Position Title: Procurement Specialist
Salary: ￡30,000
Department: Finance & Operations
Reporting To: Senior Procurement Manager
Location: Birmingham (5 days on site)
Start Date: ASAP – Must be able to start within 1 month
Position Summar
yAre YOU a budding Procurement Specialist, based in the midlands? This is an incredible opportunity to further your experience in the automotive industry, at a time of enormous change in the industry. You’ll be moving in with one of the UK’s most well-known home-grown manufacturers, working with a company with years of brand recognition, and long term, stable financial backing. This role will be working with all teams in the business, and focusses on maintaining compliant, ensuring cost-efficiency and managing suppliers and governance. You will be at the centre of procurement operations, responsible for supplier sourcing, management, evaluation, negotiation and performance monitoring. A great opportunity for someone early career looking to get a breadth of experience at a very fast pace
!Key Responsibiliti
esProcurement Manageme
- ntManage the full procurement lifecycle from purchase requisition (PR) to purchase order (PO) issuanc
- e.Review procurement requests and ensure completeness of business requirement
- s.Develop and maintain Scope of Work (SOW) documents together with requesting department
- s.Conduct supplier sourcing, market research, and supplier qualification activitie
- s.Obtain and evaluate supplier quotations in accordance with company procurement policie
- s.Lead commercial negotiations to achieve optimal pricing, quality, delivery, and service term
- s.Ensure procurement activities comply with approved budgets and internal approval authoritie
- s.Generate and manage Purchase Orders (POs) through the procurement syste
m.Business Procurement Supp
ortSupport procurement activities related
- to:Marketing campai
- gnsTrade shows and exhibiti
- onsCustomer eve
- ntsAdvertising and media servi
- cesLogistics and vehicle transportat
- ionConsultancy servi
- cesProject-based outsourced servi
- cesOEM-related business activit
iesWork closely with Sales, Marketing, and Project teams to understand business requirements and procurement prioriti
es.Administrative Procurement Sup
portManage procurement activities related
- to:Office supp
- liesIT equip
- mentOffice services and facili
- tiesTravel serv
- icesEmployee welfare progra
- mmesTraining serv
- icesFixed as
setsSupplier Manag
- ementBuild and maintain a qualified supplier data
- base.Conduct supplier onboarding and due diligence ch
- ecks.Manage supplier performance reviews and supplier scorec
- ards.Identify opportunities for supplier consolidation and cost optimisa
- tion.Support contract negotiations and supplier relationship manage
ment.Procurement Governance and Comp
- lianceEnsure procurement requests are supported by approved bu
- dgets.Verify procurement documentation is complete and properly app
- roved.Ensure procurement processes comply with company policies and internal con
- trols.Support conflict of interest reviews and supplier compliance assess
- ments.Maintain procurement records and audit t
- rails.Assist with procurement reporting and spend ana
lysis.Cross-Functional Collab
- orationWork closely with Finance to support budget control and payment pro
- cesses.Partner with business stakeholders to identify procurement opportunities and cost-saving initi
- atives.Provide procurement guidance and support to internal depar
- tments.Participate in procurement process improvement initi
atives.Qualifications and Ex
perienceE
- ducationBachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, or related dis
cipline.E
- xperienceMinimum 3 years of procurement ex
- perience.Experience in both indirect procurement and business/project procurement p
- referred.Experience in automotive, manufacturing, FMCG, retail, or multinational environments is adva
- ntageous.Experience managing supplier RFQs, negotiations, and c
- ontracts.Experience working within procurement systems and ERP p
latforms.Skills and Co
- mpetenciesStrong commercial awareness and negotiati
- on skills.Excellent stakeholder manageme
- nt skills.Strong analytical and problem-solving
- abilities.Ability to manage multiple procurement projects simul
- taneously.High attention to detail and organisation
- al skills.Good understanding of procurement governance and internal
- controls.Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ERP/procuremen
- t systems.Excellent written and verbal communication skills i
n English.Preferred Qua
- lificationsCIPS qualification (Level 4 or above)
- preferred.Knowledge of UK procurement regulations and supplier compliance re
- quirements.Experience supporting sales and marketing procurement
- activities.Experience in automotive OEM or automotive distribution environment is highly
desirable.Key Performance Indic
- ators (KPIs)Procurement savin
- gs achieved.Supplier delivery and performa
- nce metrics.Procurement
- cycle time.PO issuan
- ce accuracy.Budget comp
- liance rate.Supplier onboarding and compliance comp
- letion rate.Internal stakeholder s
- atisfaction.Procurement policy
compliance….