Head of Legal

"Excellent opportunity for commercial insolvency litigation solicitor to enter the asset finance world."

C£85-100000 (DOE) 30% Bonus Benefits

East Midlands (Hybrid Working

Commutable from Birmingham, Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire, Worcestershire

Are you an ambitious, highly skilled, and current practising solicitor with a strong background in commercial insolvency litigation? Would you like to be part of a dynamic team that propels a leading broker/lender to greater heights? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you. Our client is seeking a talented and astute Head of Legal to champion their legal processes and credit operations.

The Head of Legal is a crucial position responsible for managing the Collections/Recovery process and providing vital legal insights to resolve outstanding balances successfully. By closely reviewing and negotiating key agreements with lenders and overseeing dispute resolutions, this role ensures the best possible outcome for the company.

This position is also dedicated to developing and implementing effective strategies for non-performing loan recovery, working closely with relevant departments to monitor outstanding balances and make proactive recommendations for contractual amendments as needed. The Head of Legal is also responsible for providing daily management and guidance to the Collections/End of Term department to ensure the team's efficiency and success.

As the new Head of Legal, you will propel our client's organisation to continued success by:
* Steering the direction of the Impairments Committee and delivering crucial arrears trends/data to the Credit Department and Sales Team.
* Designing, implementing and executing robust strategies for recovering debts and arrears.
* Diligently monitoring defaults and working to resolve outstanding due balances.
* Overseeing, evaluating, and ensuring peak performance within the Collections Department.
* Drafting all correspondence, handling late payment fees, generating End of Term management reports, and assessing repossessions and legal options for continuous defaults.
* Orchestrating effective legal alternatives to recover arrears/assets and overseeing asset disposal when necessary.

Our client is seeking a highly driven, focused, and experienced Head of Legal with the following qualifications:
* A current practising solicitor with up-to-date SRA registration.
* A solid background in insolvency litigation and a comprehensive understanding of the legal complexities involved in commercial asset finance debt recovery.
* Proven ability to manage and resolve legal disputes, default situations, and arrears scenarios.
* Demonstrated proficiency in legal analysis, drafting correspondence and reports, and evaluating repossessions.
* Adept at orchestrating legal strategies for debt recovery and asset disposition.
* Excellent communication and negotiation skills and a genuine desire to deliver results.

Our client is based in the East Midlands/M1 corridor and can offer this role as an office/home hybrid. However, you will need to attend their office for one-two days per week.

So, are you the legal expert our client is looking for? Apply now by emailing your CV, quoting LX 1325632

Supply Chain Director - FMCG

"Take charge of a dynamic and growing operation for a world-leading brand".

£Excellent + Car/Allowance + Bonus + Blue Chip Benefits

Oxfordshire (Hybrid)

Are you an experienced Supply Chain leader looking for the next step in your career? Do you have a mindset for driving success, ensuring a seamless customer experience, and delivering excellence in logistics and operations? This is your chance to join our client's team as their Supply Chain Director and make a real impact.

About the Role:

In this pivotal role, you will provide strategic oversight and collaborate closely with Supply Chain/operations staff, internal staff, and outsourced warehouse/logistics partners. Your focus will be on achieving secure, safe stock management while ensuring the efficient and cost-effective fulfilment of sales orders.

Key responsibilities include:

• Distribution & Warehousing Management: Ensure the smooth running of our client's distribution, warehousing, stock management, and reverse logistics operations.
• Customer Experience Excellence: Own the customer journey from order to fulfilment and inquiry to resolution. Implement initiatives for continuous improvement, considering the increasing use of alternative channels for ordering and delivery.
• Collaboration & Communication: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including sales, customer service, finance, and other stakeholders, to optimise the end-to-end supply chain processes.
• Strategic Planning: Develop and execute strategies that minimise risks, control costs, and enhance operational efficiency at all levels of the supply chain.
• Supplier Relationship Management: Establish strong partnerships with their outsourced warehouse/logistics providers, ensuring quality, reliability, and performance targets are met consistently.

About You:

Our client is looking for a candidate with:

* A bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, or a related field.

* A thorough understanding of the supply chain implications for a heavily retail-based organisation.

