Procurement Manager - Cyber Security

Talent Drive | B Corp™; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% bonus

Excellent benefits package

Hybrid working

Job summary

Talent Drive are partnering with a leading UK consumer business to recruit a Senior Procurement Manager – Cyber Security. You will own a critical Cyber Security & Engineering Enablement portfolio, partnering with senior Technology and Security stakeholders to shape strategy, lead major sourcing and optimise suppliers.

You will drive end-to-end negotiations, manage multi-year roadmaps and develop procurement talent while enjoying hybrid working with flexibility to work from the London office when

Qualifications

• Significant Technology Procurement experience within a large, complex organisation.
• Strong track record in Cyber Security procurement and related tech categories.
• Proven ability to lead high-value sourcing and negotiations.
• Demonstrated commercial understanding of technology contracts and supplier models.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement and category strategy across Cyber Security & Engineering Enablement.
• Deliver high-value technology sourcing projects from strategy to award.
• Lead major commercial negotiations and enterprise-wide cost optimisation.
• Own strategic supplier relationships and drive performance and improvements.
• Partner with senior Technology, Security and Engineering stakeholders on roadmaps.
• Utilise market intelligence, TCO modelling and analytics to optimise contracts.
• Lead executive supplier reviews, governance forums and escalations.
• Develop and mentor Procurement Managers in complex negotiations.

Skills

Cyber Security

Strategic sourcing

Stakeholder mgmt

Contract negotiations

Supplier relationships

Leadership

Category strategy

Technology procurement

Job description

Talent Drive are partnering with one of the UK's leading consumer businesses to recruit a Senior Procurement Manager – Cyber Security into their established Technology Procurement function.

This is a high-profile opportunity to take ownership of a business-critical Cyber Security & Engineering Enablement portfolio within a complex, multi-billion-pound organisation. You will act as the primary commercial partner to senior Technology and Security stakeholders, shaping category strategy, leading major sourcing activity and managing strategic technology suppliers.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the procurement and category strategy across Cyber Security & Engineering Enablement.
• Deliver complex, high value technology sourcing projects from strategy through negotiation, contracting and award.
• Lead major commercial negotiations and enterprise-wide cost optimisation initiatives.
• Own strategic supplier relationships, driving performance, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Partner with senior Technology, Security and Engineering stakeholders to support strategic technology roadmaps.
• Use market intelligence, benchmarking, TCO modelling and commercial analytics to identify opportunities and optimise contracts.
• Lead executive-level supplier reviews, governance forums and contractual escalations.
• Manage and develop Procurement Managers, providing leadership across complex negotiations and category activity.

About You

• Significant Technology Procurement experience gained within a large, complex organisation.
• Strong experience across Cyber Security procurement and/or closely aligned technology categories.
• Proven track record of leading complex, high-value technology sourcing and negotiations.
• Strong commercial understanding of technology contracts, supplier models and cost optimisation.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the credibility to influence senior Technology and Security leaders.
• Experience developing category strategies and multi-year technology procurement plans.
• Strong supplier relationship management and commercial negotiation capability.
• Leadership experience, including managing and developing high-performing procurement professionals.

What's on Offer

• 20% annual bonus
• Excellent benefits package
• Hybrid working - typically 3 days per week in Hertfordshire
• Flexibility to work from the London office when required
• Opportunity to own a strategically critical and rapidly evolving technology category

Join one of the UK's most respected procurement functions in a role offering significant senior stakeholder exposure, ownership of a critical Cyber Security portfolio and genuine career progression opportunities.