Procurement & Commercial Support Manager

What will you do? Make an impact!

As Procurement & Commercial Support Manager, you’ll support site operations by improving supplier governance, commercial control, and cost transparency across operational spend, maintenance activity, and shutdown-related work.
Working closely with site leadership, Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Finance, Procurement, and SHEQ, you’ll help ensure supplier decisions are commercially sound, risk-aware, and well documented, while keeping processes practical for a busy operational environment.

What you’ll be doing

•    Leading site-level supplier governance, reviewing performance, capability, compliance, risk, and overall value.
•    Supporting supplier negotiations, framework agreements, benchmarking, and alternative sourcing activity.
•    Reviewing and challenging scopes, quotations, rate structures, labour hours, materials charges, variations, and invoices.
•    Providing procurement and commercial support for shutdowns, major maintenance activity, and high-value operational work.
•    Introducing practical procurement processes, including approval routes, quote evaluations, change records, and supplier performance measures.
•    Driving continuous improvement while ensuring procurement supports operations rather than slowing them down.

Do you have what it takes?

•    Experience in procurement, commercial, contract, or supplier management within an industrial, operational, engineering, or maintenance environment.
•    Understanding of labour-based contracts, cost-plus pricing, materials procurement, and maintenance or engineering operations.
•    Experience negotiating with suppliers and managing commercial agreements.
•    Confidence reviewing and challenging costs, invoices, scopes, commercial terms, and supporting documentation.
•    Strong communication skills, with the ability to build trust and challenge appropriately across site teams, contractors, and stakeholders.
•    Able to work effectively in fast-paced operational environments.

Desirable skills

•    Experience supporting plant shutdowns, major maintenance activity, or high-value operational projects.
•    Engineering, technical, quantity surveying, or commercial operations background.
•    Knowledge of SAP or similar ERP systems.
•    Experience in regulated, high-risk, industrial, environmental, or waste management environments.

We expect from you to Be accountable, Drive results, Embrace Change, and high levels of Collaboration!

What’s in for you?

•    Competitive salary
•    Bonus
•    6% contributory pension
•    A range of benefits, including access to our benefits platform for discounts and cashback on shopping purchases, gyms and leisure activities, cycle to work scheme, and a dedicated wellbeing centre