Partnerships Manager

NatWest Group; City of Edinburgh; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company is seeking a Partnerships Manager to join its rapidly expanding partnerships team in Scotland. The candidate will manage supplier relationships and procurement processes while driving data-driven insights for commercial success. Proven procurement experience, especially in regulated sectors, and strong stakeholder management skills are essential. This position offers a remote-first work model and a competitive environment focused on agility and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Proven Procurement experience ideally in regulated and/or fintech sectors.
• Strong ability to extract, analyse, and present data-driven insights.
• Proven ability to identify opportunities for process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Manage E2E sourcing activity for suppliers across multi categories.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure adherence to processes.
• Optimise and implement procurement processes and tools.
• Manage supplier performance and drive long-term partnerships.
• Leverage core data to provide actionable insights.
• Support procurement budgeting and forecasting.

Skills

Procurement experience

Data analytics

Process Optimisation

Strong commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Agile Working

Education

CIPS qualification

Tools

Procurement software

Google Workspace

Job description

Overview

Join us as a Partnerships Manager

This is a fantastic opportunity to join NW Boxed's rapidly expanding partnerships team. As a Partnerships Manager, you will be instrumental in developing and maintaining a top-tier supplier program, ensuring efficient procurement processes, and generating valuable management information (MI) and insights to achieve commercial objectives. This is a hands-on position, perfect for an experienced procurement professional who thrives in agile environments and possesses a deep understanding of both regulatory compliance and commercial value creation.

Responsibilities

• Manage E2E sourcing activity for suppliers across multi categories, including developing category strategies, conducting competitive RFPs, identifying suppliers that align with the company OKRs and managing complex negotiations that deliver strong commercial & contractual outcomes
• Collaborate and influence a diverse set of internal/external stakeholders to ensure all partnership onboarding & in-life activities adhere to our processes, policies, and regulatory requirements
• Develop, optimise and implement procurement processes, systems & tools to enhance agility and operational efficiency
• Responsible for the build and ongoing management of the Partnerships Hub / Repository to support the business and provide clear visibility, guidance and self service capabilities for all processes
• Effectively Manage supplier performance to proactively resolve issues and drive long-term partnerships & commercial outcomes
• Strategically leverage and continuously refine core data / MI to extract, report, and present data-driven procurement and financial insights with actionable outcomes
• Support business and finance with procurement budgeting and forecasting; ensure supplier spend is managed in line with financial targets

Skills and Qualifications

The skills you'll need

• Proven Procurement experience ideally in regulated and/or fintech sectors (CIPS qualification preferred)
• Data analytics: Strong ability to extract, analyse, and present data-driven insights to inform decision-making and drive commercial outcomes
• Process Optimisation & Change Management: Proven ability to identify opportunities for process improvement, implement efficient solutions, and drive successful organisational change.
• Strong commercial acumen: Understand, negotiate and interpret complex commercial structures and build them into forecasting and budgeting.
• Stakeholder management: Proven ability to manage and influence C-suite stakeholders across internal functions and external partners to drive alignment and resolve complex challenges
• Agile & Cross-Functional Working: Comfortable in agile, fast-paced environments with cross-functional collaboration and managing multiple priorities and projects

Additional Advantageous Qualifications

• Excellent communication and presentation skills to a senior audience. Proficient in creating presentations and executive summaries
• Solid understanding of financial outsourcing regulations
• Proficiency in procurement software / tools and collaboration tooling such as Google Workspace or equivalent

Hours

35

Job Posting Closing Date: 25/09/2025

Ways of Working: Remote First