Head of Procurement (Global)

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
• Partner with R&D to optimise product cost, design and scalability

Commercial, Contracts and Cost Optimisation

• Lead commercial negotiations to deliver cost and margin improvements
• Own supplier contracts, terms and conditions and commercial frameworks
• Protect IP, tooling and manufacturing rights
• Drive a commercial procurement culture focused on value

Supply Chain Capacity and Planning

• Develop a supply chain model capable of supporting £70m+ output
• Ensure supplier capacity aligns with business growth
• Balance cost, capacity and risk across regions

Inventory and Logistics Strategy

• Own global inventory strategy (stock days, availability vs working capital)
• Oversee inbound logistics and freight
• Improve visibility of stock, supply flow and lead times

Data, Systems and AI

• Build a data-led procurement function
• Own the procurement side of ERP/MRP (e.g. NetSuite)
• Develop reporting across cost, supplier performance and stock
• Embed data and AI tools to improve decision-making

Risk, ESG and Compliance

• Manage supply chain risk and resilience
• Reduce dependency on single suppliers or regions
• Ensure procurement aligns with ESG and compliance standards

Team Leadership and Cross-Functional Alignment

• Lead and develop the procurement team
• Build a high-performance, commercially focused culture
• Work closely with R&D, Finance, Sales and Operations to ensure alignment

Indirect Procurement (Phased)

• 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

Qualifications

• 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 makingAble 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
• Comfortable operating in a growing, evolving business

Benefits

• Salary up to £100k (negotiable)
• Profit related bonus
• Other benefits negotiable