Senior Procurement Manager - Greenfield - £90K

1st Executive Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 76,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Procurement Manager to design and build a Greenfield procurement function. You will drive commercial value, lead contract negotiations, and collaborate with senior stakeholders. This role offers total ownership of procurement strategy, hybrid working, and significant growth potential within a PE-backed environment. A current UK Right to Work is necessary.

Benefits

Strong benefits

Development support

Hybrid working

Qualifications

• Strong experience in procurement or cost control, ideally in PE-backed sectors.
• Proven success in building or transforming procurement capability.
• Sharp commercial judgement and financial modelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Build procurement strategy and processes from scratch.
• Lead sourcing and contract negotiations.
• Drive cost efficiencies and manage procurement risk.

Skills

Procurement expertise

Cost control

Commercial judgement

Negotiation skills

Collaboration

Job description

Senior Procurement Manager - Greenfield - £90K

Senior Procurement Manager - Build a Procurement Function from the Ground Up (Greenfield Role!)

Location: London (4 days p/w onsite)

Salary: Up to £90K + Package

Shape the Future of Procurement in a High-Growth, PE-Backed Business

This is a rare Greenfield opportunity to design and build the first-ever Procurement function within a rapidly expanding, private-equity-backed organisation. If you thrive in high-growth environments, love autonomy, and want your impact to be genuinely transformational-this role puts you at the centre of it.

Reporting to the Head of Procurement & Cost Control, you'll drive commercial value, enhance financial discipline, and create a procurement ecosystem that delivers long-term strategic advantage.

What You'll Lead

Build procurement strategy, processes, governance and tools from scratch

Lead sourcing, supplier management and high-value contract negotiations

Partner with senior stakeholders to challenge spend and drive cost efficiencies

Deliver sharp reporting, budgeting, forecasting and commercial insight

Strengthen supply chain resilience and manage procurement risk

Improve systems, processes and ways of working across the organisation

This is your chance to shape how the business buys, spends and operates-now and as it scales.

What You Bring

Strong experience in procurement or cost control, ideally in PE-backed, real estate or consumer-led sectors

Proven success in building or transforming procurement capability

Sharp commercial judgement, financial modelling and cost analysis skills

A self-starter mindset with the ability to influence and collaborate across teams

Confident negotiator with deep knowledge of procurement best practice

Why This Role Rocks

Total ownership of a Greenfield procurement function

High visibility with senior leadership

PE-backed environment with huge growth ahead

Hybrid working, strong benefits and development support

Ready to Build Something Big?

If you're driven, commercially smart and excited by the idea of shaping a procurement function from the ground up, we'd love to hear from you.

***All applicants must hold current and valid UK Right to Work***