A global engineering and manufacturing group is hiring a

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Head of Procurement to take regional ownership of its direct, engineered-product categories as part of a multi-year procurement transformation.

Sitting on the Global Procurement leadership team, youll 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 youll 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 youll bring

10+ years in procurement/supply chain, including 5+ years leading people in a general or regional function

Strong track xohynlm 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

If you want to shape a procurement function rather than simply run one, this is a rare opportunity at a genuine inflection point.

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