* Significant experience at the top level of supply chain management, logistics, procurement, or related areas.

* Demonstrated ability to manage large-scale, complex operations of high-turnover organisations.

* Expertise in warehouse management systems, inventory control, logistics and reverse logistics.

* Excellent problem-solving, decision-making, and communication skills.

* A results-driven mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.

Why You'll Love Working with Our Client:

When you join their team, you'll discover a work environment full of opportunity and innovation. The competitive salary and benefits package is designed to give employees the best possible chance for success. Plus, you'll work with a highly motivated and dedicated group of people committed to driving excellence in a rapidly growing industry. The company embraces professional growth and development, providing ample chances to increase your knowledge base and hone your skills. You'll also directly influence how the organisation moves forward, allowing you to help shape its future direction.

Head of Procurement

"Excellent opportunity for procurement professional with track record in stakeholder engagement and transformational change".

£65-70000 Car/Allowance Excellent Benefits Package

Cambridgeshire (Hybrid/Remote with National Remit).

Are you an experienced procurement professional looking for a challenging role?

Our client, a major supplier of agricultural products and equipment, is currently recruiting for a Head of Procurement to join their team based in, Cambridgeshire. This is a newly created role, and you will be ably supported by an experienced Buyer. The successful candidate will create a unified procurement strategy and system across the entire business, for indirect spend/GNFR, consisting of multiple sites in the UK.

In recent years, the company has purchased several other businesses around the UK, each with its own localised procurement function. As you can imagine, it isn't an efficient system with fluctuations in price, quality, and delivery at each site.

So, this role has been created to build a centralised procurement system from the ground up. As each site was previously a stand-alone business, they all have historical, ingrained systems, so your key challenge will be to transition them all to a central system with new procedures. As such, your change-management and negotiation skills will be heavily used.

A large part of your success will be in building relationships with each site manager, understanding their preferred suppliers, and delivering detailed training, coaching, and mentoring on your new system.

Our client expects you will be degree and qualified in a relevant discipline and have substantial experience in leading a procurement function in a multi-site, matrix environment. CIPS ideally to level 6 or equivalent would be advantageous. Experience with SAP will also be a huge plus.

Although this is a UK-wide role, you should live within commuting distance of Huntingdon as you will be expected to visit the head office periodically.

So, if you are up for the challenge and believe you possess the necessary skills and experience to excel in this role, we would love to hear from you!

Senior Technical Buyer

"Your Chance to Overhaul and Improve Our Client's Machined Components Supply Chain"

C£45000 Benefits including Relocation Assistance

Dorset - Relocation Assistance Available

Are you an experienced technical buyer with a drive for continuous improvement and a background in engineering? Do you have the skills and experience to navigate the challenges of purchasing machined components for highly regulated industries? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you to make a tangible difference in our client's success.

The company operates in the oil and gas sector, supplying customers worldwide. They are currently looking for a highly motivated Senior Technical Buyer to join the growing team. This is a brand-new role, and as such, you will have the unique opportunity to shape their purchasing processes and develop a supply chain to help them achieve new levels of efficiency. Their order book is bulging, and they must expand their supplier base to cope with future demand.

Key responsibilities include:

* Creating a robust RFQ system to avoid unexpected costs arising.

* Order placement ensuring all items align with specifications, quality standards, delivery requirements, and costs.

* Conducting supplier audits to provide the highest level of compliance.

* Identifying and developing new suppliers based on capability, quality, lead time, and price.

* Engaging in technical discussions with suppliers, covering various aspects such as materials, processes, dimensions, tolerances, finishes, and more.

* Evaluating supplier performance based on on-time delivery, quality, price, and other key metrics, while publishing insightful KPI data.

* Investigating NCR issues with the quality team to determine root causes and implementing corrective actions.

* Potential to investigate low-cost country sourcing and develop an international supply chain.

About You

The ideal candidates for this role will be able to demonstrate:

* A strong engineering background, ideally in mechanical or manufacturing engineering.

* Proven experience purchasing machined components for highly regulated industries, such as oil and gas, aerospace, or automotive.

* A solid understanding of quality assurance and regulatory compliance.

