Our premium brand Automotive client is currently recruiting for the following role:

Procurement Specialist - Automotive (37216251) - £41/hr (Inside IR35) - Warwickshire - 12 Months (Maternity cover)

The role leads contract management, supplier relationship management, and sourcing activities within Indirect Procurement for Aftermarket Logistics. It is responsible for delivering category strategies, ensuring alignment with stakeholders, and driving performance across cost, quality, and service.

Key Responsibilities
Category Strategy
- Develop, maintain, and deploy the Strategy Category Plan (SCP) for assigned sub‑categories.
- Ensure sourcing decisions follow category strategy, policy, and annual review requirements.
- Align internal stakeholders on strategy, supplier selection, and go‑to‑market approaches.

Sourcing
- Deliver sourcing through the Global Sourcing Process (GSP), applying Total Cost of Ownership principles.
- Lead complex supplier negotiations, securing legal and financial approvals.
- Manage global strategy documentation and ensure adherence to sourcing governance.
- Collaborate with regional buying teams to ensure consistent deployment of strategy.
- Identify make‑vs‑buy opportunities and support risk management activities.
- Maintain primary responsibility for supplier interactions and performance delivery.

Contract Management
- Operate contract governance with stakeholders and Finance, ensuring timely inputs and action resolution.
- Lead dispute resolution, contract and PO change management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Provide insights from existing contracts to inform future strategies.
- Support supplier onboarding, financial reconciliation, and contract audits.
- Ensure compliance with the Contract Management Guide.

Supplier Relationship Management
- Conduct Supplier Relationship Performance Surveys and maintain action plans.
- Lead supplier business reviews, capturing actions and driving completion.
- Ensure effective execution of Supplier Relationship and Supplier Performance Management processes.

Key Performance Indicators
- Delivery of savings targets (budgetary and value‑add).
- SCP completion and approval rates.
- GSP adherence, sourcing timing, and first‑time‑through performance.
- Contract and supplier relationship management KPIs.

Key Interactions
- Internal stakeholders, budget holders, requisitioners.
- Suppliers (typically account or operations directors).
- OGC, Supplier Risk Team, Regional Buying Teams, Finance.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Essential
- Strong results orientation, resilience, and ability to deliver in complex environments.
- Degree or equivalent experience preferred.
- Commercial awareness, negotiation capability, and understanding of category management.
- Strategic thinking and global business experience.
- Operational contract management and relationship‑building skills.
- Flexibility and agility to adapt to changing business needs.

Desirable
- Experience working within stakeholder operational areas.
- Category‑specific knowledge and supplier experience.
- Relevant professional qualifications.

Additional information:
This role is on a contract basis and is Inside IR35.

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment Business.
Premea is a specialist IT & Engineering recruitment consultancy representing clients in the UK and internationally within the Automotive, Motorsport and Aerospace sectors.

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment business.