European Procurement Manager

European Procurement Manager

£80,000 - £90,000 per annum (OTE £95,000 - £110,000)

50% European travel

Hybrid, office in Devon

Purpose of the role

* Monitor key performance metrics and ensure alignment with sourcing strategies, including delivery, quality, and supplier consolidation initiatives.

* Establish a process for gathering plant feedback, communicating outcomes to suppliers, and implementing performance-based rewards or corrective measures on a monthly or quarterly basis.

* Support initiatives that position the business as the customer of choice within the supplier network.

* Identify opportunities to lower costs, standardise products or services, leverage new supplier technologies, and address pricing or supplier performance challenges.

* Develop a project management framework in partnership with Supplier Quality to implement improvement plans, corrective actions, minimise risk, and maintain supplier continuity.

Background required

* Willing to undertake significant travel, comprising approximately 50% of the role, with regular visits to suppliers across multiple countries.

* Fluent in English, with an additional language such as French, German, or Hungarian considered advantageous.

* Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and presentation development skills.

* Strong verbal, written, and presentation abilities, with the capability to adapt communication styles for different audiences.

Responsibilities

* Develop and refine procurement strategies alongside International Segment and Procurement leadership teams.

* Lead category management activities across the EU region.

* Create and implement standardised checklists for each manufacturing plant.

* Ensure the Check Book process is established and consistently maintained.

* Develop recovery plans for plants that are underperforming against forecast targets.

* Monitor and report on overall material costs and spend across both direct and indirect categories.

* Set plant-level targets for payment terms based on spend and drive execution against these objectives.

* Negotiate supplier payment terms and contract conditions to enhance cash flow performance.

* Manage receipt schedules and payment terms to optimise year-end cash position.

* Negotiate extensions to payment deadlines where appropriate into the following quarter or financial year.

* Lead or provide support for cross-EU procurement and supply chain projects as required.

Benefits / Other

* Car allowance £700pm

* Bonus scheme 15%

* Pension scheme matched up to 10% matched

* 25 days holiday + bank holidays + plus 3 days bank for closure over Christmas period

* Healthcare schemes

* Onsite parking