* Excellent interpersonal skills to work closely with engineers and suppliers, seamlessly blending technical expertise with commercial acumen.

* A proven track record of achieving cost savings, efficiency improvements, and supplier performance enhancements.

* Experience in international supplier management and global sourcing strategies.

What's in It for You?

* A competitive salary and benefits package.

* Relocation assistance to the beautiful county of Dorset.

* The chance to grow and progress within a forward-thinking organisation.

* The opportunity to make a real difference in shaping the future of their supply chain operations.

* The satisfaction of contributing to the success of a company that values innovation and excellence.

* A collaborative and supportive company culture that inspires teamwork and promotes continuous development.

If you're excited about the prospect of joining their team and taking on the challenge of the Senior Technical Buyer role, don't hesitate - apply today!

Payroll & HR Officer

£34000 Bonus Blue Chip Benefits Package

Remote Working - Head Office in Essex

Are you a talented HR & Payroll Officer with experience in payroll, HR and employee relations? If so, our client needs your skills.

They want a qualified CIPD Level 3 HR and Payroll Officer to join their team. The role will be jointly responsible for the timely, accurate and meaningful running of the organisation's payroll and working within the personnel department. You'll have extensive experience in both HR and payroll, as well as knowledge of relevant employment legislation.

In this role, you will be tasked with maintaining accurate employee records in line with legislation and policy requirements. You will also act as the primary point of contact between staff members, managers and stakeholders on all aspects of personnel management, including absence, disciplinary action, capability issues or grievances. As a result, you'll need to be able to quickly build positive relationships and work collaboratively with all those involved.

As the workforce is 100% remote, you should have experience with the HR issues that can arise when staff work in a hybrid or fully remote or field based working model.

You must be able to use Sage Payroll proficiently to process pay runs accurately for over 300 employees, making sure that taxation and workplace pension deductions are correctly applied.

As the organisation is remote-based, excellent IT skills, particularly MS Office applications such as Word & Excel, and digital communication tools like Zoom/Skype/Teams are essential.

In return our client offers an excellent benefits package including 10% bonus, private healthcare, eyecare vouchers, enhanced maternity, paternity and sick pay, perkbox rewards, clear development pathways supported by excellent learning and development opportunities.

Head office is near Colchester so on the occasional times when you are required on site, you will need your own car as public transport is limited.

Procurement Officer - Social Housing Sector

£40-50000 Benefits

West London/Hybrid

Are you a talented and experienced procurement professional who has worked in the social housing or care home sector?

We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic and experienced Procurement Officer to join our client's social housing organisation. In this role, you will be responsible for procuring a wide range of products and services across the business, adhering to UK public sector procurement regulations. As such, you should have significant experience in public sector procurement and preferably have worked in either the social housing or care home sectors.

This is a fascinating and varied role with the opportunity for you to work across the business and play a leading part in many different projects. For example, you will conduct market research and engage with vendors to establish best-in-class procurement strategies. You will also negotiate post-tender clarifications and draft acceptance letters and contract documentation with support from the Procurement Manager.

You will also prepare project briefs/business cases for review by management, outlining the proposed strategy and rationale. Plus, you should be able to forecast demand while providing assurance around commercial and compliance risks. Therefore, it is essential that you are agile with a proactive approach and organised in your approach to work while adhering to timescales.

Additionally, our client is looking for someone who can demonstrate the following:

* Member of CIPS

* Ability to quickly build trust and influence at all levels of an organisation.

* Analytical approach to problem-solving.

* An ability to work to organisational deadlines and KPIs

* Creative and keen to try new ideas and approaches

* Able to build effective relationships with suppliers and stakeholders

* Confident using full Office 365 suite with good knowledge of Adobe suite.

* Previous experience using e-procurement, including P2P and Sourcing

Group Procurement Manager - Social Housing

£70-80000 Benefits

West London/Hybrid

Are you an experienced public sector procurement professional with a proven record of success in social housing or care home sectors? Do you have a head for innovation and a passion for driving value through effective, compliant procurement?

