, contract law and contract management
25. Experience within engineering, manufacturing or industrial environments
What's on Offer:
26. Competitive salary: £50,000-£58,000
27. 9% annual bonus (50% individual / 25% business / 25% department)
28. Additional annual 18% bonus
29. Hybrid working - 2 days on site
30. Monthly procurement team meeting in Woking
31. Occasional UK travel; minimal global travel
32. Broad visibility across the organisation with meaningful category ownership
33. Clear progression pathway into a senior procurement leadership role
Interview Process:
34. Initial Call (30-45 mins): CV walkthrough and capability assessment
35. Final Panel Interview