Procurement Manager (interim)

Sea Global; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail and financial services company is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager (interim) to manage end-to-end procurement projects. The successful candidate will create procurement policies, analyse spend data, and lead negotiations with suppliers. This is a hybrid role in Greater London, with a day rate of £400-500, ideal for those who thrive in fast-paced environments and can handle stakeholder management at all levels.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing end-to-end procurement projects.
• Ability to negotiate at a commercial level and manage stakeholders effectively.
• Background in working in a fast-paced and complex organization.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end procurement projects and supplier relationships.
• Create and implement procurement policies in alignment with company objectives.
• Analyse spend data and collaborate with finance teams for improvements.
• Oversee procurement risk management and lead negotiations.
• Conduct RFPs and contract negotiations with suppliers.

Skills

End-to-end procurement experience

Commercial negotiations

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Vendor management

Job description

Title : Procurement Manager (interim)

Industry : Retail / Financial Services

Location : Greater London (Hybrid 3 days a week)

Day rate : £400-500

Sea Global are delighted to be partnering with a leading business who have over 200 stores across the UK and are looking to add a Procurement Manager to support their next stage of growth.

The role is a newly created position within the business, so they are looking to recruit an experienced procurement professionally, ideally who has experience of working in a fast paced environment, where there will be an element of creating policies, managing end-to-end procurement projects, analysing spend data and leading negotiations.

As this is a newly created role, the CFO is ideally looking for a hands‑on procurement professional who has end‑to‑end procurement experience and can hit the ground running.

Please read on for more details :

Role & Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end procurement projects, vendor management, and supplier relationship management
• Create and implement procurement policy and process, in line with company objectives
• Analyse spend data, work closely with finance and other internal teams in order to make improvements and identify areas of savings
• Oversee procurement risk management and lead on commercial negotiations
• Lead RFPs, contract negotiation and work closely with suppliers

Experience & Requirements

• Ideally will have experience working in a similar end-to-end procurement role
• Experience within both commercial negotiations and stakeholder management is essential for this role
• Will have experience working in a complex fast-paced organisation
• Needs to be comfortable working with stakeholders at all levels and feel confident negotiating