Commercial & Supply Chain Manager - If you want a role where you can lead commercial and procurement strategy end-to-end, influence senior decisions, and make measurable impact on margin, risk and service delivery-this is it. You'll take ownership of contracts, bids, supplier performance and procurement governance across a multi-site, regulated engineering/manufacturing operation, with the scope to improve processes, shape KPIs and lead established teams.
The role has:
High-impact leadership role across multiple sites (commercial + procurement + estimating oversight)
Direct influence on profitability, governance, compliance and customer performance.
You will lead all commercial and procurement contractual matters across a group of engineering companies, including negotiation, governance and risk management. You'll manage the Commercial (including Estimating) and Procurement teams to ensure accurate quoting, controlled spend, robust supplier management and a consistent, high-quality customer experience.
Key responsibilities
Lead negotiation and review of customer/supplier contracts, T&Cs, NDAs and long-term agreements; identify and mitigate commercial risk.
Act as the primary commercial/procurement escalation point and build strong customer and supplier relationships, including performance reviews.
Provide commercial insight and pricing reviews to protect margin and support profitable growth.
Oversee bid governance and tender compliance; manage a disciplined bid/no-bid process.
Ensure Estimating and Procurement deliver accurate, timely pricing and that required technical information is available prior to quoting.
Develop and improve procedures, governance and KPIs across commercial and procurement.
Ensure compliance with contractual and regulatory obligations.
Implement procurement strategies to optimise inventory levels, availability and turnover.
Monitor account performance and additional works to prevent commercial leakage.
Lead, coach and resource teams to ensure continuous operational coverage and continuous improvement.
Maintain secure records in line with data protection; support audits and provide senior reporting as required.
Provide senior operational cover when required.
What you'll bring
Strong commercial and procurement management experience within regulated engineering/manufacturing (or similar).
Solid contract law knowledge and proven negotiation capability.
Track record in account management and supporting new business activity.
Experience building procurement strategies and managing suppliers through KPI/metric-driven performance.
Confident leader across multiple disciplines; able to prioritise competing deadlines.
Excellent communication, high attention to detail, strong MS Office/business systems capability.
This is a permanent Job with a starting salary dependant on experience. HRGo are a recruitment agency supporting British Industry. We aim to respond to all applications.
