Senior Indirect Buyer
Protolabs · Telford, ENG, GB
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About the role
Why Protolabs?
Join us as our new Senior Indirect Buyer!
The Sr. Indirect Buyer is responsible for leading the sourcing, negotiation, and management of non-production goods and services across the EMEA region.
This role focuses on supplier strategy, contract governance, cost optimization, and risk mitigation, while operating with a high level of independence and aligning to global procurement standards.
What You'll Do:
- Lead sourcing activities across indirect categories including software, professional services, facilities, and non-production spend
- Own and lead supplier negotiations and contract discussions, balancing cost, risk, and service outcomes
- Develop supplier strategies aligned to business needs and regional market conditions
- Partner with stakeholders across EMEA to translate business requirements into sourcing strategies
- Build and maintain strong relationships with both suppliers, internal and external stakeholders to ensure procurement strategies meet operational and strategic needs
- Ensure compliance with procurement policies, contract governance, and financial controls
- Manage end-to-end procurement lifecycle from intake through supplier performance management
- Act as the primary EMEA contact for indirect procurement, aligning regional execution with global standards
- Identify and drive process improvements toward scalable global procurement practices
- Collaborate across teams to optimise category strategies, share insights, and drive continuous improvement towards scalable global procurement practices.
- Perform additional tasks as assigned.
What It Takes:
- 5+ years of procurement or sourcing experience (indirect preferred)
- Experience working across regions or global teams preferred
- In-depth knowledge and experience in managing categories, including risk and opportunity management, to deliver value and ensure effective sourcing strategies
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Ability to manage and execute projects
- Demonstrated ability to identify and implement new opportunities for process improvement, problem-solving, and collaboration—ideally within a procurement or similar environment
What's In It For You:
- Growth-oriented company with a focus on your development journey through regular feedback and discussions.
- Open and welcoming corporate culture globally.
- Extensive e-learning platform with 300+ training courses and on-site sessions, including internal leadership training
- Onsite car parking, bicycle storage, and convenient public transport links.
- Newly built canteen with free hot drinks.
- Employee Discount scheme with savings across thousands of UK retailers.
- Employee wellbeing culture with mental health support, wellbeing portal, and psychologist assistance.
- Monetary-based Reward Schemes for recognition, referrals, anniversaries, and life events.
- 37.5 hours per week, permanent contract with regular breaks
- 25 days holiday entitlement plus Bank Holidays, increasing with length of service.
- Life insurance policy for eligible employees – 4 x base salary
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Skills
- Negotiation
- Stakeholder Management
- Project Management
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