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A leading procurement consulting firm in London is seeking a Senior Associate - Procurement & Value Creation to join their team. This role involves leading procurement transformation initiatives and implementing strategic sourcing practices while integrating sustainability into procurement strategies. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in procurement, digital procurement tools, and stakeholder leadership. This is a full-time position with hybrid work options available.
Location: London, UK (Hybrid / Flexible options possible)
Employment Type: Full-time
We're seeking an experienced procurement professionals to join a growing value creation team focused on helping organisations transform their procurement functions into strategic drivers of cost, cash, sustainability, and resilience. The successful candidate will work across the full procurement value chain-from strategy and operating model design to category management, sourcing, supplier relationship management, and source-to-pay performance improvement.
Lead end-to-end procurement transformation initiatives, including strategy development, target operating model design, process, governance, systems, and tools implementation.
Develop and execute category strategies across direct and indirect spend; manage competitive sourcing events, negotiations, supplier relationship and contract management to achieve measurable outcomes.
Drive rapid value creation in turnaround contexts by shaping and delivering cost-out, cash release and working capital improvement workstreams; align stakeholders and track benefits to financial performance.
Improve source-to-pay performance by diagnosing issues, streamlining procure-to-pay processes, strengthening controls and embedding data-driven performance management.
Support digital procurement enablement through the deployment of S2P platforms, analytics, automation and AI-enabled insights.
Integrate ESG and sustainability considerations into procurement strategy, including supplier selection and Scope 3 emissions considerations.
Lead client engagements and workstreams, craft executive-ready materials, coach and mentor junior team members, and contribute to business development and solution design.
Exposure to advanced digital procurement ecosystems and analytics tools.
Hands‑on involvement with sustainability leadership and procurement ESG integration.
Scope to lead teams and grow as a people leader in a dynamic, collaborative environment.
Experience in procurement transformation and delivery covering category management, strategic sourcing, contract management, supplier relationship management, and P2P improvements.
Proven results delivering cost‑out, cash release and working capital improvement initiatives with tracked benefits.
Fluency with digital procurement tools and analytics (e.g., advanced Excel; familiarity with platforms such as Alteryx, Tableau, or similar).
Understanding of how to embed sustainability and ESG criteria into procurement strategies.
Strong stakeholder leadership, communication, negotiation and project management skills.
Comfortable leading multi‑workstream delivery in ambiguous, fast‑paced environments.
We welcome applications from candidates with a rnge of procurement experience and a passion for turning procurement into a strategic engine for value creation and organisational resilience.
* The salary benchmark is based on the target salaries of market leaders in their relevant sectors. It is intended to serve as a guide to help Premium Members assess open positions and to help in salary negotiations. The salary benchmark is not provided directly by the company, which could be significantly higher or lower.