Procurement Associate

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 April 2026
LOCATION
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Associate
SALARY
£35,000 / year
CATEGORY
Procurement
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SKILLS

Procurement Vendor Management Negotiation Inventory Management Aerospace Communication Problem Solving

FULL DESCRIPTION

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] are currently recruiting on behalf of our Client in Ashby-de-la-Zouch for a Procurement Associate to join their friendly team on a temporary to permanent basis. This is an excellent opportunity to join a thriving business where you can make a real impact as part of a supportive and high-performing team. We are looking for a candidate with proven experience in an aerospace environment who is confident working with a variety of internal and external systems as part of their daily role.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the end-to-end procurement of raw materials
  • Evaluate and maintain relationships with domestic and international vendors to ensure quality and reliability
  • Negotiate pricing, credit terms, and bulk contracts to maintain healthy margins without compromising on quality
  • Partner with the production and planning teams to minimise dead stock while ensuring 100% material availability for upcoming builds
  • Stay ahead of industry trends, monitoring lead times and price fluctuations in the global electronics market
  • Participate actively in planned cross-training initiatives to develop competency in complementary roles or adjacent functional areas
  • Contribute constructive feedback on existing processes, participate in relevant lean manufacturing and quality improvement projects
  • Assist in training and mentoring new team members or colleagues during process transitions or new employees to the business
  • Mandatory Health and Safety Compliance

Person specification/Qualification

  • Experience within an Aerospace environment is essential
  • Ability to use all internal and external technical systems for a daily job role
  • Able to self-serve and find solutions for issues
  • Analyse minor operational faults and implement approved corrective actions independently
  • Effectively communicate through written and verbal communication for logging work, interacting with the team members, customers and escalating issues through the right platforms and channels
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