Senior Procurement Manager

Womble Bond Dickinson; Leeds; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Health & wellbeing resources

DEI initiatives

Mindful Business Charter signatory

Employee support programs

Job summary

Womble Bond Dickinson in Leeds is seeking a Senior Procurement Manager to shape the firm’s procurement function, driving value, transparency and strategic sourcing across third-party spend. You will influence senior stakeholders and design practical procurement frameworks across the business.

This role offers high visibility with cross-functional collaboration and a global orientation with the US, delivering a modern procurement function from the ground up while supporting risk controls and ESG

Qualifications

• Significant senior procurement experience in regulated environments
• Proven track record in delivering measurable commercial value and improving procurement functions
• Experience leading strategic sourcing, tender processes, and negotiations
• Strong contract and supplier lifecycle management expertise
• Technology procurement experience including software/SaaS and data-driven services
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders without formal authority
• Experience working with legal, information security, risk, and governance functions
• Understanding of sustainable and responsible procurement with ESG considerations

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing activities and supplier selection
• Negotiate commercial terms and manage contracts throughout the lifecycle
• Oversee supplier relationship management and renewal planning
• Improve spend visibility and reduce duplication across the business
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure compliant onboarding
• Coordinate procurement efforts with US teams for global contracts
• Identify opportunities to optimise spend and enhance supplier performance
• Implement governance and procurement processes aligned with long-term business objectives

Job description

Experteer Overview

As Senior Procurement Manager you will shape the firm's procurement function to deliver value and transparency across third-party spend. You'll influence senior stakeholders, design practical procurement frameworks, and drive strategic sourcing and supplier management to support the firm's growth and risk controls. The role offers high visibility and cross-functional collaboration, including a global coordination angle with the US. This is an opportunity to establish a modern, business-friendly procurement function from the ground up.

Pay / Benefits

• Lead strategic sourcing activities and supplier selection


• Negotiate commercial terms and manage contracts throughout the lifecycle


• Oversee supplier relationship management and renewal planning


• Improve spend visibility and reduce duplication across the business


• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (Legal, IS, Risk, Governance) to ensure compliant onboarding


• Coordinate procurement efforts with US teams for global contracts


• Identify opportunities to optimise spend and enhance supplier performance


• Implement governance and procurement processes aligned with long-term business objectives

Tasks

• Significant senior procurement experience in legal, professional services, financial services or similarly regulated environments


• Proven track record in delivering measurable commercial value and improving procurement functions


• Experience leading strategic sourcing, tender processes, and negotiations


• Strong contract and supplier lifecycle management expertise


• Technology procurement experience including software/SaaS and data-driven services


• Ability to influence senior stakeholders without formal authority


• Experience working with legal, information security, risk, and governance functions


• Understanding of sustainable and responsible procurement with ESG considerations


• Key requirements: flexible working, health and wellbeing resources, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives


• Mindful Business Charter signatory inclusive recruitment practices


• Employee support programs