Assistant Procurement Manager

Bramwith Consulting

Location:
United Kingdom, Surrey

Category:
Purchasing

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

50000.00 - 58000.00 GBP / Year

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Job Description:

This is a compelling opportunity for an ambitious procurement professional to step into an Assistant Procurement Manager role within a highly specialised chemicals and industrial gases category. Working across special gases, packaged gases, electronic gases and chemicals, you will operate in a complex and technical environment where strategic procurement meets hands-on execution. The role offers genuine ownership across a high-value category, combining productivity delivery, supplier performance management and multi-functional stakeholder engagement. You will also collaborate closely with wider EMEA procurement teams, gaining exposure to international sourcing and benefitting from the practices, scale, and expertise of a global organisation.

Job Responsibility:

Support and develop category strategies aligned with business objectives and productivity targets
Lead and contribute to cost-reduction and value improvement initiatives (value engineering, alternative sourcing, process optimisation)
Build, manage and develop strong supplier relationships, driving innovation and continuous improvement
Identify and evaluate new suppliers to enhance category performance
Negotiate competitive commercial agreements, pricing and contract terms
Conduct market analysis covering supply conditions, pricing trends, regulatory shifts and emerging technologies
Ensure best-practice contracting and compliance to mitigate sourcing risk
Manage the end-to-end procurement lifecycle including contract drafting, review and execution
Monitor supplier performance, oversee KPIs and support remediation where required
Promote total cost of ownership and challenge embedded or legacy practices
Work with production planning, inventory and logistics teams to maintain supply chain efficiency
Engage and influence senior stakeholders across operations, finance, supply chain and business unit leadership
Collaborate across EMEA/global procurement teams to share insights and align sourcing strategies

Requirements:

3-5 years' procurement experience
Background in direct procurement
Strong stakeholder engagement-credible, persuasive and comfortable challenging constructively
Experience supporting both strategic and tactical procurement delivery
Commercially astute with strong negotiation capability
Comfortable working in complex, fast-moving or ambiguous settings
Exposure to international suppliers or multi-regional markets

Nice to have:

Knowledge of chemicals, industrial gases, special gases or engineering/technical categories
Degree-level education (or A-levels with strong relevant experience)
CIPS qualification (or working towards it)
Understanding of contract drafting, contract law and contract management
Experience within engineering, manufacturing or industrial environments

What we offer:

Annual Bonus
Excellent Benefits
9% annual bonus (50% individual / 25% business / 25% department)
Additional annual 18% bonus
Hybrid working - 2 days on site
Monthly procurement team meeting in Woking
Occasional UK travel
minimal global travel
Broad visibility across the organisation with meaningful category ownership
Clear progression pathway into a senior procurement leadership role

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 06, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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