Procurement Category Lead - Indirects

Beaumont Select; Horsham; Hybrid; AUD 132,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Beaumont Select seeks a Procurement Category Lead - Indirects to take ownership of a broad spend portfolio for a major Financial Services group. Hybrid working; offices in Manchester or Peterborough with 3 days on site, 2 from home.

You will lead end-to-end procurement across Indirects, developing strategies for FM, Marketing, HR, Prof Services and Operations to ensure cost-effective, scalable delivery aligned with transformation goals.

Qualifications

• Experience across indirect categories (FM, Marketing, HR, Prof Services, Operations).
• Proven ability to deliver cost savings and value.
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management across tech and business.
• Data-driven approach with focus on continuous improvement.
• Experience in regulated environments advantageous.
• Professional qualification such as CIPS or CPSM preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end procurement lifecycle across Indirects.
• Develop category and sourcing strategies.
• Negotiate complex commercial agreements and SLAs with key suppliers.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimisation and supplier consolidation.
• Support adoption of procurement technology to improve efficiency.
• Ensure activity aligns with data security and regulatory requirements.
• Build relationships with stakeholders across Technology, Finance, Legal, Risk and the wider business.

Skills

Procurement experience (non-IT)

Cost savings

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Data-driven

Regulated environment

Education

CIPS CPSM

Tools

SAP Ariba

Coupa

Oracle

Job description

Procurement supply chain Interim and permanent recruiters

Procurement Category Lead - Indirects

Permanent

Manchester OR Peterborough / Hybrid Working

Salary Band: £70,001 - £90,000 per annum

Sector: Banking / Finance

Exciting Category Lead – Indirects opportunity ~ Take ownership of a broad and strategically important range of Indirect spend portfolio for a major Financial Services Group.

We are supporting a leading Financial Services group who are undertaking a transformation across their procurement function and subsequently are looking to looking to recruuit an experienced Procurement Lead across their Indirects spend.

This is a great opportunity for a commercially minded geeneralist procurement professional who enjoys operating at both strategic and operational levels, developing category strategies, leading complex sourcing activity and delivering measurable value across a broad category estate.

You’ll be responsible for developing and delivering sourcing strategies across FM, Marketing, HR, Prof Services, Operations ensuring Business Services investment is cost-effective, scalable, secure and aligned with wider business and digital transformation objectives.

You’ll lead the end-to-end procurement lifecycle across Indirect categories, managing significant spend and working closely with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading the end-to-end procurement lifecycle across Indirects categories.
• Developing and implementing effective category and sourcing strategies..
• Negotiating complex commercial agreements, contracts and SLAs with key technology suppliers.
• Identifying opportunities for cost optimisation, supplier consolidation and improved commercial value.
• Supporting the adoption of procurement technology and automation to improve efficiency, visibility and governance.
• Ensuring procurement activity aligns with data security, regulatory and cyber-risk requirements.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders across Technology, Finance, Legal, Risk and the wider business.
• Driving continuous improvement and bringing innovation into the Indirects procurement function.

We’re looking for an experienced procurement professional with a strong commercial mindset and a proven track record of delivering value.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Strong procurement experience across non-IT categories.
• Proven experience delivering cost savings, cost optimisation and wider value creation.
• Experience using procurement platforms such as SAP Ariba, Coupa or Oracle.
• Strong negotiation, commercial and contract management skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical audiences.
• A data-driven approach with a genuine focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
• Experience working within a complex or regulated environment would be advantageous.
• A professional procurement qualification such as CIPS, CPSM or equivalent is preferred.

*** Our client has offices in Manchester or Peterborough and can be located in either location - 3 days a week on site, 2 from home ***