We're a leading recruitment company in Sri Lanka looking for a Procurement Manager for a leading manufacturing company based in Colombo. This is a key role responsible for developing and executing procurement strategies, strengthening supplier partnerships, delivering commercial value, and supporting major manufacturing, engineering, and capital projects.

The successful candidate will bring strong commercial judgement, proven strategic procurement expertise, and extensive experience managing complex supplier relationships across local and international markets.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and implement strategic procurement strategies aligned with business and operational objectives.
Lead sourcing and procurement activities across CAPEX, engineering services, maintenance, facilities, utilities, and project-related spend.
Manage and develop a portfolio of local and international suppliers, ensuring competitive pricing, quality, reliability, and service performance.
Lead commercial negotiations, contract discussions, and supplier selection processes to deliver optimal value and mitigate commercial and supply risks.
Support major manufacturing, engineering, expansion, and capital investment projects from a procurement and commercial perspective.
Identify cost-saving, value-engineering, and process-improvement opportunities across assigned categories.
Establish effective supplier-performance management frameworks and drive continuous improvement.
Collaborate closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Projects, Finance, Legal, Operations, and other key stakeholders.
Ensure procurement activities comply with company policies, governance requirements, contractual obligations, and applicable standards.
Monitor market conditions, supplier risks, commodity trends, and emerging opportunities to inform sourcing strategies.

Key Requirements

Proven experience in strategic and indirect procurement, ideally within a large-scale manufacturing, industrial, engineering, or similar environment.
Strong exposure to CAPEX, engineering services, maintenance, facilities, utilities, and project procurement.
Demonstrated success in strategic sourcing, supplier management, and complex commercial negotiations.
Experience managing both local and international suppliers.
Strong understanding of contracts, commercial terms, procurement governance, and supplier risk management.
Excellent commercial judgement with the ability to evaluate cost, quality, risk, and long-term value.
Strong stakeholder-management and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver procurement initiatives within demanding project timelines.