Head of Procurement
2 days ago
Fareham
Head of Procurement (Global) Location: Fareham, Hamshire, UK, with travel to North America, Europe and Southeast Asia Salary: Up to £100k (negotiable) with Profit related bonus Description Our client is an innovative, industry-leading manufacturer serving the construction, industrial, and rail sectors is seeking a Head of Procurement to join their growing team and align with their 5 year growth strategy. This is a newly created role offering the chance to work with cutting-edge products in a purpose-led business that values integrity, passion, excellence and respect. You will be primarily based in their offices in Fareham, however, the role does require global travel. Reporting to theCOO, The Head of Procurement will build and lead a strategic, globally aligned procurement function to support their growth ambitions. This role will transform procurement into a core strategic capability, enabling the business to scale to £70m+ supply chain capacity with strong cost control, supplier resilience and operational reliability. The successful candidate will develop a data-led, commercially driven procurement model, aligned to product strategy and global expansion across the UK, Europe and North America. As the business enters a significant growth phase, there is a need to build on the current procurement foundations to support future scale and complexity Key Responsibilities Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Partnerships • Develop and deliver a global sourcing strategy aligned to growth, • Build long-term, strategic supplier relationships, • Implement dual sourcing across key product categories, • Lead commercial negotiations to deliver cost and margin improvements, • Own supplier contracts, terms and conditions and commercial frameworks, • Protect IP, tooling and manufacturing rights, • Develop a supply chain model capable of supporting £70m+ output, • Ensure supplier capacity aligns with business growth, • Own global inventory strategy (stock days, availability vs working capital), • Oversee inbound logistics and freight, • Build a data-led procurement function, • Own the procurement side of ERP/MRP (e.g. NetSuite), • Develop reporting across cost, supplier performance and stock, • Manage supply chain risk and resilience, • Reduce dependency on single suppliers or regions, • Lead and develop the procurement team, • Build a high-performance, commercially focused culture, • Introduce structure and control across non-product spend (e.g. energy, fleet, insurance), • Identify opportunities to improve commercial outcomes, • Implement a phased approach alongside core priorities Requirements • Senior procurement or strategic sourcing leadership experience, • Track record of delivering cost savings and supplier performance improvement, • Experience operating across international supply chains, • Background in manufacturing or product based environments, • Strong commercial negotiator, • Strategic thinker with the ability to build scalable supply models, • Data-driven, with interest or experience in AI-enabled decision making, • Able to operate at both strategic and hands on levels, • Proactive, solution-oriented and commercially driven, • Challenges constructively and raises standards, • Collaborative, with strong stakeholder management skills, • Salary- Up to £100,00 (Negotiable), • Profit related bonus, • Other benefits are negotiable