Are you a current Elekta employee? Please click here to apply through our internal career site Find Jobs - Elekta. Want to join a team with a mission to improve and save lives? We continually look for motivated and skilled individuals who are interested in supporting our customers – healthcare professionals who use our products to help patients and their communities. We currently have the following opportunity available - please contact us for more details We don’t just build technology. We build hope. Are you a skilled procurement professional looking to make a real impact in a global organization? Elekta Group is seeking a dynamic Procurement Manager to manage direct material spend and ensure that our supply chain remains competitive, resilient, and cost-effective. Based in the UK, you will play a vital role in shaping Elekta’s procurement strategy and supplier partnerships. If you have a passion for strategic sourcing, supplier management, and contributing to innovative healthcare solutions, we want to hear from you. Join us and help build a supply chain that supports Elekta's mission to improve, prolong, and save lives. What you’ll do at Elekta In this role, you will collaborate closely with local business stakeholders to secure high-quality, cost-effective production materials and support development projects. You will be responsible for managing strategic suppliers, negotiating contracts, optimizing supplier performance, and driving procurement best practices from the early stages of the product development lifecycle. Your role will include ( but not limited to): Lead the development of global sourcing strategies for allocated categories (domains) taking due account of stakeholder mapping, spend analysis, technical requirements, understanding of current and future demands, supplier improvement and cost reduction opportunities. Manage and negotiate price variations and supply risk mitigation with suppliers. Identify supply chain risks and develop mitigation plans in order to secure business continuity. Ensure robust supply agreements are in place with key suppliers and negotiate best practice terms with suppliers. Encourage open book costing and competitive tendering. Manage the supplier interface during the industrialization of new product and/or maintenance to ensure early supplier involvement and to meet Elekta targets. Take initiative on achieving the lowest total cost of ownership through negotiation, value engineering, low cost country sourcing and supplier consolidation. Maintain system parameters and data integrity for procurement systems. Identify opportunities to reduce and consolidate the approved supplier list, if required. Develop & maintain a thorough understanding of relevant global supplier market(s). Continuously develop and maintain supplier relationship management strategies including a governance structure and use of regular business reviews ensuring an inclusive approach to supplier management. Work closely with the key stakeholders to develop effective cost reduction, efficiency and supplier quality improvement strategies and implement these. Ensure appropriate know-how of global supplier markets within applicable markets, categories etc Contribute to developing and implementing procurement best practices The right stuff Excellent negotiation and supplier management skills. Strong communication skills with the ability to liaise with personnel, suppliers, and key stakeholders at all levels. Fluent in language applicable to site location and English; other languages advantageous. Passion for reducing costs, with high energy and enthusiasm to establish new sourcing approaches. Ability to work in a dual reporting matrix environment and work independently. Demonstrable record of delivering challenging targets and successfully managing concurrent tasks. Ability to promote a dynamic, empowered, and open work environment, integrating the Elekta Values throughout the function. What you bring BA/BSc required with MBA preferred, other graduate degree potentially acceptable, or equivalent work experience. Previous buying or category management experience, ideally for direct materials and within a regulated technical manufacturing/engineering environment (e.g., medical, aerospace, automotive). Experience with contract management and awareness and understanding of contract law. Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) certification desirable. Experience managing a complex global supply base is desirable. Previous experience working with purchasing systems and well-developed IT skills. Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of sourcing strategy deployment, financial concepts, and the ability to create business cases. What you’ll get: In this role, you will work for a higher purpose; hope for everyone dealing with cancer, and for everyone regardless of where in the world, to have access to the best cancer care. In addition to this, Elekta offers a range of benefits. Hybrid work option (you are required to work on location at least 3 days/week) Up to 25 paid vacation days (plus bank holidays) Holiday Purchase Scheme Private Medical Insurance Attractive Employer Pension Contribution Package Cycle to work scheme Life Assurance Onsite subsidized restaurant, offering budget-friendly dining Love electric (Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme) Hiring process We are looking forward to hearing from you Apply by submitting your application and résumé in English, via the “Apply” button. Please note that we do not accept applications by e-mail. Your Elekta contact For questions, please contact the Global Talent Acquisition Partner responsible, Sarah Elmasry, at Sarah.Elmasryelekta.com. We do not accept applications through e-mail. We are an equal opportunity employer We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.