Procurement Supervisor

Procurement Supervisor – Electronic Security / Technical Services

Location: Reading (Office-Based)

Salary: Circa £45,000 Basic

Job Type: Permanent | Full-Time

The Opportunity

Are you an experienced Procurement or Purchasing professional who enjoys taking ownership of day-to-day operations, managing suppliers and ensuring everything runs efficiently behind the scenes?

Zitko is recruiting for an established and growing electronic security systems integrator looking to appoint a Procurement Supervisor to support its busy Projects, Service and Engineering teams.

This is an important operational position, combining procurement, supplier coordination, stock management, logistics and day-to-day team supervision.

Working closely with the Procurement Manager, you’ll play a key role in ensuring materials and equipment are ordered accurately, delivered on time and available when engineers need them.

The business has a strong reputation within the industry and continues to grow, offering an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys responsibility, problem-solving and improving operational processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day purchasing and procurement activities across Projects, Small Works, Service and Engineering departments.
• Raise and manage purchase orders, ensuring accurate pricing, specifications, job allocations and delivery requirements.
• Maintain strong supplier relationships, monitoring outstanding orders, lead times, backorders and delivery schedules.
• Supervise goods-in, goods-out, stock movements and the organisation of the stores function.
• Ensure materials and equipment are available when required to support planned engineering works.
• Coordinate deliveries and collections to engineers, client sites and operational locations.
• Provide day-to-day supervision and support to the Stores and Delivery Assistant, allocating tasks and monitoring progress.
• Manage stock levels, replenishment, stocktakes, returns and discrepancies.
• Work closely with Finance to resolve invoice discrepancies, supplier credits and purchasing queries.
• Maintain accurate procurement, stock and delivery records within internal systems.
• Identify opportunities to improve purchasing efficiency, reduce unnecessary costs and streamline operational processes.
• Support the Procurement Manager with reporting, supplier performance monitoring and departmental improvements.

What We’re Looking For

We’re interested in speaking with experienced Procurement Supervisors, Purchasing Coordinators, Senior Buyers or Stores/Logistics professionals who are ready to take on a varied supervisory role.

Ideally, you’ll offer:

• Previous experience within procurement, purchasing, supply chain, stock control or logistics.
• Strong knowledge of purchase orders, supplier coordination, goods receipting and stock management.
• Experience coordinating multiple orders, deliveries and operational deadlines.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Commercial awareness, including an understanding of purchasing costs, pricing and supplier performance.
• Confidence supervising daily activities and supporting colleagues while remaining hands-on.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and procurement, stock or job management systems.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with suppliers, engineers and internal departments.

Experience within electronic security, fire and security, construction, M&E, engineering or technical services would be particularly advantageous, although candidates from other relevant operational environments will also be considered.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Salary: Circa £45,000 basic.
• Established Business: Join a growing electronic security systems integrator.
• Varied Responsibility: Take ownership across purchasing, suppliers, stock and logistics.
• Supervisory Position: Support and coordinate day-to-day stores and delivery operations.
• Operational Impact: Play a key role in ensuring projects and engineering activities run smoothly.
• Career Development: Opportunity to further develop your procurement and operational management experience.

Recruiting now – apply today or contact [email removed] with your CV direct or give me  a call on [phone removed].