Description
This is a hybrid role with travel to Chippenham, Maidstone, Lincoln, Ringwood and Dorchester
No day will be the same - here are some of the highlights
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and strategic Direct Procurement Manager to lead our Services Procurement and Stock Control functions. This is a pivotal role where you'll oversee the full procurement cycle, manage stock operations, and drive value creation across the business.
Leading a team of 7 employees, (3 Buyers, 1 Operational Buyer, and 3 Warehouse staff), you'll ensure high performance, collaboration, and efficiency across procurement and warehouse operations. You'll play a key role in supplier strategy, systems implementation, and shaping a resilient, efficient and cost-effective supply chain.
Responsibilities:
Leadership & Team Management
* Lead and develop a team, fostering collaboration, accountability, and high performance.
* Set clear objectives, priorities, and professional development plans for all team members.
Procurement & Sourcing
* Manage end-to-end sourcing activities across direct categories including solar and heat pumps.
* Working with internal stakeholders to establish the product portfolio, leading supplier selection, tendering, and contract negotiation to secure best-in-class commercial and service outcomes.
* Drive category management strategies that align with business objectives and deliver long-term value.
* Monitor market trends and provide insights to inform decisions and maintain a competitive edge.
Supplier & Performance Management
* Build and maintain strong supplier relationships to meet quality, cost, delivery, and sustainability goals.
* Ensure compliance with internal and external procurement policies.
* Lead supplier performance reviews and implement improvement initiatives.
* Identify opportunities for innovation, value creation, and cost savings.
Stock & Warehouse Management
* Establish and maintain strong supplier relationships, ensuring quality, cost, delivery, and sustainability goals are met.
* Ensuring compliance to internal and external policies.
* Lead supplier performance reviews and implement improvement initiatives where required.
Projects & Systems Implementation
* Act as a key lead in the implementation and use of SAP as an MRP system, ensuring smooth integration and ongoing adoption.
* Support strategic projects to improve efficiency, cost control, resilience, and risk management across procurement and stock management.
What you'll need to succeed
We're looking for a collaborative and driven Procurement Manager, who is an innovative thinker that thrives when identifying opportunities to add value, cut costs, and drive improvement.
You'll bring proven experience in building strong stakeholder relationships and communication skills to influence at every level. With hands-on knowledge of stock control and warehouse management, you'll thrive in a fast-paced environment where attention to detail and meeting deadlines are key to success.
Essentials:
* Proven experience in procurement, supply chain or category management.
* Strong background in sourcing, supplier negotiations, and contract management.
* Demonstrable success in leading and developing high-performing teams.
* Using market intelligence to create budgets and influence category strategies
* Hands-on experience with stock control and warehouse operations.
* Knowledge of working with SAP and/or MRP systems.
* Strong commercial acumen, analytical ability, and project management skills.
* Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) membership or relevant postgraduate qualification
* Experience of sustainable and ethical sourcing
Benefits you can rely on
Great allowances for hybrid working:
£500 work from home allowance - an annual allowance paid monthly alongside your salary to support with working from home costs.
£500 travel allowance - an annual allowance paid monthly alongside your salary to support with travelling to work costs.
£500 annual development allowance: to spend on your chosen development area, whether that's in your current role, or future roles.
15% annual bonus: company-wide bonus scheme designed to reward collective teamwork and delivery of results across the whole business.
Holiday: 25 days annual leave, a day off for your birthday, additional days leave for long service, plus bank holidays. You'll also have the option to buy additional leave, allowing for a better work-life balance.
Ethical Pension with Aviva: Good Energy offers an ethical pension plan provided by Aviva, with employer-matched contributions up to 7.5% of your base salary.
See more of our benefits here.
About Good Energy
We're Good Energy. Our aim is to help one million homes and businesses to cut their carbon by 2025 – by becoming a one stop shop for everything green…
We supply truly renewable electricity sourced from over 2,500 independent British generators. We are the only home energy supplier that's a Certified B Corporation, and we are a Which? Eco Provider for Energy. We install heat pumps, an essential tool for getting homes off gas. We support customers to generate and store their own power, by installing solar panels and battery storage. We also develop innovative tariffs to pay small generators fairly for what they export; and to get households involved in balancing the grid too.
If you're ready to make combatting the climate crisis your job, and believe in our values of being, fair, straightforward, focused, and inclusive; then we want to hear from you. Let's power a cleaner, greener future together.
Find out more about what makes us different here.
Our Commitment
We're a Committed Member of Inclusive Employers and value people's differences - we recognise the strength that they give us. We work hard to be a supportive community where everyone has equal opportunities and we encourage applications from people irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity or sexual orientation.
Where are we?
Our office is based in Chippenham, Wiltshire and is conveniently located near the train station, providing green travel options for travel, as well as fast connections to Bristol, Bath, Swindon and London. The office is fully accessible, allowing everyone to participate fully in their working lives regardless of any mobility challenges.
We promote work-life balance and flexibility through hybrid working, which combines both remote and office work. It provides our people with the opportunity to tailor their work schedules to suit their individual needs and preferences while maintaining productivity and engagement.