Strategic Group Procurement Lead

Storio group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Storio group is seeking a Procurement Specialist at P40 level to own spend categories and drive sourcing strategies across our platform. You will manage complex supplier relationships and deliver measurable commercial value, partnering with operations, finance, legal, and business leaders to balance cost, quality, and supply security.

Reporting to the Procurement Lead, you will shape sourcing briefs, implement multi-year strategies, and lead negotiations on price, service levels, and risk.

Qualifications

• Extensive procurement experience with category ownership and supplier negotiations.
• End-to-end procurement cycle from strategy through to contract execution and performance management.
• Strong commercial acumen to build business cases and evaluate financial risk.
• Experience using procurement or ERP platforms like SAP, Oracle, or Coupa and spend analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end category management for assigned spend areas and develop multi-year strategies.
• Conduct market analysis, benchmarking, and supplier landscape assessments to identify sourcing approaches.
• Design and execute RFIs, RFPs, and tender processes with transparent supplier evaluations.
• Identify consolidation, aggregation and value engineering opportunities across categories.
• Explore market trends and supplier capabilities to unlock innovation and favorable terms.
• Build partnerships with internal functions to translate needs into clear sourcing briefs.

Skills

End-to-end category management

Supplier negotiations

Market analysis & sourcing strategies

Contract governance & risk management

Stakeholder collaboration

Spend analytics tools

Education

CIPS qualification / progress toward

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Coupa

Job description

Storio group is seeking a Procurement Specialist at P40 level to own spend categories and drive sourcing strategies across our platform. You will manage complex supplier relationships and deliver measurable commercial value, partnering with operations, finance, legal, and business leaders to balance cost, quality, and supply security.

Reporting to the Procurement Lead, you will shape sourcing briefs, implement multi-year strategies, and lead negotiations on price, service levels, and risk.