A global engineering and manufacturing group is hiring a Head of Procurement to take regional ownership of its direct, engineered-product categories as part of a multi-year procurement transformation.

Sitting on the Integral Procurement leadership team, you'll own the end-to-end procurement lifecycle for key direct categories serving automotive, smart infrastructure, medical and general industrial markets — and act as a genuine business partner to the senior leadership team.

The scope
c.£115m annual third-party spend across c.3,600 suppliers spanning UK&I;, Europe, USA and Asia
Leadership of a regional team of category, sourcing and senior buying professionals in a matrix structure
Deputy to the Global Procurement Director, representing procurement at senior leadership forums

What you'll do
Deliver measurable EBIT, margin and working capital improvement through disciplined category strategy, TCO and should-cost modelling, and complex multi-region negotiation
Build multi-year category playbooks, sourcing pathways,



SRM tiering and governance that are globally consistent and locally workable
Strengthen supplier performance, risk and resilience — dual sourcing, risk registers, tariff and CBAM exposure, ESG due diligence backed by evidence
Champion pragmatic digital enablement (ERP/eProcurement, dashboards, analytics, AI) and a single source of truth for benefits reporting
Grow capability, succession and a high-performing, inclusive team culture

What you'll bring
~10+ years in procurement/supply chain, including 5+ years leading people in a global or regional function
~ Strong track record in direct/engineered product sourcing with demonstrable, finance-validated savings at global scale
~ Credibility and influence at SLT/ELT level, plus change management experience across multi-region teams
~ Degree qualified; MCIPS or equivalent strongly preferred
~ Desirable: automotive or engineered components exposure, commodity markets, gainshare/risk-reward commercial models

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