Strategic Procurement Leader

1 week ago


Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, United Kingdom SF Recruitment Full time

SF Recruitment is seeking a seasoned Strategic Procurement Leader to drive commercial competitiveness and manage critical vendor relationships for a business based in Solihull. The successful candidate will be responsible for negotiating better terms with existing suppliers, identifying cost savings, and mitigating supply chain risks.

As a key member of our Commercial Team, you'll work closely with the Operations Director to further minimise supply chain risks and ensure our suppliers maintain SLA adherence above 95%. You'll also be responsible for building strong partnerships with top suppliers, gathering commercial insights, and presenting strategic findings to Senior Management on a monthly basis.

Your Key Responsibilities:
  1. Maximise Supplier Value: Maintain strong performance with existing suppliers while continuously negotiating better terms to enhance the financial incentives that directly support our target operating model.
  2. Drive Cost Savings: Identify and extract agreed savings from current third-party overheads across the business, contributing directly to bottom-line growth.
  3. Mitigate Supply Chain Risks: Collaborate closely with the Operations Director to further minimise supply chain risks, ensuring our suppliers maintain SLA adherence above 95%.
  4. Engage with Top Suppliers: Hold weekly meetings with tier-one suppliers, building strong partnerships and gathering commercial insights.
  5. Expand Supplier Network: Lead the development of a robust supplier pipeline, assessing potential suppliers based on financial metrics and intangible benefits.
  6. Management & Development: Lead and inspire a high-performing procurement team, fostering growth and collaboration to drive exceptional results.
What You'll Bring:
  1. Significant experience in similar roles managing procurement ideally within the telecoms/tech sectors.
  2. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced SME environment.
  3. Experience of managing a small procurement team.
  4. Professional procurement qualification such as CIPS - Not essential.
  5. Ideally, familiarity with Cisco partner programs (or equivalent for Extreme, Fortinet, Forescout) and Ofcom legislation.
What's In It for You:
  1. A competitive salary of £60-80k + bonus.
  2. 33 days holiday increasing with length of service.
  3. Work-life balance: Family-friendly leave, flexible core hours, and hybrid working (3 days a week in our Solihull office).
  4. Robust benefits, including enhanced pension, Private Medical Insurance, Income Protection & Life Assurance.
  5. Dog-friendly office.


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