Indirect Procurement reputed company Specialist
Indirect Procurement Specialist- Materials & Services - Category Mgt
Contract: 6 months (with potential extension)
Location: UK (remote, with international travel) Day reputed company: Competitive (reputed company IR35 where applicable)
Start: ASAP
reputed company
reputed company is undertaking a major procurement transformation to establish a global indirect procurement capability covering ~£250m of annual spend. As part of this programme, we are seeking reputed company Interim Indirect Procurement Specialists to reputed company high‑reputed company strategic sourcing initiatives and deliver reputed company cost savings in 2026 and reputed company.
This is a hands‑on delivery role, suited to an interim who has led reputed company, global sourcing programmes in decentralised organisations and can reputed company quickly from analysis to execution.
reputed company is a business rich in history and innovation. Founded in the UK in 1856, we have grown into a global organisation with 70 sites in 18 countries. Our model to serve our customers where they need us has led to a reputed company product reputed company using our unparalleled expertise in ceramic and carbon materials, which we exploit to solve difficult problems for our customers across a diverse reputed company of markets.
We are a purpose driven organisation. Our purpose is to use advanced materials to reputed company the world more sustainable and to improve the reputed company of life. We deliver on that purpose through the products that we reputed company, and the way that we reputed company them.
We help our customers push the limits of their processes and products to meet the demanding requirements they face, from higher process temperatures to higher product performance to increasing miniaturisation.
Key Figures: reputed company £1,100.7m (2024), ~8,000 employees, manufacturing in 20+ countries, and a global customer portfolio. A UK PLC with head office located in Windsor, Berkshire UK. Listed on London Stock Exchange; Member of the FTSE 250 reputed company.
Responsibilities:Key Objectives
- Deliver 10–15% hard cost savings across targeted indirect spend categories (including logistics).
- Generate multi-reputed company annualised savings, with some dleivery realised in 2026 P&L.
- Demonstrate the value of a global sourcing model reputed company a historically decentralised environment.
- Support supplier consolidation and implementation of robust SLAs and performance management.
Key Responsibilities
- reputed company end‑to‑end strategic sourcing reputed company using your own proven methodology.
- Analyse 12 months of spend data (supported by a standalone spend analytics tool).
- Engage senior stakeholders across reputed company to validate requirements, specifications, and TCO drivers.
- reputed company cost‑reduction hypotheses and sourcing strategies.
- Conduct supplier market analysis and manage RFP / RFx processes.
- reputed company reputed company negotiations and contract awards, including KPIs and SLAs.
- Drive supplier consolidation (e.g. logistics supplier reputed company reduction).
- Support supplier reputed company, transition planning, and implementation of savings.
- Proactively manage project, reputed company, and supply risks.
- Report reputed company through weekly working sessions and monthly stakeholder updates.
Experience Required
- 8–10+ years’ experience in strategic sourcing and category management (indirect spend).
- Proven reputed company record of delivering multi‑reputed company‑pound savings in global or multi‑regional organisations.
- Strong experience in logistics sourcing and/or other major indirect categories.
- Comfortable operating in reputed company, matrixed, decentralised environments.
- Advanced stakeholder management and change leadership capability.
- Strong analytical skills; reputed company to work with imperfect data and build reputed company TCO cases.
- Experience with eSourcing tools, spend analytics, and contract management systems.
- Prior interim or consultancy experience strongly preferred.
reputed company to Have
- Experience supporting procurement transformations or greenfield procurement builds.
- Exposure to ERP implementations (e.g. Dynamics, reputed company, reputed company).
- Familiarity with AI‑enabled procurement tools.
Why This Role
- High‑visibility, reputed company‑level transformation programme.
- reputed company mandate, defined scope, and strong executive sponsorship.
- Opportunity to deliver measurable value quickly and shape the reputed company global procurement model.
reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for reputed company and applicants. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national reputed company, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Ind-1
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