Procurement Manager - £70K

1st Executive Ltd; London; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is hiring a Procurement Manager for Professional Services to deliver innovative sourcing projects and foster relationships with stakeholders. This role offers a chance to drive impactful procurement strategies and engage with growth initiatives within a dynamic FTSE100 organization.

Qualifications

• Procurement experience in Professional Services & Consultancy.
• Experience in a regulated industry, ideally Financial Services.
• Skill in influencing decision-making in a business partner capacity.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end sourcing projects across Professional Services.
• Engage C-Level stakeholders, nurturing relationships.
• Implement best-in-class supplier management initiatives.

Skills

Stakeholder Engagement

Procurement Strategy Development

Supplier Management

Education

Degree or CIPS qualified

Job description

Contact:

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Job ref:

J692031L_1752484256

Published:

1 day ago

Duration:

NA

Expiry date:

2025-08-13

Startdate:

ASAP

Role: Procurement Manager - Professional Services

Location: London (50% Hybrid Working)

Salary: Up to £70K + Excellent Package

1st Executive are seeking a Professional Services Procurement Manager on behalf of a high-profile FTSE100 organisation - who have demonstrated record growth over the past 24 months! They continue to transform their customer facing propositions as well as their internal business models, with Procurement playing a key role in providing early access to new tools and solutions offered by their 3rd party supply partners. This is a fantastic role with an organisation who are actively encouraging innovation and creativity to ensure the business is able to meet its on-going growth ambitions in a fast moving industry!

Role: - As a Procurement Manager

• You will be responsible for the delivery of end to end sourcing projects across the breadth of the Professional Services and Consultancy portfolio
• Operating in a "business partner" capacity, you will engage C-Level stakeholders, nurturing relationships to ensure the value of Procurement is recognised.
• You will guide and mentor your internal customers through full lifecycle sourcing projects spanning the professional services sub-categories, identifying opportunities to innovate the way the at 3rd party consultancy solutions are utilised.
• You will be responsible for the definition and implementation of category strategies.
• In turn, you will be expected to introduce best in class supplier management initiatives as well as further innovative 'value-add' procurement initiatives.

Experience:

• Procurement experience gained in the Professional Services & Consultancy category
• Demonstrate some experience of working in a regulated industry sector - ideally Financial Services
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and management skill-set; demonstrating success in influencing decision making in a business partner capacity
• Evidence of developing 3-5 year Category Strategies
• Degree and/or CIPS qualified is preferred

***Due to our clients requirements, applicants must be based in the UK and hold current/valid UK RTW***