Procurement Category Lead - Indirects

Beaumont Select; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Beaumont Select is seeking an Experienced Category Lead – Indirects to take ownership of a broad indirect spend portfolio within a major Financial Services Group. The role involves shaping category strategies, leading end-to-end sourcing, and delivering measurable value.

You will develop strategies across FM, Marketing, HR, Prof Services and Operations, collaborating with Tech, Finance, Legal and Risk teams. Offices in Manchester or Peterborough; hybrid (3 days on site, 2 from home).

Qualifications

• Experience across non-IT categories with cost savings delivery.
• Proven track record in cost savings and value creation.
• Experience with procurement platforms SAP Ariba, Coupa or Oracle.
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing abilities.
• Data-driven approach with focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
• Professional procurement qualification such as CIPS or CPSM preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end procurement lifecycle across Indirects categories.
• Develop and implement category and sourcing strategies.
• Negotiate complex agreements, contracts and SLAs with technology suppliers.
• Identify cost optimisation, supplier consolidation and value uplift.
• Support procurement technology adoption and automation for efficiency and governance.
• Ensure activity aligns with data security, regulatory and cyber-risk requirements.
• Build relationships with stakeholders across Technology, Finance, Legal, Risk and the business.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation in Indirects procurement.

Skills

Procurement generalist

Negotiation & contracts

Stakeholder management

Data-driven mindset

Tools

SAP Ariba

Coupa

Oracle Procurement

Job description

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 ***