Procurement Lead

As Procurement Lead, you will play a pivotal role in developing and delivering procurement capabilities that support Cevai and its client base. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join a greenfield procurement function at a time of rapid evolution, where you'll directly support strategy, processes, and tooling from the ground up. The role offers broad exposure across the third-party lifecycle in a modern, technology-led business, where procurement is seen as a key enabler of growth, resilience, and value creation.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with business teams across multiple entities to plan and execute source-to-contract activities, driving improved value, performance, and risk management.
• Support business teams with structured Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) frameworks to optimise contract outcomes and mitigate third-party risks.
• Act as category lead across a broad range of spend areas, with a particular focus on IT, cloud, and digital services.
• Identify and execute cost-efficiency improvements, ensuring commercial value while maintaining best practices in third-party risk management.
• Improve transactional efficiency by managing supplier onboarding, renewals, and contract changes to ensure seamless operations.
• Analyse and optimise existing contracts, identifying opportunities for consolidation, cost savings, or value add.
• Conduct supplier due diligence for high-risk engagements, including assessments on cyber security, data privacy, and operational resilience.
• Support contract drafting, review, and negotiation, ensuring adequate contract safeguards and incentives to drive performance and mitigate risks.
• Help build and embed core procurement tools (e.g. contract database) and governance models that enable a high-performing, scalable function.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in procurement consultancy or in-house roles within fast-paced, tech-driven environments undergoing significant change.
• Experience supporting greenfield or early-stage procurement functions is preferred.
• Comfortable operating strategically and hands-on - you bring clarity, structure, and momentum.
• Strong commercial acumen with demonstrated experience in contract negotiation, supplier management, and risk mitigation.
• Deep understanding of cost optimisation and value creation strategies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• High-impact influencing skills and adaptability in a fast-moving landscape.
• Strong written communication - able to create clear, actionable insights and recommendations.
• You prioritise effectively, meet deadlines, and execute with accuracy.

Why Join?

• Be at the heart of an exciting transformation journey - this is a rare chance to play a key role in developing and implementing procurement capabilities from the ground up.
• Broad exposure across multiple categories and client engagements, offering diverse experience and accelerated learning and development.
• Work with a forward-thinking team that values agility, innovation, and impact.
• Attractive salary and customisable benefits package
• Hybrid ways of working
• Contemporary and accessible office environments with a range of workplace perks
• Being part of a team with a forward-looking, international mindset and agile working practices
• Wellbeing programmes, learning and personal growth opportunities