If so, then our client has the perfect opportunity for you. They are a well-established social housing provider with thousands of homes across multiple boroughs in West London. As part of their future plans, they are now looking to appoint a Procurement Manager to lead their procurement operations across the organisation. As part of this role, you will be responsible for:

* Setting the strategic direction of their commercial and procurement activities.

* Planning and supporting day-to-day operations.

* Identifying opportunities to reduce costs and ensure service quality improvement.

* Implementing best practice procurement techniques.

Specifically, you will lead the procurement contracts covering ongoing maintenance and repairs, kitchen/bathroom refurbishments, and general property upgrades. As such, you must understand and have experience dealing with public sector purchasing procedures such as JCT contracts.

In addition, you will also be responsible for internal procurement within the business, for example, IT and office equipment.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in public sector procurement and a working knowledge of social housing or care home sectors. Strong leadership skills, excellent organisational capabilities and innovative thinking are essential for this role. You will also be comfortable working with stakeholders at all levels inside and outside the organisation.

This is a hybrid role split between working from home and our client's premises. They are based in West London with a tube station next to their offices and onsite parking, which should make for a relatively easy commute.

This is your chance to make a lasting impact on our client's operations while personally developing your skillset, so don't miss out and apply now.

SENIOR BOILER TECHNICIAN

£41,500 Overtime Bonus Benefits including Flexitime

Stanford le Hope, Essex

Commutable from Stanford le Hope, Romford, Basildon, Chigwell, Grays, Northfleet, Gravesend, Dartford, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Rayleigh, South Benfleet, Barking, Dagenham, Greenwich, Waltham Forrest, Hackney, Tilbury, Southend on Sea, Billericay, Harlow, Cheshunt, Waltham Abbey, Potters Bar, Havering, Hornchurch, Epping, Rochester, Gillingham, Chatham, Bromley, Chislehurst, Maidstone.

Our client is a UK market leading manufacturer.

They are seeking a BOAS trained Senior Boiler Technician for its flagship manufacturing site in Stanford le Hope.

The Role:

Reporting directly to the Engineering Manager, the Senior Boiler Technician will be responsible for providing mechanical planned and preventive maintenance, as well as reactive maintenance on all plant, systems and services. You will also be responsible for monitoring and fault diagnostics of computer-controlled building management systems.

• Repairing and installing Boilers and Pressurised Vessels systems.
• Supporting a 24/7 operation to provide adequate steam volume and quality to enable operations to meet their production plan.
• Attending emergencies e.g., leaks
• Working as a team with other engineers.
• Maintaining a tidy working environment
• Regular management of third-party contractors (E.g. Boiler & Burner Control companies, Weld repair companies, Insurance inspection and Non Destructive Testing)

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate for the role of Senior Boiler Technician will be able to demonstrate previous experience working as a Senior Boiler Technician or similar ideally gained within a Manufacturing or Heavy Industry environment. As well as possess good communication skills and have a real desire in developing engineering and operational skills.

• Time served in a recognised apprenticeship.
• Advance understanding of steam fundamentals essential for management of Autoclave performance (Steam cooking) (not essential, for the right candidate we will provide training and development opportunities)
• ONC or above with relevant experience.
• Boiler, Pressurised Vessels, and Facilities Experience.
• BOAS trained.
• Experience in creating, planning, and undertaking PPM activities.
• Understanding of compliance with regards to Boilers and Pressurised Vessels.

To apply without delay, please email your CV quoting LX 1292236 to Telephone 01905 381 320

INTERIM SENIOR BUYER IT

£500 per day (via Umbrella Company) 12-18 month contract

Location: Hybrid/Remote - Sites in the South East/Home Counties & North West

When recruiting a role that involves the protection of critical UK infrastructure, there's a temptation to get all James Bond about it.

We could try and get your attention by saying things like, "Have you dreamed of protecting the nation and being a national hero or heroine"?

But, let's face it, you're a Senior IT Category Buying Specialist. And high-speed car chases around UK cities aren't usually part of the job. Unless you've just dropped your caramel latte in your lap, perhaps.

However, this is a crucial role for our client, a global player within the specialist energy, electricity and power generation sector. Our client is offering a 12-18 months contract to join their IT procurement team.

They're focused on improving efficiency in their global operations and making sure their data and systems are secure and robust.

