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Job Description
Indirect Purchasing Manager – MRO & Engineering category, Sheffield
Great things about this opportunity:
- Direct responsibility for the management of high value contracts
- Growing business
- Pivotal, newly created role
- Limited people-management responsibility
- Excellent benefits package
The Job:
Responsible for driving value and aligning procurement activities with the company’s strategic objectives. The role will involve purchasing a variety of indirect products and services.
- Ownership and management of Maintenance, Repair, Operations & Engineering category spend.
- Purchasing indirect products, services and contracts in line with the company's requirements and ensuring measurable commercial and operational outcomes
- Building and developing strong supplier relationships
- Monitoring supplier data to ensure performance levels are within agreed SLAs
- Carrying out supplier visits and audits
- Implementing and embedding procurement improvements
- Engaging with stakeholders, driving budget compliance and develop tender specifications
Required experience:
- At least 6 years' experience in a Senior Buyer role or a Purchasing Manager level role with high spend responsibility
- At least 5 years' experience purchasing engineering, maintenance, repair, operations and contract services
- Proven solid negotiation skills
- Experience within manufacturing purchasing is an advantage.
- CIPS qualification
Personal Qualities we will be assessing:
- Drive, motivation
- Highly organised
- Logical and ethical approach to problem-solving
Company: Energy Jobline ZR
Location: Sheffield
Job Description:
Job Description
Indirect Purchasing Manager – MRO & Engineering category, Sheffield
Great things about this opportunity:
- Direct responsibility for the management of high value contracts
- Growing business
- Pivotal, newly created role
- Limited people-management responsibility
- Excellent benefits package
The Job:
Responsible for driving value and aligning procurement activities with the company’s strategic objectives. The role will involve purchasing a variety of indirect products and services.
- Ownership and management of Maintenance, Repair, Operations & Engineering category spend.
- Purchasing indirect products, services and contracts in line with the company’s requirements and ensuring measurable commercial and operational outcomes
- Building and developing strong supplier relationships
- Monitoring supplier data to ensure performance levels are within agreed SLAs
- Carrying out supplier visits and audits
- Implementing and embedding procurement improvements
- Engaging with stakeholders, driving budget compliance and develop tender specifications
Required experience:
- At least 6 years’ experience in a Senior Buyer role or a Purchasing Manager level role with high spend responsibility
- At least 5 years’ experience purchasing engineering, maintenance, repair, operations and contract services
- Proven solid negotiation skills
- Experience within manufacturing purchasing is an advantage.
- CIPS qualification
Personal Qualities we will be assessing:
- Drive, motivation
- Highly organised
- Logical and ethical approach to problem-solving
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Posted: May 7th, 2026