Indirect Procurement Manager

To manage a department of 4 buyers to support the business indirect purchases, contract management and lead negotiations

Job title: Indirect Procurement Manager

Department: Procurement

Responsible to: Head of Procurement

The company

For 50 years Brompton has existed to ‘create urban freedom for happier lives. By providing the means to travel and explore with a bike you can take anywhere and store anywhere we make cities better places to live. Our high-quality products and market leading brand combined with a global need for smarter urban transport means we are enjoying strong, sustained growth. To continue to thrive we need great people who can innovate and deliver. Brompton is a truly global company exporting 80% of our production to 45 countries around the world. In 2024 Brompton celebrated making our millionth bike. The majority of these are in regular use around the world. Our owners are evangelists for our brand and will invest in their Brompton experience if offered outstanding Bikes that make cycling a more joyful and useful.

Brompton’s business is built around solving problems for our users in innovative ways that add real value. Within the product management team, our focus is on delivering 5* products to our owners and delighting them on every journey. We focus on high value innovation, transforming Brompton now and over the next 10 years.

The Role

This role is pivotal in helping the business manage, control and optimise indirect purchasing costs across goods and services. The successful candidate will work closely with stakeholders across the business, using strong communication and commercial skills to secure the best overall value while maintaining quality, service and contractual compliance. The role requires a proactive self-starter with strong analytical capability, attention to detail and the ability to ensure that parts, services and contracts are delivered in line with business requirements and stakeholder expectations.

Main duties

• Driving the team to achieve the goals and target set by the business.
• Developing the direct reports to achieve a fully autonomous department.
• Managing the budget for the department and ensuring all targets are met.
• Developing process and procedures to effectively manage the indirect spend within the team and wider business.
• Targeting cost saving & consolidation opportunities in the indirect categories whilst maintaining quality and service.
• Analysing the current spends and look for opportunities to save costs in line with the business KPI’s.
• Drive and develop a reliable, sustainable, and robust supply chain for alternatively sourced parts and services.
• Managing and maintaining contracts and long-term agreement for all newly sourced parts and services.
• Managing bids and tenders for all contracting and consumable spend work
• Reducing the burden on BBL trading terms and import duties (where applicable) and taxes.
• Maintain records of goods ordered and received, ensuring that any issues are fully investigated and resolved.
• Develop and introduce KPI's throughout the indirect categories.
• Attending internal meetings as and when necessary, with various departments.
• Compliance with the processes and procedures in place within BBL.
• Working on other projects as and when required
• Providing management reports as required
• Any other tasks that may be deemed necessary.

Person Specification: 

• Good communication skills at different levels of the business.
• Able to motivate and inspire people to achieve
• Ability to build key relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Driven, motivated and a positive attitude.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Punctual, methodical, adaptable, and reliable.

Essential Skills:

• Good negotiation skills.
• Good analytical skills
• Experience working with suppliers.
• Relevant working experience in a “hands on” procurement role.
• Working knowledge of MRP/APS systems
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel, Word, and Teams.

Desired skills

• CIPS certified, desirable but not essential.

What We Offer 

Joining Brompton means joining a company where craft, ambition and purpose sit side by side. We offer: 

• A competitive salary and performance-related bonus 
• Generous pension contribution 
• Private medical insurance 
• 25 days' annual leave plus UK public holidays 
• A Brompton bicycle through our employee hire scheme (naturally) 
• Employee discount on all Brompton products and accessories 
• Access to our London headquarters and a vibrant, passionate team 
• The opportunity to shape the commercial future of one of Britain's most iconic brands