Procurement Manager

Arc

Looking for a Procurement Manager to oversee purchasing for a leading IT Managed Services Provider in the UK. Requires 5+ years of procurement experience in a fast-paced environment.

Posted 5/9/2026full-timeBasildon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £30,000 - £40,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Take ownership of procurement activity across hardware, software, licensing and services.
Source products and services from approved suppliers, distributors and vendor partners.
Confirm supplier pricing, stock availability, lead times and delivery options.
Review supplier options and make commercially sound recommendations based on price, availability, service level, risk and delivery requirements.
Place accurate purchase orders with suppliers in line with internal processes and approval controls.
Track open orders from placement through to delivery, ensuring internal systems are updated clearly and consistently.
Confirm expected delivery dates and provide timely order updates to internal and external stakeholders where required.
Manage supplier-side escalations where orders are delayed, incorrectly processed, short-shipped or impacted by stock changes.
Support urgent, high-priority or business-critical orders, ensuring risks and timelines are clearly communicated.
Maintain accurate procurement records within Autotask PSA and related business systems.
Ensure supplier information, order notes, delivery updates and fulfilment records are kept up to date.
Work with Finance to support purchase order, invoice, goods receipt and delivery query resolution.
Support goods receipt, stock movement and equipment logistics where required.
Build and maintain strong working relationships with key suppliers, distributors and vendor contacts.
Help ensure procurement activity follows approved supplier, compliance and commercial guidelines.
Identify opportunities to improve purchasing processes, supplier communication, fulfilment tracking and procurement reporting.
Support procurement governance, including supplier selection, preferred supplier usage, documentation quality and audit readiness.
Contribute to improved supplier performance, operational efficiency and cost control across the business.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 5+ years’ experience in procurement, purchasing, supplier management, order fulfilment, IT distribution, MSP operations or a similar commercial role.
Strong understanding of procurement processes, purchase orders, supplier management and order fulfilment.
Proven experience managing suppliers, distributors or vendor relationships.
Strong attention to detail when working with pricing, quantities, part codes, specifications and supplier information.
Good commercial awareness with the ability to balance cost, availability, service level, risk and customer requirements.
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple orders, queries, priorities and deadlines at the same time.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Confidence dealing with suppliers, distributors, internal stakeholders and senior colleagues.
Ability to chase updates, resolve issues, escalate effectively and maintain accurate records.
Comfortable working with business systems, spreadsheets and structured procurement processes.
A proactive approach to ownership, follow-up, issue resolution and continuous improvement.
Understanding of why accurate procurement matters to customer delivery, margin protection, billing accuracy and operational performance.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Take ownership of procurement activity across hardware, software, licensing and services.
Source products and services from approved suppliers, distributors and vendor partners.
Confirm supplier pricing, stock availability, lead times and delivery options.
Review supplier options and make commercially sound recommendations based on price, availability, service level, risk and delivery requirements.
Place accurate purchase orders with suppliers in line with internal processes and approval controls.
Track open orders from placement through to delivery, ensuring internal systems are updated clearly and consistently.
Confirm expected delivery dates and provide timely order updates to internal and external stakeholders where required.
Manage supplier-side escalations where orders are delayed, incorrectly processed, short-shipped or impacted by stock changes.
Support urgent, high-priority or business-critical orders, ensuring risks and timelines are clearly communicated.
Maintain accurate procurement records within Autotask PSA and related business systems.
Ensure supplier information, order notes, delivery updates and fulfilment records are kept up to date.
Work with Finance to support purchase order, invoice, goods receipt and delivery query resolution.
Support goods receipt, stock movement and equipment logistics where required.
Build and maintain strong working relationships with key suppliers, distributors and vendor contacts.
Help ensure procurement activity follows approved supplier, compliance and commercial guidelines.
Identify opportunities to improve purchasing processes, supplier communication, fulfilment tracking and procurement reporting.
Support procurement governance, including supplier selection, preferred supplier usage, documentation quality and audit readiness.
Contribute to improved supplier performance, operational efficiency and cost control across the business. 🎯 Requirements
Minimum 5+ years’ experience in procurement, purchasing, supplier management, order fulfilment, IT distribution, MSP operations or a similar commercial role.
Strong understanding of procurement processes, purchase orders, supplier management and order fulfilment.
Proven experience managing suppliers, distributors or vendor relationships.
Strong attention to detail when working with pricing, quantities, part codes, specifications and supplier information.
Good commercial awareness with the ability to balance cost, availability, service level, risk and customer requirements.
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple orders, queries, priorities and deadlines at the same time.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Confidence dealing with suppliers, distributors, internal stakeholders and senior colleagues.
Ability to chase updates, resolve issues, escalate effectively and maintain accurate records.
Comfortable working with business systems, spreadsheets and structured procurement processes.
A proactive approach to ownership, follow-up, issue resolution and continuous improvement.
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Hard Skills & Tools

procurementpurchasingsupplier managementorder fulfilmentIT distributionMSP operationspurchase orderscommercial guidelinesprocurement processesfulfilment tracking

Soft Skills

attention to detailcommercial awarenessorganisational skillscommunication skillsissue resolutionproactive approachrelationship buildingtime managementproblem-solvingcontinuous improvement