Procurement Manager

Procurement Manager

Location: Liverpool (Hybrid)

Salary: Up to £60,000 + Benefits

Reed is delighted to be partnering with a well-established and growing organisation in the logistics industry to recruit an experienced Procurement Manager. This is an exciting opportunity for a procurement professional who is passionate about driving operational efficiency, embedding best practice, and supporting business-wide transformation initiatives.

The successful candidate will play a key role in developing procurement processes, enhancing supplier engagement, improving purchasing controls, and supporting the implementation and adoption of digital procurement solutions across the business.

The Opportunity

As Procurement Manager, you will take ownership of procurement operations and purchasing governance, ensuring that procurement activities deliver value, efficiency and compliance. Working closely with operational teams, finance colleagues, senior leaders and external suppliers, you will help shape and improve procurement performance across the organisation.

This position offers the opportunity to influence business processes, lead change initiatives and contribute to the ongoing development of a modern, commercially focused procurement function.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and develop day-to-day procurement and purchasing operations across multiple business areas

Oversee purchasing policies, procedures and controls to ensure consistency and compliance

Support the ongoing development and optimisation of procurement systems and digital tools

Drive initiatives to improve procurement efficiency, visibility and service delivery

Build collaborative relationships with key stakeholders to understand business requirements and deliver effective procurement solutions

Monitor procurement performance through meaningful reporting, metrics and management information

Identify opportunities to increase value, reduce costs and improve supplier performance

Support supplier selection, contract management and commercial negotiations where required

Coach and develop procurement team members, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement

Champion process excellence and contribute to wider business transformation programmes

About You

Proven experience in a procurement management role within a medium to large organisation

Strong understanding of end-to-end procurement and purchasing processes

Experience delivering process improvement, operational change or transformation programmes

Excellent stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence at all levels

Experience working with procurement technologies or sourcing platforms

Strong commercial awareness and supplier management capability

Analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and provide actionable insights

A track record of leading and developing high-performing teams

Knowledge of procurement governance, risk management and compliance principles

MCIPS qualification, or progress towards achieving professional procurement accreditation, would be advantageous

What's on Offer

Salary up to £60,000 depending on experience

Hybrid working opportunities

Professional development and training opportunities

Employee wellbeing support initiatives

Long-term career progression opportunities within a growing organisation