Snr Procurement Manager - Indirects - £95K

1st Executive Ltd; Watford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Watford is seeking a Senior Procurement Manager to enhance their Procurement function. This role involves developing category strategies and managing vendor relationships to drive commercial value across critical business categories. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Marketing, HR, and Professional Services procurement, with a focus on sustainable practices. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the growth of a dynamic organization committed to sustainability.

Benefits

Excellent Benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in Marketing, HR & Professional Services Procurement.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive change.

Responsibilities

• Develop key stakeholder relationships across various departments.
• Drive procurement compliance and manage commercial risk.
• Lead negotiations with vendors and integrate sustainability.

Skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder Management

Sustainable Procurement

Influencing

Education

Degree

MCIPS

Job description

Snr Procurement Manager - Indirects - £95K

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Job ref:

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Published:

2 days ago

Expiry date:

2025-06-13

Startdate:

ASAP

Role: Senior Procurement Manager

Salary: Up to £95K + Excellent Benefits

Location: Watford (3 days p/w on site)

Are you a Snr Procurement Manager - with experience of developing category strategy and delivery of complex end-to-end sourcing projects across Marketing & Professional Services categories?

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to play a key part in the on-going development of a Procurement function which is less than 2 years old, within an organisation renowned for it's focus and commitments around Sustainabiity and CSR, in what is a fast moving, technology led, market sector.

Role:
Key to your success in this role will be the ability to develop key stakeholder relationships with the Marketing, HR, Finance and Op's community, developing Procurement's "value proposition" with a broad cross section of internal stakeholders. Ultimately, you will be tasked with driving commercial value across a broad range of business critical categories - supporting the organisation's ambitious growth plans.

You will need to:

• embrace ambiguity, generating close collaboration across teams and constantly evolving sustainable procurement approaches that fully address procurement challenges and solve complex business problems.
• drive procurement compliance, managing commercial risk, delivering fair costs for the organization, negotiating regional agreements including prices and terms, and integrating sustainability within the supply chain.
• build and maintain vendor relationships to maximize value and to deliver a best-in-class supply chain across multiple spend categories
• deliver sustainable value by leading negotiations with vendors on the scope of work, commercials & contract, which will involve working with legal, finance, tax and other internal departments

Experience:

• Marketing, HR & Professional Services Procurement & Category Management experience
• Skills to influence and drive effective change in a fast paced environment
• Understanding sustainable procurement best practices and how to embed this into the sourcing process
• Self-motivation, tenacity, and a focus on delivery
• Gravitas, the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
• Enthusiasm in sharing expertise and experience with other within your own discipline
• Ideally Degree and MCIPS qualified.

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