Strategic Procurement Partnerships Lead

Guardian Jobs; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays

Hybrid working (2-3 days from home a;2

Me Time

Volunteering Leave

Cycle Scheme

Private healthcare

Gymflex

Technology at home

Private GP consultations

Purchase up to 10 days annual leave

Electric Vehicle Leasing Scheme

Job summary

Guardian Jobs is seeking a Strategic Procurement Partnerships Manager based in Birmingham to lead strategic account management, supplier engagement and value delivery for member organisations. You will manage the full procurement lifecycle from sourcing strategy to contract implementation, drive cost savings and process improvement, and govern risk across multiple projects with stakeholders.

This role requires strong analytical and presentation skills and experience in procurement and supplier

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement, sourcing, category management or contract management.
• Good understanding of procurement and sourcing processes.
• Experience building and maintaining customer and supplier relationships.
• Ability to identify and support commercial value opportunities.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret commercial and financial information.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Strong verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Ability to review and understand commercial contracts and procurement documentation.
• Proficient in Salesforce, Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Well organised with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain customer account plans aligned to member objectives.
• Build effective working relationships with procurement leaders and key stakeholders.
• Conduct regular customer review meetings to demonstrate value and identify opportunities.
• Act as a day-to-day point of contact for assigned members.
• Maintain accurate customer activity and opportunity records within CRM systems.
• Support customers in achieving procurement objectives through effective sourcing solutions.
• Work collaboratively with sourcing teams to identify and develop procurement opportunities.
• Support market engagement activities, customer requirement gathering and supplier discussions.
• Provide guidance on procurement processes and good practice.
• Assist customers in maximising the value of the organisation's contracts and frameworks.
• Identify opportunities to improve contract utilisation and compliance.
• Develop and maintain effective customer and supplier relationships.
• Support the resolution of commercial, contractual and operational issues.
• Facilitate collaboration between customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Represent the organisation at customer meetings, reviews and events.
• Promote partnership working and continuous improvement.
• Analyse spend, utilisation and contract performance data to identify opportunities.
• Work with Commercial Analytics teams to develop customer insights and recommendations.
• Prepare customer reports and presentations demonstrating realised and potential value.
• Monitor progress against agreed customer objectives.
• Support onboarding activities for new members.
• Assist with contract implementation and adoption activities.
• Ensure customers understand available procurement solutions and services.
• Support change management and communication activities associated with sourcing initiatives.
• Support engagement between customers, sourcing teams, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Deliver presentations to procurement and operational audiences.
• Communicate sourcing opportunities, project updates and value outcomes effectively.
• Build credibility through commercial knowledge and customer focus.
• Ensure activities comply with organisational policies and procurement regulations.
• Maintain awareness of procurement legislation and best practice.
• Support audit, governance and compliance activities when required.

Skills

Procurement

Sourcing

Category management

Contract management

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

Tools

Salesforce

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Guardian Jobs is seeking a Strategic Procurement Partnerships Manager based in Birmingham to lead strategic account management, supplier engagement and value delivery for member organisations. You will manage the full procurement lifecycle from sourcing strategy to contract implementation, drive cost savings and process improvement, and govern risk across multiple projects with stakeholders.

This role requires strong analytical and presentation skills and experience in procurement and supplier