Strategic Tech Procurement & Supplier Manager

SmartSearch; Ilkley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday rising to 30 with each

Private Medical Insurance covering

Company pension scheme

Life Assurance – 4x your annual salary

1 day paid volunteering per year

Enhanced maternity / paternity”

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

On site gym

Job summary

SmartSearch is a UK-based provider of AML verification software seeking a procurement professional to own supplier and procurement activity across sourcing, onboarding, performance, renewal and offboarding, ensuring value, service and risk control. The role can be part time or full time and requires strong governance and supplier management capabilities.

You will lead supplier reviews, drive tenders and negotiations, manage contracts, and coordinate with Legal, Finance, Product and Operations to

Qualifications

• Procurement and supplier management experience in technology, SaaS, financial or professional services, or another regulated environment.
• Proven delivery of sourcing, tenders, evaluations, negotiations, contract renewals, performance reviews and remediation.
• Sound commercial judgement across contractual, financial and operational risk, with experience improving procurement governance and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Supplier operations and relationship management: own key supplier relationships, governance, performance, risk, records and escalation.
• Procurement and commercial management: lead sourcing, tenders, evaluations, negotiations, and cost analyses with stakeholders.
• Governance, reporting and continuous improvement: report on supplier performance, costs, incidents, risks and actions; improve processes using data.

Skills

Procurement

Supplier management

SaaS

Technology

Negotiation

Contract management

Stakeholder management

Data & reporting

Education

CIPS (desirable)

Tools

Excel

Job description

SmartSearch is a UK-based provider of AML verification software seeking a procurement professional to own supplier and procurement activity across sourcing, onboarding, performance, renewal and offboarding, ensuring value, service and risk control. The role can be part time or full time and requires strong governance and supplier management capabilities.

You will lead supplier reviews, drive tenders and negotiations, manage contracts, and coordinate with Legal, Finance, Product and Operations to