Procurement Manager

Arc Legal Group; Brierley Hill; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Arc Legal Group is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead our procurement and contract management function from our Brierley Hill hybrid office. You will shape the supplier strategy, manage third-party relationships and drive value across the supplier network, collaborating with stakeholders to deliver cost efficiencies.

This leadership role requires building and guiding a team of procurement professionals, overseeing sourcing, negotiations and onboarding, and ensuring governance and regulatory

Qualifications

• Experience leading procurement or supplier management teams.
• Proven ability to develop supplier strategies and drive cost efficiencies.
• Strong stakeholder management and governance/Regulatory awareness.

Responsibilities

• Lead Arc's procurement and contract management function.
• Develop and implement supplier strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Oversee supplier sourcing, negotiations, contracting and onboarding activities.
• Manage supplier performance and ensure service standards are achieved.
• Lead, develop and support a team of procurement, supplier and contract management professionals.
• Drive continuous improvement across procurement and contract management processes.
• Build strong relationships with key suppliers, partners and internal stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings, efficiencies and supplier optimisation.

Skills

Procurement

Supplier management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Contract management

Cost savings

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Arc Legal Group is a specialist provider of ancillary insurance products and services with deep knowledge and experience in each of our chosen markets. With over two decades of industry experience, we are experts in our field with superb products and market knowledge with digital innovation at the heart of our business. We are reliable, ethical, and obsessed with delivering high quality ‘bespoke’ products and excellent customer service.

Flexibility is central to our business ethos, and our underwriting knowledge and capacity is supported by our parent company, AmTrust, and trusted relationships with a host of major ‘A rated’ underwriters including RSA and Great American Insurance.

We are Arc Legal and we’re a specialist provider of ancillary insurance products. Part of the global ANV group, we have more than 20 years of experience and as experts in our field, we are obsessed with delivering high quality ‘bespoke’ products and excellent customer service.

We’re currently looking for a Procurement Manager to lead our Procurement and Contract Management function, based on a hybrid basis from our Brierley Hill office. You’ll play a key role in shaping our supplier strategy, managing third-party relationships and driving value across our supplier network.

This is a leadership role with responsibility for overseeing a team of specialists across supplier and contract management activities. You’ll ensure priorities are achieved, relationships are effectively managed and processes continue to evolve in line with business needs. Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you’ll drive efficiencies, support governance activities and help ensure we continue to get the best value from our supplier and partner relationships.

In This Role, You’ll

• Lead Arc's procurement and contract management function.
• Develop and implement supplier strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Oversee supplier sourcing, negotiations, contracting and onboarding activities.
• Manage supplier performance and ensure service standards are achieved.
• Lead, develop and support a team of procurement, supplier and contract management professionals.
• Drive continuous improvement across procurement and contract management processes.
• Build strong relationships with key suppliers, partners and internal stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings, efficiencies and supplier optimisation.
• Support governance, audit and regulatory requirements across the function.

We’re looking for an experienced procurement or supplier management professional with proven people management experience. You’ll be confident leading and developing a team whilst managing supplier relationships, contract management activities and driving accountability across the function. You’ll bring a strategic mindset, excellent stakeholder management skills and the resilience to balance competing priorities whilst ensuring projects and initiatives remain on track.