Procurement Specialist

Gowling WLG International Limited; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Birmingham is seeking a Procurement Specialist for a 12-month fixed term contract. This role involves operational support to the Strategic Procurement Team, managing supplier negotiations and aligning with organizational goals. The successful candidate should possess strong negotiation skills and a comprehensive understanding of the legal industry's suppliers.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Life assurance covering four times annual salary

Three-month sabbatical every five years

Health and wellbeing programmes

Onsite restaurant

Training and personal development opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in procurement within a service-delivery focused organisation.
• Comprehensive understanding of legal industry’s suppliers and market dynamics.
• Proficiency in contractual terms and conditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational support to the Strategic Procurement Team.
• Negotiate with suppliers across various categories.
• Work with Finance, IT, and Compliance to align procurement activities.

Skills

Negotiation Skills

Supplier Management

Service Delivery

Collaboration

Education

CIPS Member or CIPS qualifications

Job description

We have a great opportunity within our Procurement team in Birmingham to join on a 12-month fixed term contract as a Procurement Specialist. Within this role, you will provide essential operational support to the Strategic Procurement Team, covering all aspects of purchasing goods and services for the firm, as well as supplying services to our clients.

About you:

We are looking for an individual who demonstrates extensive experience in procurement within a service-delivery focused organisation and a comprehensive understanding of the legal industry’s key suppliers and market dynamics.

The successful candidate will be adept at negotiating with suppliers across various categories, including software, cloud services, IT consulting, HR, facility management, and indirect procurement. Proficiency in contractual commercial terms and conditions, along with strong negotiation skills, is essential.

Collaboration is key, and we need someone with a proven track record of working seamlessly with departments such as Finance, IT, and Compliance to ensure procurement activities align perfectly with our organisational goals.

Qualifications/Systems Knowledge

• Member of CIPS or studying towards CIPS qualifications

What We Can Offer You:

The opportunity to work for a firm that has been recognised as one of best places to work in the UK and has been ranked by Great Place to Work for 24 consecutive years.

• A hybrid approach to office and remote working
• 25 days annual leave, with the option to buy up to a week's extra annual leave.
• Private medical insurance, and the option to add family members.
• Life assurance covering four times your annual salary.
• The chance of a three-month sabbatical every five years
• Maternity, paternity, and adoption leave schemes.
• A range of health and wellbeing programmes
• State of the art offices, in the heart of Birmingham City Centre, with an onsite restaurant
• Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development.

Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity, and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.

At Gowling WLG we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyone is potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.

If you have any queries in relation to this position or would like to see a full job description, please contact Meg Astley at [e-mail]

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Job Info

• Job Identification 651
• Job Category Business Operations
• Posting Date 02/18/2025, 02:13 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Two Snowhill, Birmingham, B4 6WR, GB