TikTok - Procurement Manager

Poole & Partners Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Poole & Partners Ltd in London is seeking a seasoned procurement professional to own end-to-end PR-PO processes, manage supplier onboarding, and ensure compliant purchasing across the business.

The role requires 3+ years in procurement, strong communication, and experience with Ariba or Oracle, with a focus on data-driven performance and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or above in procurement, logistics or related field.
• 3+ years in procurement with indirect categories.
• Experience with end-to-end P2P processes and vendor management.
• Strong communication and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Handle end-to-end PR-PO procurement and PO issuance.
• Support supplier delivery performance and invoice processing.
• Engage stakeholders to ensure policy adherence.
• Analyze procurement metrics and data-driven improvements.
• Resolve day-to-day P2P issues.

Skills

Procurement

Purchase Orders

Supplier Management

Contract Negotiation

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Ariba

Oracle

Job description

The Procurement Team plays a critical role in the business and is responsible for the strategy design and end-to-end processes involved in the purchase of goods and services in a sustainable and financially viable way in compliance with business standards. We are responsible for sourcing and onboarding of new vendors, supporting the development of key company systems and processes, maintaining a strategic overview of project procurement management activities and ensuring that purchasing contracts and arrangements are fulfilled in strict accordance with legal requirements, project requirements, and business policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for PR-PO end-to-end procurement: undertake procurement requests, issue Purchase Orders, follow up on supplier's goods/services delivery performance, reconcile accounts and settlements and potentially other relevant procurement processes conducting competitive bidding, contract negotiation and the processing of invoices and payments;
• Efficiently undertake tactical procurement, responsible for small-scale inviting tenders and contract negotiation, and conduct supplier selection and price rationality analysis;
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to achieve optimal adherence to Procurement policies and procedures, provide clear process and compliance guidance to internal users and suppliers, and implement procurement policies and requirements;
• Data-driven, be responsible for the team's key business indicators. Responsible for regional metrics management, data analysis and workout summarized report. Work XFN to improve performance in procurement metrics.
• Discover, track, and resolve day-to-day P2P issues, take actions to improve processes within the immediate scope

Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree or above, related majors such as procurement, logistics, supply chain management, etc.
• More than 3 years experience in procurement, supporting multiple indirect categories. Have procurement process mindset, fully understand the procurement process and control points.
• Strong understanding of the procurement foundation, familiarity with procure to pay, end-to-end process and related systems, such as Ariba, Oracle etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good work ethics and business ethics, impeccable integrity is a must
• Result-oriented, attention to detail, strong problem-solving and logical thinking ability.
• Language: English can be used at a working level (Mandarin speaker is preferred)