Remote Procurement Lead - Build Governance & Strategy

Arguile; Nottingham; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Arguile is seeking a Procurement Lead to establish and grow its procurement function, partnering with senior stakeholders across Legal, Commercial, Finance, IT and Operations. You will introduce procurement processes, governance and a long-term strategy, taking ownership and delivering measurable value.

Reporting to senior leadership, you will lead sourcing activities, manage supplier negotiations and drive cost optimisations while embedding best practice across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience leading procurement functions or strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Ability to establish governance frameworks and operating models.
• Strong end-to-end procurement and supplier negotiation experience.

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead the procurement function with processes, policies and governance.
• Review supplier base, contracts and organisational spend.
• Develop and implement a 12–36 month procurement roadmap.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing: RFIs, RFQs, RFPs and tender processes.
• Negotiate terms and support contract negotiations with Legal/Commercial teams.
• Identify opportunities for supplier consolidation and cost optimisation.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and embed procurement best practice.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Governance & frameworks

Supplier negotiations

Spend analysis

Stakeholder management

Autonomy & delivery

Job description

Arguile is seeking a Procurement Lead to establish and grow its procurement function, partnering with senior stakeholders across Legal, Commercial, Finance, IT and Operations. You will introduce procurement processes, governance and a long-term strategy, taking ownership and delivering measurable value.

Reporting to senior leadership, you will lead sourcing activities, manage supplier negotiations and drive cost optimisations while embedding best practice across the organisation.