Procurement Manager (interim)

Sea Global; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail business is seeking a Procurement Manager to join their team in Greater London. This is a hybrid position that requires managing end-to-end procurement projects, negotiations, and vendor relationships. Candidates should have significant experience in procurement, particularly in fast-paced environments. The ideal candidate will be adept in policy creation, data analysis, and commercial negotiations. Applicants should be confident interacting with stakeholders at all levels. This full-time role offers an opportunity for impactful contributions in a growing organization.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a similar end-to-end procurement role is highly desirable.
• Comfort in negotiating with stakeholders at all levels is essential.
• Experience in a complex fast-paced organization is needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end procurement projects and supplier relationships.
• Create and implement procurement policies aligned with company goals.
• Analyze spend data for potential savings and improvements.
• Oversee procurement risk management and lead negotiations.
• Conduct RFPs and manage contract negotiations.

Skills

End-to-end procurement experience

Commercial negotiations

Stakeholder management

Spend data analysis

Stakeholder management

Job description

This range is provided by Sea Global. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

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Procurement Manager (interim)

Location: Greater London (Hybrid 3 days a week)

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 professional, 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 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

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Purchasing

Industries

Retail and Financial Services