[Hiring] Indirect Procurement Strategy Specialist @Morgan Advanced Materials

Role Description

Morgan Advanced Materials is undertaking a major procurement transformation to establish a global indirect procurement capability covering ~£250m of annual spend. As part of this programme, we are seeking experienced Interim Indirect Procurement Specialists to lead high‑impact strategic sourcing initiatives and deliver tangible cost savings in 2026 and beyond. This is a hands‑on delivery role, suited to an interim who has led complex, global sourcing programmes in decentralised organisations and can move quickly from analysis to execution.

Responsibilities

• Deliver 10–15% hard cost savings across targeted indirect spend categories (including logistics).
• Generate multi-million annualised savings, with some delivery realised in 2026 P&L.
• Demonstrate the value of a global sourcing model within a historically decentralised environment.
• Support supplier consolidation and implementation of robust SLAs and performance management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end strategic sourcing projects using your own proven methodology.
• Analyse 12 months of spend data (supported by a standalone spend analytics tool).
• Engage senior stakeholders across regions to validate requirements, specifications, and TCO drivers.
• Develop cost‑reduction hypotheses and sourcing strategies.
• Conduct supplier market analysis and manage RFP / RFx processes.
• Lead complex negotiations and contract awards, including KPIs and SLAs.
• Drive supplier consolidation (e.g. logistics supplier base reduction).
• Support supplier onboarding, transition planning, and implementation of savings.
• Proactively manage project, commercial, and supply risks.
• Report progress through weekly working sessions and monthly stakeholder updates.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years’ experience in strategic sourcing and category management (indirect spend).
• Proven track record of delivering multi‑million‑pound savings in global or multi‑regional organisations.
• Strong experience in logistics sourcing and/or other major indirect categories.
• Comfortable operating in complex, matrixed, decentralised environments.
• Advanced stakeholder management and change leadership capability.
• Strong analytical skills; able to work with imperfect data and build credible TCO cases.
• Experience with eSourcing tools, spend analytics, and contract management systems.
• Prior interim or consultancy experience strongly preferred.

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting procurement transformations or greenfield procurement builds.
• Exposure to ERP implementations (e.g. Dynamics, SAP, Oracle).
• Familiarity with AI‑enabled procurement tools.

Why This Role

• High‑visibility, board‑level transformation programme.
• Clear mandate, defined scope, and strong executive sponsorship.
• Opportunity to deliver measurable value quickly and shape the future global procurement model.