Strategic Procurement Manager – Marketing & Agencies

Aboutus Ft; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Medical cover

Parental leave

Gym membership

Community involvement

Job summary

Financial Times is seeking a Procurement Manager based in London to lead end-to-end sourcing across priority areas, partnering with RRG, CCG and P&T. You will drive supplier negotiations, governance and value delivery through data-driven decisions.

The role emphasizes marketing and professional services procurement, agency management, and events spend. A hybrid model applies with collaboration across FT Group.

Qualifications

• Proven procurement experience across marketing, professional services and indirect spend.
• Strong ability to source and manage marketing agencies and consultancies.
• Experience in complex sourcing and commercial negotiations.
• Excellent stakeholder management, including senior partners.
• Analytical mindset with spend data interpretation for decisions.
• Familiarity with procurement governance and supplier management.
• Interest in AI-enabled tools and digital procurement practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end procurement activity across categories and business areas.
• Partner with stakeholders to support various procurement needs.
• Build relationships with directors to influence decisions.
• Develop sourcing strategies delivering total cost of ownership value.
• Shape requirements to align with group priorities and best practice.
• Manage contract lifecycle, renewals, and risk mitigation.
• Apply supplier management frameworks and governance activities.
• Collaborate with Finance to track savings and value delivery.
• Use Coupa to manage sourcing and contracting processes.
• Conduct market research and supplier analysis for decisions.
• Support continuous improvement across procurement processes.

Skills

Procurement experience

Stakeholder management

Sourcing strategy

Commercial negotiations

Analytical skills

AI-enabled procurement

Coupa experience

Tools

Coupa

Job description

Financial Times is seeking a Procurement Manager based in London to lead end-to-end sourcing across priority areas, partnering with RRG, CCG and P&T. You will drive supplier negotiations, governance and value delivery through data-driven decisions.

The role emphasizes marketing and professional services procurement, agency management, and events spend. A hybrid model applies with collaboration across FT Group.