Ontic, a leading licensor and manufacturer of complex engineering parts for the global aerospace and defence industries, are now recruiting for a Procurement Manager to join our Supply Chain team. This role will be based at our Staverton, Gloucestershire site. Ontic is a more than just a business, we're a community of innovators who pride ourselves on fostering a culture where talent thrives, ideas flourish, and careers are built. We're committed to excellence, driving us to continuously improve and adapt, ensuring that we remain at the forefront of our industry. To be considered for the Procurement Manager opening, here’s what you’ll need to bring with you: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or related field of study 6 years of relevant procurement experience, preferably in manufacturing 5 years of supervisory experience Demonstrated ability to motivate, influence, and negotiate Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications CPM, APICS, CPIM preferred As a Procurement Manager, you will: Supervise the day-to-day operations of the procurement team to achieve key results in support of the business and the company’s external supply chain. Develop and execute procurement strategies and ensure their alignment with achievement of the company’s key results. Develop, improve, and nurture strategic supplier relationships with key suppliers. Lead key supplier Business Review process, including supplier performance feedback metric review. Realign supplier delivery schedules to customer demand. Flex resource requirements to ensure day-to-day priorities are aligned with management expectations. Manage negotiations with suppliers on prices, contracts, and conditions. Ensure the implementation of and adherence to standard operating procedures to ensure superior levels of performance. Identify potential areas of process improvement, recommend solutions and drive improvement. Develop and maintain reporting. Use and assist in maturation of monthly “Dashboard” of KPI’s regarding supply base delivery performance, utilizing this information as the basis of prioritizing Supply Chain performance improvement. Resolve supplier discrepancies (quantities, paperwork and other) by closely working with Operations/QA departments. Continuously enhance the skills of team members by coaching, training, and/or mentoring activities. Maintain and disseminate knowledge and awareness of industry issues and trends. Benefits At Ontic we care about your financial, physical, and mental wellness so we offer a range of benefits to support this, we care about what matters to you and have a valued culture of recognition and empowerment, accompanied by benefits that support work/life balance. Our benefits package highlights include: Up to 37 days paid leave 10 hours paid volunteering time Annual goal share bonus scheme for all employees 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Discounts and offers from a range of retailers Best place to work We are more than the sum of our parts. And we’ve been recognised internally and externally for being so: We were ranked 9 in Best Companies’ Q3 leaderboard for Best Manufacturing Company based on our employee feedback 72.5% of employees who took part in our 2023 employee satisfaction survey said they are proud to work at Ontic No day is the same at Ontic; we have doubled in size over the last couple of years and are still in rapid growth. We attribute our success to empowering colleagues to create the opportunity, fostering an environment of autonomy where we ask for forgiveness, not permission. Our values Our values are intrinsic to everything we do: We share a common sense - we’re a global family of specialists with a shared passion for precision. We have the freedom to choose - we’re challengers and innovators with the freedom to think differently and challenge the status quo. We create the opportunity - we’re change-makers with a clear direction and can-do spirit. We are a fast-paced business with ambitious growth plans; so if you are dedicated, enthusiastic and always seeking ways to improve, you'll enjoy a career with us We are a fast-paced business with ambitious growth plans; so if you are dedicated, enthusiastic and always seeking ways to improve, you'll enjoy a career with us