Overview
Sewell Wallis is partnering with a high‑growth business based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, to recruit a Procurement Director for their senior leadership team. The role reports to the Managing Director and will lead strategic sourcing, capital procurement, and supplier management for large‑scale programmes, advanced manufacturing facilities, tooling, and long‑term supplier partnerships. The ideal candidate brings deep engineering and manufacturing supply‑chain expertise, strong commercial insight, risk‑management skills, and experience managing complex, high‑value project investments.
Key Responsibilities
* Synchronise raw‑material requirements with global supply‑planning cycles to capture international inter‑company synergies.
* Architect and execute procurement strategies aligned with Group objectives to hit key project milestones.
* Scale a procurement function by 3× within an international market, demonstrating rapid organisational growth.
* Direct negotiations and contract management for major capital projects within highly regulated, high‑investment environments.
* Directly optimise P&L performance, cash flow, and programme profitability through rigorous cost‑structure management.
* Navigate high‑stakes, regulated environments, with a proven track record in managing large‑scale capital expenditure (Capex) projects.
* Oversee strategic sourcing, supplier selection, and contract negotiations.
* Build and maintain strong supplier relationships.
* Develop supplier performance‑evaluation frameworks.
* Identify and mitigate supply‑chain risks.
* Direct the end‑to‑end contract lifecycle, providing expert oversight on claims management and dispute resolution to mitigate legal and financial exposure.
Required Skills and Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree in supply‑chain management, business administration, finance, or a related field.
* Professional certification such as CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) or CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management) preferred.
* Progressive procurement experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
* Strong negotiation, analytical, and strategic‑thinking skills.
* Experience implementing an MRP ERP system, such as SAP.
* Strategic thinking and commercial expertise.
* Complex negotiation expertise.
* Project‑investment governance.
* Risk management & scenario planning.
* Financial literacy (NPV, IRR, CAPEX control).
* Executive stakeholder management.
* Change management & digital transformation.
Benefits
* 25 days annual leave + bank holidays.
* Invertible bonus scheme.
* Flexible working hours.
* Private medical insurance.
* Pension – matched up to 8 %.
* Health and wellbeing programme.
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