Senior Procurement Manager

ICAEW; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Substantial suite of training and development

Flexible working arrangements

Generous benefits package

Gym discounts

Pension plan

Season ticket travel loans

Health and dental plans

Job summary

A leading professional body in Milton Keynes is seeking a Senior Procurement Manager to shape procurement strategies and influence best practices across various functions. This role involves overseeing supplier management, leading negotiations, and ensuring quality and value alignment with the organisation’s commitments. The ideal candidate will demonstrate advanced procurement and supplier management skills while having a strong ability to engage with stakeholders. The organisation fosters personal development and sustainability, making it an exciting workplace.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in complex contracts with a good understanding of the S2P lifecycle.
• Ability to engage stakeholders and suppliers at all levels.
• Proficiency in complex contracts with a good understanding of the S2P lifecycle.
• Strong background in supplier management experience.
• Excellent organisational, analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication abilities to engage stakeholders and suppliers at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic procurement expertise.
• Review and identify opportunities in non-technology spend categories.
• Manage RFXs from strategic planning to contract completion.
• Identify and manage key suppliers mitigating risks.
• Monitor supplier performance and manage relationships.

Skills

Advanced procurement S2P experience

Commercial contract negotiation

Supplier management experience

Organisational skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Strong communication abilities

Job description

Senior Procurement Manager

ICAEW, Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

Are you ready to shape the future of procurement at a world-class professional body? ICAEW is looking for a commercially sharp, negotiation‑savvy Senior Procurement Manager to own strategic sourcing and drive real value across our organisation. If you thrive on improving supplier performance, influencing best practice and making a measurable difference, this is your opportunity to lead procurement excellence from the heart of Milton Keynes across many functions such as Marketing, Finance and HR.

Role Profile

The Senior Procurement Manager will be responsible for sourcing and supplier management activities for supplier contracts across the organisation. We are looking for someone who is commercially astute with advanced negotiation skills and experienced in contracting models and agreements. This role will ensure that the ICAEW suppliers deliver quality and value aligning to our own values and commitments to our members. The Senior Procurement Manager will have the opportunity to impact best practice procurement, provide expertise and contribute to the success of ICAEW.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic procurement expertise
• Review and identify opportunities in the non‑technology spend categories to develop and maintain the category plan
• Manage RFXs from strategic planning to contract completion
• Identify and manage key suppliers mitigating risks, understand market trends and monitor supplier performance
• Segment and manage ongoing supplier relationship management

Candidate Profile

Requirements include:

• Advanced procurement S2P experience
• Experience with commercial contract negotiation
• Proficiency in complex contracts with a good understanding of the S2P lifecycle
• Strong background in supplier management experience
• Excellent organisational, analytical, troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills
• Strong communication abilities to engage stakeholders and suppliers at all levels

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Why work for us?

We want you to enjoy your work and flourish in your role. Our working environment is friendly and supportive, and we encourage everyone to understand personal differences and treat each other with respect. We are a diverse organisation, employing skilled and motivated people from all backgrounds and helping them to reach their full potential, through training and development. Sustainability is important to us, and we work hard to reduce our carbon footprint, whether that's in our buildings through lighting and heating, or encouraging staff to recycle and reduce paper consumption.

Employee Benefits

• A substantial suite of training and development
• Flexible working arrangements
• A generous benefits package which includes gym discounts, pension plan, season ticket travel loans and health and dental plans

We are a disability confident employer.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Purchasing

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