Indirect Procurement Specialist

Newcastle upon Tyne Permanent £ Competitive + Excellent Benefits including bonus Ref: 418166

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.