European Procurement Manager in Taunton, Somerset

Posted by Green Folk

£90,000 – £110,000 a year

Taunton · Permanent

European Procurement Manager 

£80,000 - £90,000 per annum (OTE £95,000 - £110,000)

50% European travel 

Hybrid, office in Devon 

Purpose of the role

  • Monitor key performance metrics and ensure alignment with sourcing strategies, including delivery, quality, and supplier consolidation initiatives.
  • Establish a process for gathering plant feedback, communicating outcomes to suppliers, and implementing performance-based rewards or corrective measures on a monthly or quarterly basis.
  • Support initiatives that position the business as the customer of choice within the supplier network.
  • Identify opportunities to lower costs, standardise products or services, leverage new supplier technologies, and address pricing or supplier performance challenges.
  • Develop a project management framework in partnership with Supplier Quality to implement improvement plans, corrective actions, minimise risk, and maintain supplier continuity.

Background required

  • Willing to undertake significant travel, comprising approximately 50% of the role, with regular visits to suppliers across multiple countries.
  • Fluent in English, with an additional language such as French, German, or Hungarian considered advantageous.
  • Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and presentation development skills.
  • Strong verbal, written, and presentation abilities, with the capability to adapt communication styles for different audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and refine procurement strategies alongside International Segment and Procurement leadership teams.
  • Lead category management activities across the EU region.
  • Create and implement standardised checklists for each manufacturing plant.
  • Ensure the Check Book process is established and consistently maintained.
  • Develop recovery plans for plants that are underperforming against forecast targets.
  • Monitor and report on overall material costs and spend across both direct and indirect categories.
  • Set plant-level targets for payment terms based on spend and drive execution against these objectives.
  • Negotiate supplier payment terms and contract conditions to enhance cash flow performance.
  • Manage receipt schedules and payment terms to optimise year-end cash position.
  • Negotiate extensions to payment deadlines where appropriate into the following quarter or financial year.
  • Lead or provide support for cross-EU procurement and supply chain projects as required.

Benefits / Other

  • Car allowance £700pm  
  • Bonus scheme 15%
  • Pension scheme matched up to 10% matched
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays + plus 3 days bank for closure over Christmas period
  • Healthcare schemes
  • Onsite parking
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