Procurement Manager – Outsourced Services | £70k | London

Bramwith Consulting; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Procurement Manager to oversee outsourced services for a prestigious global tech firm. This role requires strong procurement experience and commercial awareness, with responsibilities including managing sourcing processes and supplier relationships. The position is hybrid, based in West London / Surrey / Berkshire, and offers a competitive salary of £70,000 plus bonus.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of strong procurement experience across broad indirects.
• Experience in managed services, communications, outsourcing, technology, or contact centres is beneficial.
• Strong commercial awareness and proven contract negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end sourcing process for outsourced contracts.
• Develop and implement supplier relationship and performance management strategies.
• Lead negotiations and manage supplier risks.

Skills

Procurement experience

Commercial awareness

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder management

Supplier relationship management

Tools

Ariba

Job description

Overview

Bramwith Consulting https://www.bramwithconsulting.com/

Procurement Manager - Outsourced Services | Prestigious Global Tech Firm | £70,000 + Bonus | West London / Surrey / Berkshire (Hybrid)

To apply and learn more please contact [e-mail] with your CV.

Are you an ambitious procurement professional with experience across either Indirects, BPO, Outsourcing or Managed Services type categories looking to take the next step in your career?

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a globally renowned, blue-chip household-name brand that leads the market across multiple sectors. They are looking for a Strategic Procurement Manager to manage multi-million-pound spend across outsourced and offshore managed services (indirect procurement). These services support multi-channel customer interactions including technology, professional services, phone, chat, AI, social media and email communications, giving you the chance to directly impact the way customers experience one of the most immersive and digitally innovative brands on the planet.

You'll play a key role in shaping the future of managed services delivery and broader outsourced service models to ensure smooth business operations and customer satisfaction. You'll leverage an international supplier base, drive outsourced transformation, and influence senior stakeholders to achieve better commercial, operational and customer outcomes within a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment.

This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career, gain exposure to high-value contracts, and partner with senior leadership across the business as you help transform a core area of the company's global strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full end-to-end sourcing process for outsourced / third party managed services contracts, including RFPs, commercial negotiations, KPIs, and SLAs acting as a focal point for vendor selection.
• Develop and implement supplier relationship and performance management (SRM) strategies to maximise value.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across the UK and overseas to align procurement with the business' strategic goals.
• Lead negotiations and commercial terms, as well as proactively managing supplier risks.
• Support the business' move to a leaner, more agile vendor base across onshore and offshore locations for communications and overseas contact centres.
• Drive long-term savings and service improvements in collaboration with global procurement.

What You'll Bring

• 3+ years of strong procurement experience across broad indirects.
• Having worked across managed services, communications, outsourcing, technology, contact centres or similar would be beneficial but is not a prerequisite and upskilling can be provided.
• Strong commercial awareness and proven contract negotiation skills.
• Interest in, or familiarity with how outsourced or offshore delivery models operate effectively.
• Ability to manage senior stakeholders with confidence and integrity.
• Experience in SRM and tracking supplier performance and governance.
• Willingness and enthusiasm to learn more about the business unit and this global giants operations.
• Confident working with data & systems like Ariba to manage supplier information and performance.

This is a genuine career building role where you'll work alongside talented professionals in a fast-paced, high-profile team. You'll have exposure to high value procurement and supplier challenges, benefit from close mentoring, and grow your expertise in a strategic global environment.

If you're ready to take the next step in your procurement career, contact Oskar at [e-mail] for a confidential discussion.

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