A fantastic opportunity for a Procurement Manager to join a leading aviation organisation based in Gloucester, with a salary up to £68,000 per annum. The Procurement Manager will report into the Head of Procurement and support on the procurement of small legacy aerospace parts, whilst managing a team of 3. Candidates will have previous procurement experience from a manufacturing or FMCG background and be eager to develop themselves within their career. Role Responsibilities of the Procurement Manager: 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 Use and assist in maturation of monthly "Dashboard" of KPI's regarding supply base delivery performance, utilising 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 Experience required of the Procurement Manager: 6+ years of relevant procurement experience, preferably in manufacturing 3+ years of supervisory experience Demonstrated ability to motivate, influence, and negotiate MCIPS preferred Salary: Up to £68,000 + bonus + pension. This role will be well suited to you if you have held a role within procurement as a procurement manager, senior procurement manager, senior procurement officer, category manager, senior category manager or supply chain manager