Procurement Lead

We are seeking an experienced procurement professional(ProcurementLead) to manage electrical and electronic commodities within a regulated environment. In this pivotal role, you will take ownership of a portfolio of commodities—initially focusing on Electronic, Electrical and connected items—ensuring suppliers deliver to standards required by our customers and internal stakeholders.

What You’ll Be Doing

As our ProcurementLead, you will:

• Select and onboard new suppliers aligned with our commodity strategy.
• Provide timely pricing and lead time responses to support customer quotations.
• Negotiate and award supplier contracts, ensuring full compliance with commercial, planning, scheduling and New Product Introduction requirements.
• Validate and verify new supplier parts to ensure quality and compliance.
• Support the Materials and Planning team with ongoing purchasing and issue resolution.
• Work closely with suppliers, engineering and production to drive swift resolution of quality concerns.
• Monitor supplier performance and develop improvement plans where needed.
• Ensure supplier adherence to ISO9001 and other relevant standards.
• Support cost estimation and ensure financial accuracy according to company standards.

What Success Looks Like

• Consistently meeting cost, quality and delivery performance metrics.
• Strong customer service mindset and reliable continuity of supply.
• High quality supplier relationships and measurable performance improvement.

About You

You Must Have:

• Experience managing Electronic, Electrical or related commodities in a regulated, design responsible environment.
• Strong understanding of engineering requirements and supplier flowdown.
• Ability to audit suppliers and coach them through improvement initiatives.
• Skilled negotiator with strong analytical capability.
• Confident communicator able to simplify complex issues into clear summaries.
• Proficiency with MS Office (especially Excel).
• Ability to travel (20% domestic, 10% European).

You Should Have:

• Experience in regulated sectors (Nuclear, Defence, Oil & Gas, etc.).
• Knowledge of Root Cause & Corrective Action (RCCA).
• Basic financial understanding.
• Experience managing supplier quality issues.
• CIPS Level 3+ (or working towards).
• Experience in a design-and-build manufacturing organisation.

It Would Be Great If You Also Have:

• Understanding of international trade rules.
• Experience with MRP2, Lean MRP or Demand Driven Supply Chain concepts.

You’re Likely to Be Someone Who:

• Takes initiative and drives tasks to completion.
• Is resilient, adaptable and comfortable managing multiple priorities.
• Enjoys solving problems and seeing the bigger picture.
• Builds strong relationships and communicates with clarity.
• Learns quickly and thrives in changing environments.

If you’re ready to make a real impact in a dynamic and growing organisation, please send your CV and a covering letter explaining why you would be an ideal candidate to William Stirman (williams@delta-mobrey.com). No agencies.

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