Procurement Consultant

1st Executive Ltd; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading consultancy as a Procurement Consultant in Milton Keynes, offering a competitive salary of up to £75K with excellent benefits and hybrid working. This role involves leading complex sourcing projects, requiring expertise in strategic procurement and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in Indirect Procurement and a degree or CIPS qualification, thriving in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working

Bonus

Pension

Private Medical

Share Save Schemes

30 Days Holiday

Qualifications

• Experience in Indirects Procurement within a regulated fast-paced environment.
• Proven experience in strategic sourcing and supplier management.
• Understanding of the Financial Services regulatory framework and UK contract law.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple complex procurement and sourcing initiatives across Indirect Procurement projects.
• Engage with executive management to identify procurement opportunities.
• Manage and mitigate risks in supplier negotiations and cost optimization.

Skills

Influencing skills

Adaptability

Results driven

Education

Degree / or CIPS qualified

Job description

£65000 - £75000 per annum + hybrid working/excellent benefits

Contact:

Contact email:

Job ref:

J692121_1755514906

Published:

1 day ago

Expiry date:

2025-09-17

Role: Procurement Consultant

Salary: Up to £75K + Excellent Benefits and hybrid working

Location: Milton Keynes - Hybrid (12 days per month in office)

Want to join to lead super exciting transformational projects? Is your experience in agile Procurement project management, working collaboratively and flexibly whilst delivering complex end to end sourcing projects across the breadth of the Indirect category? This is a perfect opportunity for someone with procurement experience delivering multiple projects across multiple disciplines to utilise your consultancy experience to network across the business to identify opportunities for procurement to add value. What's on offer

Procurement Consultant:

Benefits package;

• Flexible hybrid working
• Bonus
• Pension
• Private Medical
• Share Save Schemes
• 30 Days Holiday

Key to your success in this role will be the ability to operate at a highly skilled level to collaborate with the business leading high risk and high value sourcing activity within a regulated fast pace and agile environment. Ultimately leading and executing multiple complex cost, procurement and sourcing initiatives across a broad range of Indirect Procurement projects.

You will need to:

• Have strong influencing skills and adaptability to negotiate credibly with suppliers and engage with the executive management team in order to network across the business to identify opportunities for procurement to add value and present your recommendations
• Be results driven with a track record of achievement across multiple projects across multiple disciplines being adaptable and flexible in the face of adversity, fast pace, change transformation
• Demonstrate understanding of the external market and emerging best practice, highlighting challenges where spend is outside of budget or strategy together with tracking and monitoring of all challenges
• Lead cross functional teams to achieve high level performance and outcomes in a fast paced agile environment.

Experience:

• Indirects Procurement experience - evidence of delivering complex sourcing activity of multiple projects across multiple disciplines within a regulated fast pace agile environment
• Proven experience in strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, and supplier management
• Good understanding of the Financial Services regulatory framework, including identifying, manage, mitigate risks and understanding of associated UK contract law in supplier negotiations and cost optimisation
• Experience of operating in a global environment
• Gravitas, track record of influencing stakeholders at all levels in a fast paced agile environment
• Degree / or CIPS qualified.

These are brand new roles are part of a wider campaign across Group Procurement offering a fantastic opportunity to play a key part in the Procurement function.

**Due to our clients requirements, applicants must hold current / valid UK RTW**