Divisional Head of Procurement, Procurement Business Partner

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🕒 September 22

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $143.9k - $197.9k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🛒 Procurement

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Morgan Advanced Materials

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1856

🏭 Manufacturing

🤝 B2B

Manufacturing • B2B

Morgan Advanced Materials is a UK-headquartered global manufacturer of advanced engineered materials and components. The company develops and supplies technical ceramics, performance carbon products, thermal solutions and brazing alloys to industrial and commercial customers, positioning itself as a B2B partner that helps solve difficult engineering and materials challenges. Morgan emphasizes sustainability, product stewardship and close alignment with key customers and channel partners, and operates multiple business units focused on materials technology and manufacturing.

📋 Description

• Develop and run a divisional procurement strategy supporting commercial, operational and growth priorities • Lead direct-material procurement across multiple sites • Set procurement priorities, measures and ways of working • Build and deliver category, commodity and supplier strategies covering cost, quality, delivery, service and resilience • Create and deliver a pipeline of sourcing, negotiation, value-engineering and cost-improvement initiatives • Lead strategic supplier negotiations, selection and contracting • Collaborate with engineering, operations, quality, R&D and supply chain on specifications, standardisation, substitution, new-product introduction and make-or-buy decisions • Improve supplier performance through segmentation, relationship management and structured reviews • Identify and manage supply risks including single-source dependency, capacity constraints, supplier financial weakness and geographic concentration • Develop mitigation and continuity plans for critical materials and suppliers • Represent the division with Group Procurement and communicate business needs, forecasts, specifications and operational constraints • Coordinate divisional participation in group sourcing projects, supplier evaluations and implementation plans • Lead adoption of group agreements, approved suppliers and purchasing channels across the division • Track savings, cost avoidance, working-capital improvements and other benefits through financial realisation • Strengthen procurement processes, systems, data, governance and commercial capability • Lead and develop procurement colleagues and create clear accountability

🎯 Requirements

• Significant procurement experience in a complex, multi-site or international organisation • Strong direct-material procurement experience within manufacturing, engineering or a similar industrial environment • Track record of developing and delivering category, commodity and supplier strategies • Evidence of delivering procurement savings and converting them into financially recognised business benefits • Strong sourcing, negotiation, contracting and supplier-management experience • Practical experience managing supplier performance, continuity and supply-chain risk • Experience working within a matrix or centre-led procurement model • Ability to influence senior stakeholders and challenge constructively without direct authority • Experience leading, developing and improving procurement teams • Strong commercial, analytical and financial judgement • Relevant degree, equivalent professional experience or both • Recognised procurement qualification such as CIPS useful but not essential

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote working arrangement within the United States • Travel to company sites and suppliers as required • Senior, high-visibility staff role with ownership across divisional direct and indirect procurement • Opportunity to shape procurement strategy, capability and ways of working across a multi-site business • Opportunity to influence divisional priorities and the wider global procurement agenda • Salary flexibility for an exceptional candidate

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