Strategic Procurement Manager

You will get the exciting opportubity to make an impact across major defence and aerospace programmes while developing your career in strategic procurement. This is an opportunity to influence commercial decisions, strengthen supply chains and work across technically complex programmes.

What you will need

• British nationality is required.
• Proven experience developing and delivering procurement strategies in complex operational, manufacturing or engineering environments.
• Strong experience in strategic sourcing, supplier management and complex commercial negotiations.
• Strong contract management capability, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements.
• Experience working across technical, programme, engineering or commercial teams in a complex or regulated environment.

Salary and rewards

Up to £55,000 plus a hybrid working pattern and genuine scope for career development.

Your role

• Develop and implement procurement strategies aligned with programme and business requirements.
• Lead procurement activity from bid and proposal stages through to contract award and ongoing supplier support.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships, tendering activity and supplier selection.
• Lead commercial negotiations while balancing cost, quality, risk and delivery requirements.
• Identify and mitigate supply chain and commercial risks while improving supplier performance and resilience.
• Support strategic decisions through market analysis, commercial evaluation and make-or-buy assessments.

Your experience

• Strategic procurement experience within defence, aerospace, engineering, manufacturing or another technically complex environment.
• Strong commercial judgement and negotiation skills with experience managing contractual risk.
• Experience managing supplier performance, strategic sourcing and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of procurement governance, compliance and best practice.
• Strong analytical and stakeholder management skills, including experience working with enterprise resource planning systems and supplier intelligence information.
• A professional procurement qualification, such as Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply membership or equivalent, would be beneficial.

Benefits and flexibility

The employer supports employees through practical wellbeing initiatives, professional development opportunities, flexible working arrangements and a wider range of employee benefits.

Where you will be based

Teesside, with a hybrid working pattern. Some UK and international travel may be required to support supplier and programme activities.

Due to the nature of work at our client’s site, these vacancies are only open to British Citizens.

Send your CV or LinkedIn profile. If you meet the must-haves, we will respond within 48 hours.


This is a permanent role.

Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to high-technology industries. Thank you for your interest. If you do not hear from us within seven working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You may resubmit your CV or details in the future, and we shall assess your suitability then.