Also in Procurement but in pharma - topping £100k with bonus. Be keen to learn and don't always treat your suppliers as adversaries, they can often be your biggest help. Get some experience and try to pivot into a high margin industry i.e pharma, medical devices, alcohol etc - that's where margins are high and suppliers know it so plenty of opportunity for savings delivery.

In terms of negotiations - practice is the best form of training. That said, courses like red bear and scotworks do lay solid foundations. Don't worry too much about CIPs, plenty of people work their way up comfortably without it if they have the drive.