Procurement Manager

Tate; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT services provider is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead a team and streamline procurement processes. This hybrid role requires strong vendor management skills and attention to detail. The ideal candidate has experience in team leadership and working with international clients. Join a growing organization in a key position that drives cost efficiency and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in team management and leadership.
• Strong vendor management negotiation experience.
• Background in invoicing and procurement cycles.
• Experience with international vendors and clients.
• Highly organized with great attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of three procurement professionals.
• Manage client invoicing and ad hoc procurement requests.
• Oversee vendor relationship management and onboarding.
• Define and report on Procurement KPIs.
• Streamline procurement processes in collaboration with other teams.

Skills

Team management

Vendor management

Attention to detail

Negotiation skills

Process management

Job description

Procurement Manager

Role: Procurement Manager

Salary: up to circa 50K

Location: Hybrid - up to 3 days on site; West London

We're seeking a Procurement Manager to join our client, a leading provider of fully managed IT support, cyber security, and strategic technology services. In this key role, you'll lead a team of three procurement professionals, driving cost efficiency, operational excellence, and outstanding customer service across internal teams and client accounts.

You'll combine hands-on procurement expertise and reporting experience with team leadership, ensuring smooth financial and operational processes that support a fast-paced, tech-focused business.

Due to the nature of the role, experience within IT services or IT category procurement is essential as are excellent interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to be informative and firm as required.

Key responsibilities:

• Management of the Procurement team as well as taking a hands -on role in key procurement activities
• Client invoicing (regular ad hoc invoicing throughout the month in addition to management of the main monthly run)
• Ad hoc procurement requests for clients, sourcing, quoting, purchasing
• Vendor relationship management; including selection, onboarding, performance monitoring and issue resolution
• On boarding and off-boarding customers
• Product catalogue and pricing maintenance, including standardisation and simplification
• Logistics of shipments between vendors, clients and our offices
• Defining, monitoring and reporting on Procurement KPIs
• Management and maturing of procurement processes
• Working with colleagues in other teams to leverage the existing tool set to streamline and automate procurement processes

Essential experience

• Previous team management/leadership experience
• Strong vendor management negotiation and relationship management experience
• Strong background in invoicing, procurement cycles, and process management
• Experience working with international vendors and clients
• Strong attention to detail and highly organised

If you'd like to be part of a growing organisation, where you can impact - please apply today without delay.

Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

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