Head of Procurement

This is a pivotal senior leadership role responsible for overseeing the end-to-end procurement function within a fast-paced wholesale environment. With an established and high-performing team in place, you will shape procurement strategy, drive supplier performance and lead a multi-site team to ensure product availability, efficiency and commercial advantage. You will combine strategic sourcing, digitisation and data-led decision-making to support business growth while optimising inventory, margin and supplier resilience.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and delivering a procurement strategy aligned to business goals
• Leading, developing and mentoring a nonperforming procurement team
• Building strong relationships with global manufacturers, OEMs and logistics partners
• Negotiating pricing, commercial terms and long-term supply agreements
• Expanding drop-ship supplier models to improve fulfilment and reduce stockholding
• Collaborating with sales and operations on stock planning, lead times and seasonal demand
• Managing sourcing across technical wholesale product categories
• Championing procurement digitisation through e-procurement systems, analytics and automation
• Driving cost control, supplier performance and data-led decision-making
• Ensuring contracts include appropriate SLAs, compliance and risk mitigation
• Maintaining compliance with relevant environmental and regulatory standards
• Promoting ethical and sustainable sourcing practices

What you'll need to succeed

• Proven senior-level procurement leadership experience within technical or industrial wholesale
• Strong track record in strategic sourcing, supplier negotiation and category management
• Experience implementing digital procurement tools and working with ERP systems (SAP, Microsoft Dynamics or similar)
• Success in establishing and managing drop-ship and international supplier models
• Commercially astute, analytical and KPI-driven
• Confident people leader with a collaborative, cross-functional approach

What you'll get in return

• A senior, business-critical leadership role with clear strategic influence
• The opportunity to modernise and digitise procurement operations
• Long-term career progression aligned with organisational growth
• Competitive salary and benefits package

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