Strategic Buyer

Unleash your potential. Change the game with Gripple.

Do you possess excellent organisational and prioritisation skills?  Are you looking for a new challenge of working in a busy and fast-moving supply chain team whose absolute priority is to provide accurate and timely stock information to internal customers to meet external customer requirements?  If so, Gripple’s got your next big challenge.

At an exciting time of company growth, we’re on the hunt for a strategic buyer to join our supply chain team.

Why Gripple?

We’re not just innovators—we’re game-changers. Since 1989, Gripple has led the charge in wire joining and suspension systems. As a 100% employee-owned business, we don’t just hire talent—we invest in it. You’ll be backed by a global infrastructure, a powerhouse support team, and a culture that champions ownership, passion, and performance.

What’s in it for you:

• Share ownership: Buy a stake in Gripple and the GLIDE group and share in our success
• 15% non-contributory pension
• 32 days’ holiday, increasing with long service, plus quarterly 'thank you' days and your birthday off
• Private healthcare, family-focused policies, and exceptional benefits that support your wellbeing at every stage

What you'll be doing:

• Responsibility for management of over 700 SKUs from 60 suppliers

• Sourcing and onboarding new suppliers, ensuring they meet quality and performance standards
• Building and maintaining effective and productive relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and suppliers on a global setting
• Monitoring supplier performance and managing SLAs and supplier agreements
• Communicating effectively with external suppliers both written and verbal
• New Product Introduction (NPI), supply chain readiness pre and post launch
• Aligning supply chain strategies taking key growth areas – close collaboration with global sales forecasting with sales and marketing
• Benchmarking and obtaining quotations to ensure competitive pricing and value
• Obtaining competitive pricing
• Providing cost analysis on both new and existing products and recommending cost-saving opportunities
• Working with agreed KPIs and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives
• Identifying and mitigating supply chain risks while supporting commercial opportunity analysis
• Producing and presenting reports at a senior level, appropriate for both internal and external consumption
• Understanding and following necessary governance and approvals related to procurement

Who you are:

You will need to have proven experience in supply chain, procurement or a related field. With responsibility for ensuring that robust supply chain routes and methods are in in place both pre and post launch of new products, experience of delivering new products to market is also required. You should be well-organised, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to prioritise tasks effectively.

You should also be able to offer the following:

• Strategic thinker who can work with longer term vison and is quick to act
• Experience in delivering
• Strong understanding of Kanban systems, demand planning, and inventory control
• Proficiency in Excel and ERP systems (MRP knowledge is a plus)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – confident working with both internal stakeholders and global suppliers
• Dynamic and eager to deliver excellent results. You are flexible and adaptable in a fast-paced and growing business environment
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to think proactively and strategically
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team
• Commercially aware, with an understanding of how procurement impacts manufacturing and customer fulfilment
• Willingness to travel occasionally within the UK and potentially overseas
• A supply chain qualification or equivalent experience is desirable with previous project experience

The Gripple Spirit

Our values – fun, integrity, passion, entrepreneurship, teamwork, innovation – aren’t just words on a wall. They shape everything we do. Join us, and you’ll experience:

• true work-life balance
• an inclusive and caring workplace where your ideas matter, and your impact is felt globally

Take a closer look:

• Learn more about who we are and how we’re changing the game: https://www.gripple.com/about-gripple

• Take a tour of our head office at the historic Old West Gun Works in Sheffield, South Yorkshire here

Apply by 24^th October 2025. Bring your ambition. We’ll bring the opportunity.

Join a team where everyone belongs

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued with a sense of belonging. If there are any adjustments that would help your experience with Gripple, please let us know when you apply. Whilst not mandatory, your completion of the applicant ethnic monitoring form will help us monitor and encourage equality and diversity. The information you provide will be anonymous and kept both confidential and separate to your application. 

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