Indirect Procurement Manager

The Company

Delighted to be retained by a well-established, multi-site organisation at an exciting point in its evolution, seeking an Indirect Procurement Manager to play a pivotal role in shaping and building a centralised procurement function from the ground up.

This is a unique opportunity to join a business with significant untapped potential across its indirect spend. Operating across a diverse footprint including retail, logistics and manufacturing environments, the organisation is embarking on a journey to transform procurement into a value-driving function.

The Opportunity

Reporting into a Head of Procurement, the Indirect Procurement Manager will take ownership of a broad and varied indirect spend portfolio, working across categories such as utilities, fleet, maintenance and operational services.
With no established central procurement structure currently in place, you will have the autonomy to:

• Identify and unlock immediate cost-saving opportunities
• Bring visibility and control to fragmented, decentralised spend
• Introduce supplier frameworks, governance and best practice processes
• Partner closely with stakeholders across the business to influence change
• Support the development of a scalable procurement function, with scope to build a team

About You

The successful Indirect Procurement Manager will be a commercially astute procurement professional who combines analytical capability with strong interpersonal skills.

You will demonstrate:

• Proven experience in indirect procurement across varied spend categories
• Strong data analysis skills, with the ability to work with imperfect or incomplete data
• A track record of delivering tangible cost savings and process improvements
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• The confidence to operate in a fast-paced, evolving and occasionally ambiguous environment
• Experience in categories such as utilities or fleet would be advantageous, though not essential
• Cultural fit is critical. You will be resilient, pragmatic and collaborative, with the ability to build trust, challenge constructively and bring clarity in a complex environment.

• Opportunity to shape and build a function from first principles
• Visible impact – ability to deliver quick, measurable results
• High levels of autonomy and growth potential
• Clear progression into leadership as the function evolves