Senior Manager - Indirect Procurement Operations

Startops; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic procurement firm is looking for a Senior Manager - Indirect Procurement to lead strategic sourcing initiatives. This role will focus on optimizing spend, building supplier relationships, and ensuring compliance within procurement processes. You will work closely with stakeholders, including the C-Suite, while promoting sustainability within the supply chain. If you have a strong background in procurement and negotiation, this is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of procurement in a rapidly growing organization.

Benefits

Performance-based Bonus

Funded Healthcare

25 days holiday plus birthday leave

Contributory pension scheme

Gymshark Employee Discount

Onsite lunch provision

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of procurement best practices.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and suppliers.
• Experience in managing spend in functional areas.

Responsibilities

• Develop procurement strategies for cost savings and efficiency.
• Establish strategic supplier partnerships.
• Implement and manage risk and compliance processes.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Supplier management

Procurement best practices

Data analysis

Stakeholder influence

Education

Experience in Procurement function

Knowledge of Payments and Technology

Understanding of sustainability practices

Tools

Procurement software

ERP systems

Job description

Senior Manager - Indirect Procurement

Build and implement a strategic procurement framework for sustainable indirect sourcing

Location: Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, England, United Kingdom

Job Tags: Operations

About The Role

Senior Manager - Indirect Procurement

As Senior Manager – Indirect Procurement you will provide professional procurement support across a range of spend categories, including Performance Marketing, Technology, Payments and General Indirects. This role offers a unique opportunity to deliver tangible value and drive the success of this newly formed Procurement function, helping to creating and managing sustainable procurement practices that align with Gymshark's growth purpose, innovation, and goals. This role is key in optimising spend, developing supplier relationships, and ensuring a cost-effective, frictionless procurement process, with the opportunity to work alongside the Procurement Lead – General Indirects to help manage fluctuations in workload across all areas.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Developing, adapting and executing procurement strategies that deliver cost savings, value, and operational efficiency
• Establishing and maintaining strategic supplier partnerships, guiding suppliers to meet cost, quality, and performance requirements
• Implementing risk management processes and ensuring compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards
• Directing procurement process improvements, including best practice procurement and supply chain tech to enhance efficiency and transparency
• Ensuring procurement practices align with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives, and promoting sustainability within the supply chain
• Working closely with internal stakeholders – up to and including C-Suite, Finance and Tech to align procurement activities with business goal

You'll Be Accountable For:

• Achieving year-on-year cost reductions and value generation through effective negotiations, supplier management, and strategic sourcing
• Directing supplier performance, ensuring key performance indicators (KPIs) on cost, quality, delivery, and innovation are met
• Ensuring procurement activities are compliant with internal policies, legal requirements, and ethical standards
• Identifying and managing risks to ensure service provision continuity
• Minimising disruption to business operations

What You'll Need To Have:

• In-depth knowledge of procurement best practices, sourcing strategies, supplier management, and robust negotiation skills
• Good awareness of functionally-specific dynamics and experience in managing spend in general functional areas
• The ability to influence stakeholders and suppliers and the confidence and experience to work closely with the Gymshark C-Suite
• Experience of working in a green or brownfield Procurement function in an organisation that is growing at pace
• The ability to review complex data and market trends to inform strategic sourcing decisions and optimise spend
• Expertise in identifying and mitigating procurement risks, ensuring compliance with legal, ethical, and regulatory standards

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in Payments and Payments Technology would be advantageous
• They will have experience in integrating sustainability practices into procurement and supply chain activities
• Use of procurement software and ERP systems previously
• Experience of working in a global organisation and understand global supply chain complexities

Closing date: 21 December 2025 for early consideration (before we take a break for the Christmas holidays)

Location: This is a hybrid role based at least 3 days a week - or more if you prefer - from our Global HQ near Solihull, West Midlands.

Belonging at Gymshark.

Our mission is to be a place where everyone belongs. We're an equal opportunities employer, and for us that means we always strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment, right from your application. We're committed to finding reasonable adjustments for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind.

About Us.

We're here to unite the conditioning community. We believe that putting the sweat in today, prepares us for tomorrow. So, we give people the tools they need to reach further, go faster, be stronger. We celebrate those who show up – for themselves – to be their physical or mental best, whatever that means for them. It's what we want for our community, and our team. A team that's growing rapidly around the world. A collective of talented individuals working together to invent Gymshark's future. Our plans are ambitious, and we're looking for people who want to join us for the ride – our growth will be your growth.

The Perks.

Standard benefits include:

• Performance-based Bonus opportunity
• Funded Healthcare benefit
• 25 days holiday, additional day for your birthday & Bank Holidays
• Contributory Employer pension scheme
• Flexible benefits programme – including salary sacrifice EV scheme, dental insurance, cycle to work, tech scheme, holiday trading
• Gymshark Employee Discount & long service awards
• Access to High Street cashback and discounts
• Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support
• Enhanced Family Leave package
• Life Assurance

Office location specific benefits include:

• Gym Membership to The Lifting Club (LC)
• Onsite lunch provision & coffee bars
• EV charge points available

Note: The bonus program and benefits have certain eligibility requirements. Gymshark reserves the right to amend these programs in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.