Senior Procurement Specialist - 37398531 (1330)

An exciting opportunity for a Senior Procurement Specialist to join a leading automotive organisation in Warwickshire, driving strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, and category management across complex procurement programmes. This role focuses on contract management, supplier relationship management, cost optimisation, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement to deliver commercial value and support global sourcing strategies. Ideal for candidates with experience in strategic procurement, supplier management, contract negotiation, category management, and manufacturing or automotive environments.

Location: Warwickshire

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

Strategy & Sourcing:

• Responsible for Strategic Category Plan (SCP) creation and delivery
• Delivering sourcing in line with policy and to agreed targets through the Global Sourcing Process (GSP) and deploying Total Cost of Ownership approach
• Leading complex supplier negotiations including legal and financial approval pre-Contract / Purchase Order, engaging specialist teams and Global Purchasing Finance
• Responsible for delivering against savings programme targets (value-add and budgetary savings)

Contract & Supplier Relationship Management

• Working with Stakeholders and Finance to operate the contract management governance
• Responsible for managing dispute resolution process
• Change management of the contracts and Purchase Orders
• Support Financial reconciliation activities, as required
• Contract audit/reviews in line with requirements
• Ensuring the Supplier Relationship Management and Supplier Performance Management processes are carried out effectively
• Responsible for organising and conducting the Supplier business reviews, capture the minutes and actions and work with suppliers and internal stakeholders to complete the actions

Skills: .

Knowledge, Skills, Experience

An individual who is results driven, demonstrates, tenacity, drive and perseverance, with the ability to deliver in a complex, highly demanding environment.

• Commercial awareness and negotiation skills
• Understand category management principles
• Strategic thinking
• Global business understanding and experience
• Operational Contract Management experience
• Relationship management - internal and external
• Flexibility and agility to be able to adjust to changing business needs
• Experience within an Automotive OEM or Supplier (desirable)
• Category knowledge (capital equipment procurement) (desirable)
• Relevant professional qualification (desirable)

Personal Profile

An enthusiastic individual who is able to deliver results in a complex, highly demanding environment.
A pro-active and resilient individual who has a continuous learning mindset
An effective communicator with the desire to influence cross-functionally
A team player who actively develops and supports team members

Education: Degree qualified or equivalent experience preferred