Regional Procurement Manager

Procurement Hub Manager - Europe

As our new Procurement Hub Manager, you’ll play a key role in connecting Group Procurement strategy with effective delivery across our European sites, ensuring our procurement approach supports operational continuity, commercial performance, risk management and the needs of our local businesses.

Working closely with Group Procurement, European site leadership and local purchasing teams, you’ll help translate global category strategies, sourcing initiatives and governance standards into effective regional and local execution. You’ll provide procurement leadership across Europe, building capability, engagement and performance within site-based teams while ensuring local priorities remain aligned with our wider strategy.

This is an opportunity to shape and strengthen procurement across our European operations, balancing regional business needs with Group priorities and representing Procurement within regional leadership forums.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the deployment of Group Procurement strategy across Europe, aligning regional execution with local business needs.
• Identify and deliver savings, efficiency and value-creation opportunities across European sites, supporting Group targets.
• Lead, coach and develop site purchasing teams, building capability, performance and collaboration across the region.
• Drive procurement governance, compliance and risk management across European operations, ensuring consistent standards and controls.
• Partner with European and Group leadership, representing regional priorities and shaping procurement strategy and decision-making.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven procurement leadership experience, ideally across multiple sites, countries or a regional environment.
• Strong commercial and analytical skills, with a track record of delivering savings, efficiencies and measurable value.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the credibility to work effectively with senior leaders, operational teams and Group functions.
• Experience translating strategy into practical action, embedding governance, compliance and new ways of working across operational teams.
• A collaborative, pragmatic and accountable leadership style, with the ability to balance Group priorities with local business needs in a matrix environment.

Desirable:

• Experience within a multi-site manufacturing, chemicals, materials or supply chain environment.
• CIPS or an equivalent procurement/supply chain qualification.

Why join us?

At Scott Bader, we’re proud to be an employee-owned business where our colleagues share in our success and help shape the future of the company. Alongside a competitive salary and bonus scheme, we offer a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development and work-life balance, including:

• Enhanced pension contributions up to 10%
• Private medical insurance and health cash plan
• Profit share and bonus schemes
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with option to buy more
• Paid volunteering days and charity match funding
• Learning and development opportunities
• Electric vehicle and Cycle to Work schemes
• Subsidised canteen, free parking and onsite facilities at our Wollaston HQ

We also offer a collaborative and inclusive working environment where innovation, sustainability and community are at the heart of what we do.

About Scott Bader

Scott Bader is a global manufacturer of advanced composites, structural adhesives and functional polymers. Established in 1921, we combine over 100 years of expertise with a passion for innovation, quality and sustainability, supporting customers across a wide range of industries worldwide.

Today, more than 600 colleagues work across our global network of manufacturing sites, offices and technical centres, collaborating to deliver innovative solutions and outstanding customer support.

What makes Scott Bader different is our employee ownership model. Since 1951, our colleagues have shared in the responsibility and success of the business, helping shape a company that balances commercial success with a strong sense of purpose, community and long-term thinking.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Scott Bader, we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected, valued and able to be themselves. We welcome different perspectives, experiences and ways of thinking, recognising that diversity drives innovation, collaboration and better outcomes for our colleagues, customers and communities.