Procurement Manager

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
Wigan
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£60,000 / year
CATEGORY
Finance
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SKILLS

Procurement Supply Chain Management Negotiation Contract Management Budgeting Stakeholder Management

FULL DESCRIPTION

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is hiring! As the UK’s leading provider of Two-Person Home Delivery, we continuously strive to make the world of delivery a better place. Our aim is to build a welcoming and friendly business that supports the local community. We store and deliver large, heavy and bulky items in pristine condition – the kind of items that typically need two attentive people to handle. Quite often these items need installing for our customers, which we also do!

The [Employer hidden] culture thrives on six core values: Innovative I Safe I Respectful I Excellent I Responsible I One Team

Main Responsibilities

  • Create innovative and economical buying and sourcing techniques.
  • Locate and partner with trustworthy providers and suppliers.
  • Negotiate with vendors and suppliers to obtain favourable terms.
  • Review current agreements with suppliers and providers to make sure they are still feasible.
  • Evaluate the risks of prospective contracts and agreements.
  • Control the budget for purchases and encourage a long-term cost-saving culture.
  • Create reports and insights for procurement to lower costs and boost performance.
  • Develop sensible, economical ways to supply the company’s materials.
  • Maintain connections with suppliers while constantly seeking new suppliers.
  • Assess expenditure activities while looking for ways to enhance and improve the quality of the products bought and the timeliness of delivery.
  • Keep track of and inform the appropriate departments of changes in providers and suppliers.
  • Collaborate closely with the legal department to ensure favourable contracts and agreements.
  • Maintain a smooth supply chain to achieve maximum production.
  • Prioritise work, effort and focus to deliver value.

The Ideal Candidate

  • 3+ years in a Procurement Manager role.
  • Recognised qualification in either Procurement or Supply Chain (CIPS).
  • A proven track record of successfully managing supply chains.
  • Experience with supply chain management software and technologies.
  • Comprehensive understanding of relevant legislation, contract preparation and review, billing, and conditions of negotiation.
  • Strong verbal and written communication to support effective negotiations and agreements.
  • Strong financial knowledge and understanding beyond the basics.
  • The capacity to multi-task, manage time and prioritise tasks.
  • Extremely well-organised and meticulous.
  • Outstanding analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • Ability to start, plan, carry out, manage, and close projects successfully.
  • Strong stakeholder management - the ability to build effective and professional relationships both internally and externally.

Benefits and Rewards

In addition to a competitive salary, you’ll receive many excellent additional benefits including:

  • Hybrid Working Options –opportunity to work from both the office and from the comfort of your own home
  • Annual Leave –34 days entitlement (including statutory bank holidays) which increases with service
  • Holiday Buy Scheme –Buy up to 5 additional days
  • Enhanced Pension Plan options – Company enhanced contributions of up to a 6% match
  • Private Medical Insurance – via AXA
  • Life Insurance – Company funded 2x basic salary life cover from day one
  • Employee Assistance Programme – Free 24/7 confidential wellbeing support
  • Progression and Development Opportunities –Department specific technical training and Internal Management Development Academies
  • Staff Discount at www.very.co.uk (25% discount on designer branded clothing, footwear and home accessories with 15% off furniture, leisure and electrical items)
  • Discounted Gym Membership – Up to 25% discount across 3700 nationally located gyms, health clubs, leisure Centres, bootcamps and fitness studios
  • Cycle to work scheme – In partnership with Evans cycles the [Employer hidden] C2W scheme offers great benefits and discounts
  • Long service awards – We go out of our way to recognise and reward our colleague commitment with our long service awards programme
  • Employee of the month – Winners receive £25 voucher, certificate and Hall of fame recognition
  • CEO Award of the month– Winners receive £100 voucher, certificate and Hall of fame recognition
  • Departmental Incentives – Year-round departmental competitions, seasonal incentives and fantastic gifts
  • Retail Discounts – Huge discount savings in supermarkets (Asda, Tesco, Morrison’s and Sainsburys), Fashion discounts with (Adidas, Asos, H&M, Boohoo, JD and Matalan) and Technology discounts with (Apple, Argos, Currys/PC World and John Lewis), plus many more savings
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