Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Relationships Lead

Pension Insurance Corporation; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

28 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Travel insurance

Critical Illness insurance

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Job summary

Pension Insurance Corporation seeks a procurement professional to lead sourcing and supplier management, delivering cost savings and robust third-party onboarding through to renewal.

You will partner with teams across the organisation, applying data-driven decisions, ESG considerations, and regulatory awareness to optimise procurement processes in a regulated financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic sourcing and supplier management for IT and Investments.
• Proven negotiation capability delivering cost efficiencies.
• Strong category management using spend analysis and market insight.
• Track record of improving supplier performance.
• Understanding of ESG and supply chain resilience.
• Data-driven decision making and analytical mindset.
• Proficiency with procurement systems and tools.
• Relevant procurement or supply chain qualification or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver sourcing strategies to optimise procurement and reduce costs.
• Manage supplier relationships through lifecycle from due diligence to onboarding to renewal.
• Analyse data to inform system/process improvements.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure regulatory and policy compliance.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supplier management

Third-party selection

Negotiation

Category management

Data-driven decisions

Supply chain resilience

ESG awareness

Procurement systems

AI tools awareness

Education

Procurement or supply chain qualification

Tools

MS Access

PowerPoint

Word

Procurement systems

Job description

Pension Insurance Corporation seeks a procurement professional to lead sourcing and supplier management, delivering cost savings and robust third-party onboarding through to renewal.

You will partner with teams across the organisation, applying data-driven decisions, ESG considerations, and regulatory awareness to optimise procurement processes in a regulated financial services environment.