Synthomer is a leading supplier of high-performance, highly specialised polymers and ingredients that play vital roles in key sectors such as coatings, construction, adhesives, and health and protection – growing markets that serve billions of end users worldwide. Headquartered in London, UK and publicly listed there since 1971, we employ c.3,900 employees across our 5 innovation centres of excellence and more than 29 manufacturing sites across Europe, North America and Asia. Around 20% of our sales volumes are from new and patent protected products.

At our innovation centres of excellence in the UK, Germany, China, Malaysia and Ohio, USA we collaborate closely with our customers to develop new products and enhance existing ones tailored to their needs, with an increasing range of sustainability benefits. Since 2021, we have been proud holders of the London Stock Exchange Green Economy Mark, which recognises green technology businesses making a significant contribution to a more sustainable, low-carbon economy.

Purpose of the Job:

The Procurement Executive supports the Integrated Procurement Hub by delivering centralized procurement activities that improve process consistency, strengthen governance, and enhance alignment across regions. This role ensures that core procurement workflows are executed in a standardized, accurate, and timely manner, enabling smoother operations, clearer accountability, and better visibility of procurement activities across the organization.
 

Main Accountabilities:

The Procurement Executive will provide day-to-day operational support as part of the Integrated Procurement Hub. This includes executing standardized, centralized procurement activities to support Buyers, Category Managers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders:

1. Contract Repository:

• Create contract ID, upload and publish contract in Ariba.

• Monitor contract status which including publish the performance dashboard.

• Support post-contract approval administrative process through DocuSign.

• Track contract signatory status and follow up with relevant stakeholders to ensure closure.
   

2. Sustainable Procurement Operation:

• Execute workflows, roles & responsibilities, and KPI tracking for sustainable procurement.

• Maintain and update the Priority Supplier List and ensure accurate supplier contact details.

• Track supplier responses for EcoVadis/TFS and escalate to Buyers when required.

• Support sustainability webinars and supplier communication.
   

3. Training and Development:

• Coordinate all centrally delivered procurement training.

• Manage invitations, attendance tracking, and work with HR for Workday updates for live and recorded sessions.

• Consolidate feedback surveys and prepare summary insights for future training improvements.
   

4. Document Management:

• Manage the centralized repository of procurement documents including policy, SOPs, process , templates, and Procurement rules books.

• Maintain version control and ensure accessibility to global procurement stakeholders.
   

5. Supplier Enablement:

• Support supplier engagement activities for Sustainable Procurement (EcoVadis & TFS), including communication, follow-ups, and escalation to Buyers.

• Facilitate the standardized new supplier onboarding workflow globally.

• Assist suppliers with onboarding requirements, Ariba support, and documentation submission.

​6. Deliver centralized procurement support activities:

• Provide operational support for core procurement tasks that are centralized under the Integrated Procurement Hub to ensure smooth and consistent execution across regions.
   

​7. Support Procurement related administrative task:

• Assist with external and internal stakeholders’ information, documentation requirements, and process touchpoints to enable efficient and compliant procurement operations.
   

8. Facilitate cross regional coordination and alignment:

• Support consistent communication and alignment of procurement processes across countries to ensure adoption of centralized practices and smooth collaboration.
   

​ Expected Deliverable:

• Accurate and timely completion of centralized procurement support tasks.

• Up‑to‑date procurement documentation, workflows, and templates.

• Coordinated training sessions with accurate attendance and records.

• Clean, organized, and reliable procurement data, trackers, and filing systems.

• Effective cross‑regional communication and process alignment support.
   

​ Other Responsibilities:

• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to procurement processes and tools.

• Participate in audits, data quality reviews, and compliance checks as required.

• Assist in preparing reports, dashboards, and summaries for leadership reviews.

• Provide backup support to other Procurement CoE team members when needed.

• Contribute to harmonization efforts, system enhancements, or future IPH re‑design activities.

• Support ad‑hoc procurement projects or administrative activities assigned by the manager.

🌍 Global Benefits Overview

• 💰 Competitive, market-aligned compensation

• 🎯 Discretionary global bonus scheme

• 📈 Discretionary Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) – for senior positions

• 🚗 Company car or car allowance – varies by region and role

• 🩺 Healthcare – tailored to regional locations

• 👶 Parental leave and family support – maternity, paternity, adoption (aligned with regional policies)

• 🏡 Working options – flexibility where it matters, based on role and business needs

• 📚 Learning & development opportunities – training, online platforms, buddy/mentorship programs, Internal Synthomer University with L&D offers

• 💙 Wellbeing support – employee assistance program (EAP), mental health resources, wellbeing initiatives

• 🌱 Retirement / pension contributions – plans vary by country

• 🤝 Culture of Inclusion – where everyone can thrive

• 🏆 Performance culture, global reward & recognition programmes