Estimating & Procurement Manager

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Location: Aylesford | Salary: £40,000-£45,000 | Hours: Full-time, Mon-Fri 8am-5:30pm

We are recruiting an Estimating & Procurement Manager to join a well-established retail manufacturer on a permanent basis. This is a key leadership role, managing a team of three, overseeing accurate quotations, strategic purchasing, supplier relations, and providing data-driven reporting to support production and procurement decisions.

What you'll do:

• Lead a small team, setting objectives, monitoring performance, and identifying training needs
• Prepare accurate job estimates for printed packaging products, factoring materials, machine use, labour, and customer requirements
• Develop and maintain pricing models aligned with company strategy and market benchmarks
• Oversee all purchasing activities for raw materials, outsourced services, and production supplies
• Negotiate with suppliers to ensure cost, quality, and service targets are met
• Monitor supplier performance, pricing trends, and material availability across the UK/EU
• Produce reports and KPIs on costs, estimate accuracy, material usage, and procurement performance
• Collaborate with Sales, Customer Service, and Production teams to support client quote requests
• Implement procurement strategies that support business goals and operational efficiency

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience in estimating and procurement, ideally in a technical or packaging environment
• Previous supervisory or team leadership experience essential
• Strong commercial acumen with ability to balance customer needs with margin and cost considerations
• Experience in supplier negotiation and performance management
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and organisational skills
• IT literate, confident in Microsoft Office suite
• Proactive, accountable, and flexible

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Onsite parking
• Car salary sacrifice & cycle-to-work schemes
• Employee referral programme

This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially-minded, technically skilled manager to lead procurement and estimating operations in a growing and dynamic manufacturing business.

Please note this position is only suitable for candidates who are already able to live and work in the UK without restriction. No relocations please.

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