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United Kingdom , Gravesend

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We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as our Procurement Specialist - Direct. Joining us on a full time, permanent basis (Monday - Friday 8.30 - 5.30pm), with a minimum of three days a week at our Gravesend office. The Procurement Specialist - Direct will be responsible for performing and overseeing Moove’s Direct Procurement (primarily Base Oil and Additives) for its Manufacturing of Lubricants in the UK.

Job Responsibility:

  • End to end management of Procurement for Moove Europe – Direct Categories (Base Oil and Additives)
  • Category Strategy – short term tactical plan of negotiations and tenders, commercial engagements and long term strategy (multi-round game theory)
  • Terms and Conditions: Deep understanding of standards and Market practice and capacity to negotiate contracts, MoUs, and other commercial and technical agreements
  • Base Oil Trading strategy and execution, including elaboration of Sourcing and Sale strategies and monitoring exposures, arbitrage and management of potential embedded derivatives (in case of trade imbalance)
  • Strategic Partnerships with Critical Suppliers
  • Risk Management for Critical Suppliers, Raw Materials and Services
  • Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) model and frameworks applied
  • Supplier Performance: active monitoring and management to drive continuous improvement - Develop, implement, and track supplier metrics to evaluate and drive performance
  • Global Commodities strategy, including active management of Cost Curve of Base Oil across refineries in all continents
  • Define and implement procurement strategies at a European and Global level for COGS reductions and efficiencies
  • Employ strategies to ensure business continuity
  • Manage suppliers’ Safety (directly) and implication of their performance into Moove’s safe operations
  • Advance the understanding of the market trends and identify the factors which influence availability and pricing
  • Consult across the business to provide information regarding supply constraints, pricing initiatives and supplier performance
  • Demonstrate, lead and encourage best practice within the procurement process to achieve continuous improvement, complexity reduction, and efficiencies
  • Identify sustainability solutions within the supply chain, including scope 2 and 3 emissions optimisation
  • Own, manage, improve and ensure compliance with Procurement and Procurement related policies
  • Manage activities in ERP and other systems
  • Ensure compliance with Trade / Legal requirements
  • Optimise Cash Flow by driving improvement of Payment Terms and strategies of Inventory Management improvement
  • Lead negotiations and strategy with 3rd party manufacturers
  • Actively develop new suppliers - continuously
  • Manage Tenders, negotiations and Sourcing plans
  • Drive Innovation in Procurement, including through development of new products, technologies
  • Drive efficiency improvement in Procurement activities by management of resources across operations and through employment of optimisation solutions (eg. RPA and other types of automation and process improvements)
  • Behave as the guardian of costs of the organization, and represents the company’s values and strategy with suppliers market
  • Attend and represent Moove in industry boards and associations
  • Support Marketing and Sales teams with supply contracts that will enable increase results (volume, margin), growth and expansion
  • Develop solutions that will increase transparency and efficiency across Procurement and in the communications with suppliers and other Moove teams
  • Develop and manage departmental OPEX budget as part of the overall Operations OPEX budgetary submission

Requirements:

  • Leadership qualities typically acquired through several years of experience in related roles with strong decision making and accountability
  • Demonstrated experience in Procurement, Supply Chain and Base Oil Trading management in operations with Manufacturing and distribution across various countries
  • Established understanding and knowledge of market economics, cost drivers, value chains etc
  • Strong strategic and analytic approach to procurement with knowledge of strategic sourcing principles and practice
  • Proven negotiations skills and understanding of strategic supplier/customer dynamics
  • Independent and autonomous in negotiations of Contracts/MoU/LoI/Terms and Conditions with suppliers and Trading partners
  • Expert communication and presentation skills both verbal and written
  • Advanced understanding or Trading terms
  • Able to handle multiple priorities
  • Results focus with a can-do attitude

Nice to have:

  • Engineering, Science, Commerce or Business Degree
  • Knowledge of suppliers and products related to the lubricant industry
  • Knowledge of Lubricants Formulations and key performance and value drivers
  • Knowledge of Manufacturing, S&OP and B2B Marketing
  • A sound understanding of commercial and business fundamentals and drivers of the wider lubricants business
  • Experience with SAP S/4HANA
  • Proficiency in French, Portuguese or Spanish
What we offer:
  • Competitive Salary
  • Annual Bonus
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays annually (pro-rata)
  • Contributory pension scheme (company match up to 7%)
  • Life Assurance 4x basic salary
  • Medicash EAP ad Perks
  • Free Parking
  • Enhanced Family Leave
  • Company events

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 05, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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