About the Role
Shinkoh Total Sourcing Ltd is seeking an experienced Procurement Director to lead strategic sourcing, supplier management, contract negotiation, and procurement performance across the organisation.
You will work closely with senior leadership, finance, operations, logistics, and commercial teams to ensure that sourcing decisions support service quality, profitability, compliance, and long-term business growth.
This opportunity is ideal for an accomplished procurement leader with extensive experience in strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, contract management, purchasing, or international supply chains.
Why Join Us?
Senior Leadership Position
Lead procurement strategy, supplier relationships, contract performance, and purchasing operations.
Strategic Business Impact
Influence cost efficiency, supplier quality, commercial risk, and long-term organisational performance.
International Sourcing Environment
Work across supplier markets, procurement categories, and complex sourcing requirements.
Professional Growth
Take ownership of major procurement decisions while developing a high-performing sourcing function.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement the organisation’s procurement and sourcing strategy
- Lead strategic purchasing across major products, services, and supplier categories
- Identify, assess, and appoint suitable domestic and international suppliers
- Negotiate high-value contracts, pricing structures, service terms, and commercial agreements
- Establish procurement budgets, savings targets, and performance objectives
- Monitor supplier quality, delivery performance, pricing, and contractual compliance
- Build and maintain long-term relationships with strategic suppliers and business partners
- Lead competitive tendering, supplier selection, and contract renewal processes
- Identify supply chain risks and develop appropriate contingency plans
- Review purchasing data, market conditions, and supplier cost movements
- Work with finance teams to monitor expenditure, forecasts, and procurement savings
- Coordinate with logistics and operations teams to maintain reliable product availability
- Improve procurement policies, approval procedures, and supplier-management systems
- Ensure purchasing activities comply with company policies and applicable regulations
- Introduce responsible and sustainable sourcing practices where appropriate
- Lead, coach, and develop procurement and sourcing team members
- Prepare procurement reports and strategic recommendations for senior leadership
- Support business expansion, new supplier development, and operational improvement projects
What We Are Looking For
Experience
- Eight or more years of experience in procurement, sourcing, purchasing, supplier management, or supply chain operations
- Significant experience in a senior procurement or sourcing leadership position
- Proven success negotiating high-value supplier contracts and commercial agreements
- Experience managing procurement budgets, cost-saving programmes, and supplier performance
- Experience leading and developing procurement or purchasing teams
- International sourcing or multi-category procurement experience is strongly preferred
Skills
- Strong strategic procurement and commercial management abilities
- Advanced negotiation and contract-management skills
- Excellent supplier relationship and stakeholder-management capabilities
- Strong understanding of procurement budgets, pricing, margins, and cost analysis
- Ability to identify and manage supplier, contractual, and supply chain risks
- Confident leadership and team-development skills
- Strong analytical, reporting, and decision-making abilities
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
- Proficiency with procurement systems, Microsoft Office, and reporting tools
- Professional and confidential approach to commercial information
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving business environment
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business, Finance, Logistics, or a related subject preferred
- Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply qualification or membership is advantageous
- Substantial relevant leadership experience may be considered in place of formal qualifications
Pay: £85,000.00-£98,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee mentoring programme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
Work Location: In person
