Procurement Lead

Abacus Consulting; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Abacus Consulting in Milton Keynes is seeking a Procurement Lead to manage end-to-end procurement for designated business areas in a hybrid role with a GBP60,000 salary. The role focuses on delivering procurement services and improving supplier performance.

The successful candidate will negotiate contracts, support SLA development with product owners, and ensure clear articulation of requirements to suppliers, leveraging IT services and knowledge of the IT software industry.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified in CIPS.
• Experience in IT services and professional services.
• Highly IT literate with knowledge of the IT software industry.
• Strong negotiation and communication abilities; able to work to tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end procurement activity for assigned business areas.
• Lead negotiations of contracts with suppliers, involving legal counsel when needed.
• Collaborate with product owners to develop SLAs.
• Ensure business requirements are clearly articulated to suppliers.
• Work with the business to deliver commercial benefits and supplier performance improvements.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Stakeholder management

Self-motivation

Education

CIPS qualification

Tools

Procurement software

Job description

Procurement Lead - CIPS Qualified - Milton Keynes/Hybrid - to GBP60,000

Our client, a well-established and highly reputable professional services organisation, are seeking a Procurement Lead . The focus of the role is to deliver Procurement services to assigned business areas and support business areas to manage their third parties.

As the Procurement Lead - your responsibilities will include:

• Working closely with the business to deliver commercial benefit and supplier performance improvements
• Lead the delivery of end-to-end Procurement activity for assigned business areas
• Negotiations of contracts with suppliers, working with legal counsel where needed
• Support product owners in development of SLAs
• Ensure the organisation's requirements are clearly articulated to support suppliers

We are looking for individuals who are fully qualified in CIPS and have experience in IT Services and Professional Services. Looking for someone who is highly IT literate and holds a good knowledge of the IT software industry and best practice in dealing with suppliers.

You will need to be a confident communicator, who can be proactive, as well as having strong negotiation skills when dealing with suppliers, and self-motivated with the ability to work to tight deadlines as required by the senior management team.