Indirect Procurement Specialist

The Company A highly successful and rapidly growing engineering organisation is seeking an Indirect Procurement Specialist to play a key role in developing and transforming its indirect procurement focus. Operating in a complex, manufacturing-led environment, the business is investing heavily in its procurement function and offers a unique greenfield opportunity for an experienced procurement professional to make a real impact. This is a strategic, non-transactional role with significant autonomy, focused on delivering cost savings, improving supplier performance and driving long-term commercial value across a broad indirect spend portfolio. The client will support hybrid working and will also consider candidates seeking a 4 day working week. The Opportunity The Indirect Procurement Specialist will take ownership of indirect procurement activity across a wide range of categories including operational services, facilities, leasing, consumables, PPE and wider business services. Key responsibilities will include: • Developing and implementing strategic sourcing plans across indirect spend categories • Analysing spend to identify cost reduction and efficiency opportunities • Managing end-to-end sourcing activity including tendering, negotiation and contract award • Identifying and delivering supplier consolidation opportunities • Negotiating commercial terms, SLAs, pricing structures and value-added agreements • Building and managing supplier performance frameworks • Driving continuous improvement in procurement processes and governance About You The successful Indirect Procurement Specialist will be a commercially focused procurement professional with a strong background in indirect sourcing within a manufacturing or engineering environment. You will demonstrate: • Proven experience in indirect procurement, strategic sourcing or category management • A track record of delivering measurable cost savings and supplier improvements • Experience negotiating service-based contracts and commercial agreements • Strong analytical capability with experience in spend analysis and reporting • Ability to influence and engage stakeholders across multiple functions • A proactive, self-starting approach with the ability to operate autonomously • Strong commercial acumen and attention to detail The Indirect Procurement Specialist role represents a rare opportunity to step into a high-impact, strategic role where you can genuinely shape procurement practices, drive change and build long-term value within a fast-growing organisation. In return you will be rewarded with a competitive salary and excellent benefits package. If you are interested in exploring this opportunity further, please get in touch for a confidential discussion.