As such, they want to strengthen their IT procurement team with the appointment of a category and procurement management professional into the role of Senior Buyer/Category Specialist - IT.

That's where you fit in. And you won't need a car that turns into a submarine.

Currently, their IT Infrastructure, Cyber Defence and Application Development are outsourced. So, your focus will be on next generation outsourcing with high levels of customer satisfaction as a key driver for our client's IT strategy.

Reporting to a Senior Category Manager, you will also work closely with the IT/Information Technology team, and your role will take on a UK and European perspective.

Core Aims:

• Working across different departments, develop plans for the next few years that incorporate the crucial aims for the category and a list of actions to achieve these goals.
• Build solid relationships with suppliers to ensure they understand your requirements and deliver on SLAs. Then, use those strong relationships to confidently challenge business partners to think and act differently, to be creative and open to new ideas and to explore new supply chain possibilities.
• Contribute to the development of the Procurement function's capability by bringing your experience of best practices from other industries and employers.

The Ideal Person will possess the following qualifications, experience, skills and competencies:

• Available imminently to commence a 12-18 months contract paying £500 per day via an Umbrella company.
• A university degree and, ideally, CIPS (or equivalent) qualification
• Experience working across global operations or multi-site environments and a keen sense of cultural awareness
• Currently working within a high-security sector such as defence, nuclear, aerospace, marine, ministry of defence, utilities etc.
• Understanding of the nuances of IT contracts.
• A proven track record in value delivery, improvement activity and best practice development in IT procurement.
• Understanding Information Technology markets, suppliers and technologies and how to leverage them for value for our client
• Building IT sub-category and category strategies to describe how value will be delivered in the short, medium and long term
• Negotiating with IT- suppliers to drive the right commercial and contractual outcomes
• Building relationships internally and externally to enable you to be successful in your role and to contribute to the development of our client as a world-class procurement organisation
• A thirst for knowledge, an inquisitive mindset and a drive for results.
• Knowledge of Procurement systems and technologies and the ability to put operational measures in place to ensure contracts deliver brilliantly.

In return, our client offers a very competitive salary and blue-chip benefits package and the opportunity to develop your career within a market leader. The role is offered on a interim 12-18 month contract and hybrid/remote basis with regular visits to sites in the North West and Home Counties for cross-functional engagement.

To apply without delay, please email your CV, quoting reference LX 1183415 for the attention of Roheela Khan, Telephone 00 44 (0) 1905 381 320 www.martinveasey.com

STRATEGIST - PROCUREMENT CATEGORY MANAGEMENT & PLANNING

£/€Very Competitive + Bonus + Blue Chip Benefits

Location: Flexible/Hybrid Role - UK, Netherlands, or Germany

"It's a slightly unusual role".

And that's a great way of summarising this position for our client. They're a well-established organisation in the specialist renewables and power generation industry that wants to become "best-in-class" in terms of its procurement process.

As part of this strategic development plan, they would like to appoint a Category Management Specialist to sit within their large pan European procurement team. The main focus of this role is to work alongside each Category Manager to help them develop longer-term procurement strategies for each category.

As such, you'll be mentoring, coaching, and developing the category management team to help them think differently and innovate new ideas. This may take the form of working one-to-one with the managers or running workshops to create an open culture of collaboration between the team.

So, they're looking for a category management expert who's used to working in a blue-chip, world-class procurement function and can bring new ideas into the company. Experience of working in the power generation industry is not essential, and they're open to considering candidates from any highly regulated industry in the public or commercial sector such as utilities, defence, aerospace, chemicals, automotive, FMCG as long as it's within a multinational matrix structure with a substantial procurement and category management function. Candidates who combine in house and leading procurement consultancy backgrounds would also be very interesting

Your personality will be a deciding factor in this role, as you'll need the drive and desire to develop a high-performing team. You'll be a natural people-person who can connect with colleagues to help them become the best versions of themselves. In addition, you'll have the vision and the presentation skills to convey it to the team and get them excited about the levels they can achieve. Career development prospects are excellent.

This role can be based at any of our client's business units in the UK (North West or Buckinghamshire), Germany (Lower Saxony), and the Netherlands (Overijssel).

