Procurement and Materials Manager

Michael Page

This is a key leadership position offering the opportunity to shape procurement and materials strategy within a growing engineering business. You’ll play a vital role in driving operational efficiency, supplier performance, and cost optimisation across the organisation.

Client Details

Our client is a well-established, globally connected engineering and manufacturing organisation operating within a specialist market in Shropshire. With a strong reputation for quality, innovation, and operational excellence, they supply into demanding industries where precision and reliability are critical.

The business is continuing to invest in its people, systems, and supply chain capability, offering a collaborative environment where leadership expertise can make a tangible impact on performance and growth.

Description

As Procurement and Materials Manager, you will take ownership of the purchasing, materials, and planning functions, ensuring a seamless end-to-end procurement process that supports production and operational delivery. Reporting into the Operations Director, you will lead and develop a multi-functional team while driving efficiencies across the supply chain.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and developing the purchasing and materials teams to achieve performance targets
• Managing supplier relationships, contracts, pricing agreements, and call-off orders
• Ensuring materials availability aligns with production schedules and delivery requirements
• Driving cost reduction initiatives through effective negotiation and cost analysis
• Overseeing stock control, inventory flow, and stock valuation across multiple sites
• Implementing robust processes, procedures, and standards within procurement and materials functions
• Collaborating closely with manufacturing and engineering teams to optimise operational performance
• Supporting manufacturing through proactive planning and service delivery

This is a hands-on leadership role with the opportunity to shape strategy while maintaining operational oversight.

Profile

The successful Procurement and Materials Manager will possess:

• An analytical and pragmatic style
• Strong background in technical purchasing management
• Demonstrable background inventory management in a Bill of Materials led environment – ideally exposure to SAP and MRP implementation
• Experience in project led organisations
• A growth mindset, comfortable working within an agile and customer focussed organisation
• Strong leadership experience but comfortable working in a hands-on fashion

Job Offer

The succesful Procuremnet and Materials Manager will recieve a salary of 60-70k with leadership package

This role is based on site 5 days a week