Purchasing Manager - Indirect Spend

• Responsible to Procurement Manager - Materials & Indirect
• Salary Depending on Experience

Kane Group are an established, and successful multi-disciplinary building-services solution contractor, with our Head Office based in Banbridge, Northern Ireland.

We're an innovative, forward-thinking company with continued steady growth serving residential, hospitality, education, commercial and healthcare sectors with offices in Northern Ireland, London, Birmingham, Glasgow and the Republic of Ireland.

We are seeking a Purchasing Manager - Indirect Spend based in Banbridge to be part of our growing team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Purchasing Operations Management (Indirect Only)

• Lead and manage all procurement activity across allocated categories, ensuring commercial value, TCO Optimisation, contract compliance, and on time delivery.
• Approve purchase orders and contracts within delegated authority and in line with Procurement policies and governance.
• Ensure all category sourcing meets business requirements, including specifications, SLAs, compliance obligations, and operational deadlines.
• Maintain accurate cost and financial tracking in Evision (ERP system).
• Record and proactively manage all warranties, guarantees, service agreements, and renewals.
• Ensure all indirect suppliers are approved, compliant, and fully onboarded before use.
• Support the improvement of the supply chain database to provide accurate category agreements, pricing, and discounts.

Process & Compliance (Indirect Only)

• Comply with and enforce all Company procurement processes, documentation standards, and compliance requirements.
• Monitor indirect contract renewals, service schedules, KPIs, and supplier performance to minimise operational and financial risk.
• Identify and elevate risks to the Procurement Manager along with proposed solutions to mitigate the same.
• Apply ethical and compliant procurement practices aligned with Company Values and professional standards.
• Maintain complete, accurate, audit ready records for all indirect procurement activity.

SLA Management (Indirect Only)

• Actively manage service level agreements (SLAs) across all indirect suppliers, ensuring performance meets agreed service, quality, cost, and response requirements.
• Track and evaluate SLA performance using defined KPIs, highlighting any deviations, risks, or underperformance.
• Engage directly with suppliers to resolve SLA breaches, drive corrective actions, and maintain continuity of service.
• Maintain clear documentation of SLA performance, reviews, actions, and outcomes for audit and reporting purposes.
• Use SLA data trends to inform sourcing decisions, renewals, negotiations, and supplier rationalisation for indirect categories.

Strategic Improvement (Indirect Only)

• Identify and deliver cost savings, efficiencies, and value improvements.
• Conduct market and supplier analysis relevant to indirect spend to support sourcing strategies, negotiations, and supplier rationalisation.
• Prepare and deliver monthly performance reports on spend, including risks, opportunities, supplier performance, and forecasted spend.
• Support long term category planning and development of category roadmaps
• Team and Self Development
• Contribute to management meetings by representing indirect procurement activity and insights.
• Pursue continuous professional development (e.g., CIPS, leadership skills) aligned to future growth.
• Lead, support and develop team members to foster a high performing and collaborative team.

Future Opportunity at Kane

• In line with Kane's growth plans over the next 5 years this role offers excellent opportunities for long-term career development and progression as the business evolves.

QUALIFICATION

• 5 GCSES Grades A-C, including Maths and English
• Third level Education in a business-related discipline.
• CIPS membership/qualifications

EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

• A minimum of 2 years procurement and / or sourcing experience at a senior level, with demonstrated success in delivering value through strategic sourcing, cost optimisation, and supplier consolidation.
• Strong knowledge of contract management, including negotiation, drafting, renewal cycles, and supplier performance management frameworks
• Strong analytical understanding of business cost drivers, enabling targeted cost reduction initiatives and category strategy development.
• Experience working with procurement systems.
• Experience managing key indirect categories such as:
• Fleet (vehicle procurement, leasing, maintenance)
• Insurance (broker management, policy renewals, claims coordination)
• Travel
• Capital Procurement
• Knowledge of commercial and legal considerations relevant to indirect procurement, including contract law fundamentals, service level agreements, and KPI frameworks.
• Experience of managing and developing others to drive high performance and support their professional growth.
• Experience using ERP systems such as Evision or equivalent.
• Proven ability to work autonomously while delivering timely, high quality outputs that align with budgetary and commercial requirements.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and manage workload effectively.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills with the ability to influence internal stakeholders and develop strong, effective working relationships across the supply chain.
• Ability to work collaboratively across functions.

COMPANY BENEFITS

• Cash Health Plan to include Employee Assistance Programme
• 4 x Salary Death in Service cover
• Auto Enrolment Company Pension scheme (Salary Sacrifice)
• Company Sick Pay Scheme, which is available upon successful completion of probation, and increases with service
• Enhanced maternity & paternity benefits
• Paid professional subscriptions
• Variety of employee discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Branded clothing
• Active Social and Wellbeing Committees
• Annual Health Checks
• Full use of onsite state of the art gym
• Awards for long service
• Additional annual leave based on length of service
• Training and development opportunities.
• Free Onsite parking

Kane is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

If you think you have the expertise and knowledge to fulfill this role.