Procurement Manager

Uber Boats by Thames Clippers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Uber Boat by Thames Clippers in London is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead strategic sourcing, supplier relationships and cross‑department initiatives in a fast‑paced transport environment.

You will partner with Finance, Legal and Project Management to plan, negotiate and implement procurement strategies that unlock value, improve efficiency and ensure compliance. This role requires strong stakeholder management and a proactive approach to continuous improvement and service excellence.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in a commercial role within a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop strong relationships with business stakeholders and key suppliers across the business to collaborate and identify sourcing activity and opportunity to the Head of Transformation that drive performance and results
• Supplier and spend data analysis to provide insight to business stakeholders and the Head of Transformation for procurement challenges, strategies and plans
• Business partner with budget holders and contract managers to determine requirements and recommend strategies and plans with the opportunities that enable business objectives, unlock commercial value and operational efficiency and address challenges
• Design and execute strategic sourcing process, including identifying potential suppliers, tender process management, negotiating agreements and commercial terms and documenting and presenting internal recommendations
• Collaborate closely with Finance and Project Management to plan and measure procurement activities
• Liaise closely with Legal, Safety and Finance stakeholders to ensure diligence, compliance, risk mitigation and budget control in third party supply selection and contract management
• Support Heads of Department and contract managers with effective key supplier relationship management
• Support the company’s sustainability agenda in terms of third-party goods and service supply
• Ensure auditable contractual document control processes, including accurate and current contract database and supplier lifecycle management
• Assist in developing and maintaining effective teamwork within departments and offices of Uber Boat by Thames Clippers
• Provide and promote the highest level of customer service
• Continuously seek ways to improve personal, team and business performance
• Ensure that you comply with all Health and Safety regulations and safe working practice as required by current legislation and the Company’s Health and Safety Policy and practices
• Ensure that all relevant information is communicated speedily and accurately in a way that ensures that the information is received and easily understood
• Ensure that all materials and resources are effectively and efficiently utilised to minimise waste and reduce costs
• Undertake any other relevant duties or reasonable request as requested from the senior leadership team

Skills

Commercial experience

Stakeholder management

Sourcing & negotiation

Strategic thinking

Multi-department collaboration

Job description

Uber Boat by Thames Clippers | Full time

Procurement Manager

London, United Kingdom | Posted on 17/04/2026

• Haveexperience in a commercial role and exposure to fast pace environment
• Haveaptitude to work across multiple departments and procurement categories and towork effectively with a variety of stakeholders
• Beable to lead definition, prioritisation and implementation of procurementinitiatives
• Havethe ability to multi-task, prioritise and manage multiple deadlines
• Seekto find continuous improvement
• Becomfortable and discrete with confidential information

Requirements

KEYRESPONSIBILITIES

• Developstrong relationships with business stakeholders and key suppliers across thebusiness to collaborate and identify sourcing activity and opportunity to theHead of Transformation that drive performance and results
• Supplierand spend data analysis to provide insight to business stakeholders and theHead of Transformation for procurement challenges, strategies and plans
• Businesspartner with budget holders and contract managers to determine requirements andrecommend strategies and plans with the opportunities that enable businessobjectives, unlock commercial value and operational efficiency and addresschallenges
• Designand execute strategic sourcing process, including identifying potentialsuppliers, tender process management, negotiating agreements and commercialterms and documenting and presenting internal recommendations
• Collaborateclosely with Finance and Project Management to plan and measure procurementactivities
• Liaiseclosely with Legal, Safety and Finance stakeholders to ensure diligence,compliance, risk mitigation and budget control in third party supply selectionand contract management
• SupportHeads of Department and contract managers with effective key supplierrelationship management
• Supportthe company’s sustainability agenda in terms of third-party goods and servicesupply
• Ensureauditable contractual document control processes, including accurate andcurrent contract database and supplier lifecycle management
• Assistin developing and maintaining effective teamwork within departments and officesof Uber Boat by Thames Clippers
• Provideand promote the highest level of customer service
• Continuouslyseek ways to improve personal, team and business performance
• Ensurethat you comply with all Health and Safety regulations and safe workingpractice as required by current legislation and the Company’s Health and SafetyPolicy and practices
• Ensurethat all relevant information is communicated speedily and accurately in a waythat ensures that the information is received and easily understood
• Ensurethat all materials and resources are effectively and efficiently utilised tominimise waste and reduce costs
• Undertakeany other relevant duties or reasonable request as requested from the seniorleadership team