Candidates should be university degree/Masters degree educated ideally with a professional procurement/purchasing qualification such as CIPS or equivalent.

It really is a unique role, but it's going to be a rewarding one for the right candidate. As you can imagine, there's plenty more detail to discuss about this role, so please indicate your interest by emailing your CV, quoting reference LX 1175876

Demand & Supply Planner

C£50000 Excellent Blue-Chip Benefits

London/Hybrid

Are you an experienced Demand and Supply Planner with a background in FMCG B2C operations?

Does your previous employment include working for blue-chip multinational companies?

Would you like the opportunity to lead the demand process for the UK in our client's B2C and B2B channels?

If your answer is yes to all, bring your resource planning skills to this Demand & Supply Planner role for our client in the South East.

As the Demand and Supply Planner, you'll report to the Demand Manager, based in the EU and a dotted to line to the Supply Chain Manager FMCG UK and the Logistics Director EU.

The overview of this role involves reviewing forecast mix and volume and creating collaborations between sales, marketing, and supply chain organisations, as well as coordinating demand with our client's factory teams in both the UK and Europe. Plus, you'll have a chance to make efficiency improvements that help the company reach business objectives.

Our client sells through 3rd party online sellers to wholesalers, retail outlets, and private individuals, so you can imagine the complexity of the product demand and supply operation.

On the demand side, you'll be responsible for using SAP IBP demand to shape SKU requirements strategically. This involves meticulously crafting an initial forecast based on statistical models coupled with cleansed historical data. Plus, you'll have to be mindful of commercial area insights, market plans, promotion details and customer trends.

As for the supply side, you'll manage the factory's visibility into everything from inventory levels to emerging bottlenecks. You'll also coordinate transitions between operations and sales teams and minimise freshness risks. On top of that, you will provide real-time updates on operational disruptions or shortages, so everyone is informed when it matters most. Finally, to ensure all your hard work pays off in tangible results, you'll utilise SAP IBP for mid to long-term production planning - giving purchasing an extra helping hand along the way.

Our client is looking for a motivated individual who excels in Demand & Supply Planning and has the business acumen to make an immediate impact. We need someone with at least a degree in either Business Administration or Engineering, as well as previous experience working within this field and knowledge of SAP systems such as APO or IBP (which will give you an extra edge).

Our client is headquartered in London and operates a hybrid working system to give you some flexibility.

Health & Safety Manager

£40-50000 (DOE)+ Benefits

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Are you an experienced Health and Safety professional? 

Have you forged a successful career in a manufacturing or continuous process environment?

Would you like to take a key leadership role in a well-established company that is serious about improving their health and safety culture?

If so, you may be the person our client is looking for to take the reins of their health and safety operation across two sites in Milton Keynes and the East Midlands.

Our client operates a fast-moving, continuous process, converting operation which runs 24 hours a day, five days per week, on a three-shift system. As such, they are looking for someone with significant experience in managing the health and safety elements of that style of manufacturing operation. You’ll be based at their main site in Milton Keynes but will also need to spend some time at their sister site in the East Midlands.

It's our client’s mission to provide the safest workplaces possible, you’ll be an invaluable partner in helping each of their manufacturing sites reach their goals. You will challenge and inspire leadership teams to instil a world-class safety culture in every aspect, from behaviours to processes, with absolute determination for zero harm. Through your guidance, our client can ensure their standards meet industry certifications like 18001 & 45001.

And that’s the focus of this role. It’s about creating and promoting a behavioural health and safety culture across the organisation. And it will need your training, coaching and mentoring skills to influence this company-wide culture change.

Our client doesn’t view health and safety as a tick-box exercise. Instead, they want everyone in the company to understand their role in health and safety and elevate the topic to the front of everyone’s minds.

As such, you’ll be a well-educated, NEBOSH-qualified, chartered (or willing to work towards) IOSH Health and Safety professional. You’ll have had a continuous career in health and safety and have worked in a lean manufacturing environment. You’ll also have up-to-date knowledge of current UK legislation, including OSHAS 18001:2007.

Your personality and character will be essential to lead change and influence behaviours through coaching, training, and mentoring.