Head of Procurement

Head of Procurement

Denton, Manchester (Office Based)
Employee Ownership Scheme
Progression Opportunity to Director Level
UK Staffing Group are recruiting for a Head of Procurement on behalf of a growing, employee-owned business within the Mechanical Services sector.

This is not a traditional procurement role.

Whilst you'll initially provide leadership and continuity within an established purchasing team, the long-term objective is to build, modernise and develop a procurement function capable of supporting the next phase of business growth.
Working closely with the Commercial Supply Chain Director, you'll have the opportunity to influence strategy, improve supplier relationships, strengthen reporting and create a procurement operation that is fit for the future.
If you're looking for a role where you can genuinely make an impact rather than simply maintain the status quo, this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for.

What You'll Be Doing

Initially

Lead and support an established purchasing team
Understand current purchasing processes, systems and supplier relationships
Maintain continuity across international supply chains
Manage supplier performance and commercial relationships
Navigate duties, tariffs, quotas and regulatory requirements
Identify quick wins to improve efficiency and reporting

Longer Term

Develop and implement a strategic procurement roadmap
Strengthen supplier partnerships across global markets
Improve systems, reporting and procurement visibility
Align procurement activities with wider commercial objectives
Build a scalable procurement function to support future growth
Coach and develop the wider purchasing team
Position the business ahead of regulatory and market changes

What We're Looking For

Essential

Senior procurement or purchasing experience
Experience within a distribution, wholesale, manufacturing or product-led business
Strong supplier negotiation skills
Commercial awareness around margins, costs and profitability
Experience managing international supply chains
Advanced Excel and reporting capability
Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills

Highly Desirable

Exposure to import duties, tariffs and quotas
Understanding of CBAM or similar regulatory frameworks
Experience sourcing products internationally
Experience managing suppliers across Europe, Asia or Turkey
Purchasing systems and ERP experience

The Type of Person Who Will Thrive Here

You're as comfortable rolling your sleeves up and helping the team as you are sitting in a leadership meeting discussing strategy.
You enjoy improving processes, building relationships and challenging the way things have always been done.
You bring structure and commercial thinking without the ego.
Most importantly, you're excited by the opportunity to build something rather than simply inherit it.

What's On Offer

£55,000 - £60,000 basic salary
Bonus scheme up to 10%
Employee ownership scheme
Pension scheme
Laptop and mobile phone
Genuine progression opportunity
Direct exposure to senior leadership
Long-term career development
Stable and growing business with ambitious plans
UK Staffing Group are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates