Procurement Group Manager - Production
Woodchester or Miskin
up to £75,000 depending on experience
Renishaw is a FTSE 250 engineering company with a proud history of delivering measurement, calibration and precision manufacturing solutions to some of the most complex engineering processes in the world. Since our inception over half a century ago we have grown a global presence with over 70 offices in 39 countries across Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas and employ a workforce of over 5000 people.
The Procurement Group Manager - Production is responsible for leading procurement activity that supports uninterrupted supply to manufacturing sites, while delivering value through cost control, supplier performance, risk management, quality management and process improvement. The role leads the production procurement team, partners closely with operations, planning, quality and logistics, and supports procurement strategy execution across the production supply base, with particular focus on supply continuity, supplier performance, and P2P process effectiveness.
Responsibilities
Ensure continuity of supply of externally sourced materials and components to manufacturing sites in line with production requirements.
Liaise and collaborate with key stakeholders and provide escalation management for shortages, quality concerns, and supplier-related disruption.
The implementation, monitoring and reporting of team performance against processes, procedures & objectives
Focus on continuous improvement to improve productivity and mitigate unplanned delays through the supply chain
Lead, develop, and coach the production procurement team to ensure capability and succession planning
Drive the ongoing development and improvement of procurement strategies & procedures aligned to business and procurement objectives.
To continually monitor and evaluate supply chains and market information to ensure all outsourced supply chains are commercially competitive, robust and risk managed in order.
To work closely with the Supply Chain Development to ensure that existing and new supply chains are aligned to commodity strategies and performance objectives.
Support the implementation of the procurement strategy and deliver against aims with a particular focus on procurement processes and staff training.
Key requirements
Experience of managing, driving, and developing supplier and stakeholder relationships within a complex technical/regulated environment.
Able to demonstrate mentoring or coaching experience, achieving success and developing junior members of a team.
Able to demonstrate a successful record of negotiating with suppliers to meet organisational targets.
Experience of implementing various approaches and strategies to meet functional objectives and KPIs.
Able to demonstrate a high standard of ethics and integrity.
CIPS qualification or relevant STEM/Business Degree would be advantageous, but not essential.
Benefits
When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. ( not available at all sites).
We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join BUPA Renishaw Health Trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.
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At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement.
If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on 01453 524600 or [email protected].
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Employment Type:
PermanentTime Type:
Full timeRequisition Number:
R9451 Procurement Group Manager – Production (Open)Skills Required
- Experience managing and developing supplier and stakeholder relationships in a complex technical/regulated environment
- Experience mentoring or coaching team members and developing junior staff
- Proven negotiation record with suppliers to meet organisational targets
- Experience implementing approaches and strategies to meet functional objectives and KPIs
- High standard of ethics and integrity
- CIPS qualification or relevant STEM/Business degree
Renishaw Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Renishaw and has not been reviewed or approved by Renishaw.
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Retirement Support — The pension scheme includes a 9% employer contribution with salary‑sacrifice options, signaling strong long‑term savings support. Feedback suggests this materially strengthens total compensation in the UK.
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Healthcare Strength — Subsidized private medical cover, life assurance, and a 24/7 EAP—alongside options like a health cash plan and on‑site fitness centers—indicate comprehensive health and wellbeing support. These provisions contribute to a sense of strong healthcare coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — 25 days of annual leave with company days, long‑service accrual, and the option to buy additional leave point to generous time‑off provision. Hybrid and “variable working” arrangements further support work–life balance when roles allow.
Renishaw Insights
What We Do
Renishaw is one of the world's leading engineering and scientific technology companies, with expertise in precision measurement and healthcare. The company supplies products and services used in applications as diverse as jet engine and wind turbine manufacture, through to dentistry and brain surgery. It is also a world leader in the field of additive manufacturing (also referred to as 3D printing), where it designs and makes industrial machines which ‘print' parts from metal powder. The Renishaw Group currently has 80 offices in 36 countries, with over 5,000 employees, of which over 3,000 people are employed within the UK. The majority of the company's R&D and manufacturing is carried out in the UK and for the year ended June 2019, Renishaw achieved sales of £574 million of which 94% was due to exports. The company's largest markets are USA, China, Japan and Germany
