Procurement Manager

Evelyn Partners; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent financial services firm seeks a talented Group Procurement Manager to join its team in London. The role involves leading procurement activities, negotiating deals with suppliers, and managing relationships to enhance value. The ideal candidate should have significant experience in procurement and the ability to operate in fast-paced environments. The firm offers a competitive salary, private medical insurance, and a hybrid working model, ensuring a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Pension contribution

Generous holiday package

Option to purchase additional holiday

Qualifications

• Significant experience within indirect procurement negotiation and supplier relationship management.
• Experience in end-to-end strategic procurement across specialist categories.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Work as a business partner with key stakeholders for procurement queries.
• Manage the contract repository and procurement pipeline.
• Conduct commercial and contract negotiations.

Skills

Purchasing

Procurement

Vendor Management

Contract Negotiation

Supply Chain Experience

Education

2.1 degree

MCIPS qualification

Tools

Curtis Fitch

Job description

What will you be doing

We are seeking a talented Group Procurement Manager to join our team in London. The role works closely with the Senior Group Procurement Manager on all aspects of the procurement life cycle and leads on allocated sub‑categories.

As Group Procurement Manager you will support the Evelyn Partners Group on all third‑party engagements, enhancing commercial and operational value to the business and its clients. You will negotiate commercial deals with suppliers to reduce cost and improve service delivery.

The ideal candidate will have experience working within a fast‑paced dynamic procurement team and a can‑do attitude to see things through to completion. You will actively manage supplier risk and performance, ensuring continuity, and develop supplier relationships to keep the group at the forefront of innovation within all categories.

Key responsibilities include:

• Work as a business partner with key stakeholders across the Group, acting as the first point of contact for procurement queries and playing an integral part in building relationships and providing procurement advice.
• Ensure company‑wide procurement requirements and contract management solutions for allocated categories are managed effectively.
• Support the Senior Group Procurement Manager in high‑value and complex projects and deputise as necessary in relevant meetings and working groups.
• Manage the contract repository, procurement pipeline and tracker to see projects through to completion and own the cradle‑to‑grave procurement process including ITT/RFP, RFIs, RFQs.
• Conduct commercial and contract negotiations and implement appropriate tactics to achieve favourable outcomes, ensuring all contracts meet Group policy, regulatory and industry standards.
• Develop relationships with existing suppliers to reduce costs or provide enhanced service while delivering innovation, sustainability and benefit to the business.

Qualifications

• Significant experience within indirect procurement negotiation and supplier relationship management, with a sound understanding of procurement category management.
• Experience in end‑to‑end strategic procurement across specialist categories such as FM, property, construction, IT or marketing; generalists will also be considered.
• Ability to operate in a fast‑paced environment, ideally coming from a financial services background, however other backgrounds will also be considered.
• Experienced in drafting and interpreting contracts and clauses.
• Creating and managing complex tender and benchmarking exercises leveraging e‑sourcing platforms (Curtis Fitch) to run, manage and report on tendering exercises.
• Ability to analyse data to inform effective decision‑making, prioritise workload to meet deadlines with excellent attention to detail and good problem‑solving skills.

Desired

• Strong academic record (ideally a 2.1 degree).
• MCIPS qualification or working towards the qualification.
• Prince2/APM (desirable).

Additional Information

• Competitive salary.
• Private medical insurance.
• Life assurance.
• Pension contribution.
• Hybrid working model (role dependent).
• Generous holiday package.
• Option to purchase additional holiday.
• Shared parental leave.

Remote work: No

Employment type: Full‑time

Key Skills

Purchasing, Sourcing, Procurement, Vendor Management, HR Sourcing, Procurement Management, Supply Chain Experience, Contract Management, Contract Negotiation, E‑procurement, Negotiation, Contracts

We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. We have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and are delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. We commit to providing a workspace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background or circumstance, can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive and inclusive environment.

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