Procurement Professional

Samsung SDS Europe; Weybridge; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary performance-based bonus

Group Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Flexible Benefits allowance

Permanent Health Insurance

Job summary

Samsung SDS Europe Limited (SDSE) in the UK is seeking a Procurement Professional to own end-to-end sourcing activities and secure high-quality IT outsourcing resources. You will manage supplier relationships, negotiate agreements, and deliver value while ensuring policy compliance.

You will collaborate with Head Office in Korea, European subsidiaries, and internal stakeholders across Finance, Legal, and business requestors, as well as external suppliers and authorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and/or 4–5 years’ work experience in procurement, supply chain management and/or IT industry.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Fluent in English to work with stakeholders.
• Legally eligible to work in the United Kingdom.
• Familiar with ERP systems such as SAP, Microsoft Dynamics.
• Holding or willing to study for CIPS Level 3 or 4 Advanced Certificate/Diploma.

Responsibilities

• Ensure category strategy is aligned and deployed with the SDS global procurement guide.
• Complete end-to-end procurement processing for agency contractors sourcing within tight time windows.
• Manage supplier spend, contracts, performance and relationships.
• Initiate, execute and manage RFx processes.
• Negotiate and finalize supplier contracts for best commercial outcomes.
• Drive supplier performance in cost, delivery, and quality.
• Develop contingency plans for supply chain disruption.
• Support internal/external audit compliance.
• Escalate issues to Procurement Head as needed.
• Provide weekly progress updates on procurement projects.
• Handle ad hoc procurement tasks as required.

Skills

Procurement

RFx management

Contract negotiation

Supplier management

Excel

English fluent

SAP

MS Dynamics

Education

Bachelor's degree

CIPS Level 3 or 4

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

Samsung SDS Europe Limited ("SDSE") in the UK is the European Regional Head Office of Samsung SDS, a global software solutions and IT services company. SDSE provides software and solutions for enterprise mobility, security, analytics, and mobile sales and training. We enable our customers in government, financial services, retail and other industries to drive business in a hyper-connected economy by helping them increase productivity, safeguard assets, and make smarter decisions.

About the Role

We are looking for a Procurement Professional to join our team and take ownership of end-to-end sourcing activities that support our business objectives.

In this role, you will play a key part in securing high-quality IT outsourcing resources, managing supplier relationships, negotiating commercial agreements, and delivering sustainable value across the organization while ensuring compliance with Samsung SDS procurement policies and global procurement standards.

Responsibilities

Procurement Management

• Ensure category (sub-categories) strategy is aligned and deployed alongside SDS global procurement guide
• Complete end to end procurement system processing for agency contractors sourcing within the tight time windows, ensuring accuracy, compliance and minimal processing delays
• Manage supplier spend, supplier contracts, supplier performance and relationship
• Initiate, execute and manage both simple and complex RFx
• Negotiate and finalize supplier contracts to achieve the best possible commercial outcome
• Drive supplier performance improvement in key areas of cost, delivery and quality
• Develop and maintain contingency plans to address potential disruption in the supply chain
• Support internal/external audit compliance
• Escalate issues to procurement Head of Group if support needed
• Weekly progress report on key procurement projects
• Ad hoc procurement related tasks assigned

General

• Demonstrate a results-driven and proactive approach to procurement activities.
• Build effective relationships with stakeholders through strong communication, teamwork, and cultural awareness.
• Apply sound problem-solving, prioritization, and time-management skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Remain flexible and adaptable when managing changing priorities and business needs.

You will collaborate closely with Samsung SDS Head Office in Korea, European subsidiaries, internal stakeholders including Finance, Legal, and business requestors, as well as external suppliers, service providers, and relevant public authorities.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree and/or minimum 4-5year work experience in procurement, supply chain management and/or IT industry
• Computer literacy with good knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Fluent in English Language to work with all relevant stakeholders
• Legally eligible to work in the United Kingdom
• Familiar with ERP system e.g. SAP, Microsoft Dynamics etc.
• Minimum CIPS Level 3 Advanced Certificate or CIPS Level 4 Diploma Certificate held or willing to study to be qualified

HOURS OF WORK:

• 37.5-hour week.
• 25 days’ annual leave
• Discretionary performance-based bonus scheme linked to individual, team and company performance (following successful completion of probation period)
• Defined Contribution Pension (up to 4% employee, up to 8.5% employer)
• Permanent Health Insurance
• Group Life Assurance
• Flexible Benefits allowance of £660 per annum (following successful completion of probation period), e.g. dental insurance, healthcare cash plan, holiday buy/sell, gymflex, travel insurance etc.