Procurement Manager

Salary: upto 70k p/a + benefits

Location: London - hybrid working 3 days p/w in office

Fulltime| Permanent

If you're a driven procurement professional with some Professional services procurement category experience and you're hungry for more, this is the opportunity where you won't just support procurement transformation… you'll help build it.

Be part of the creation of something ambitious. That means fresh thinking, new processes, smarter analytics, stronger supplier partnerships - and room for you to make your mark early.

This Role: This is joining a procurement function in growth mode - shaping frameworks, influencing stakeholders, and driving measurable performance improvements across the business. You'll work closely with Category Managers and senior procurement leaders;

Expect to:

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• Lead sourcing projects primarily across Professional Services category
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• Pro-actively drive and seek new commercial opportunities
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• Influencing stakeholders
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• Drive spend analytics and performance insights
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• Influence supplier strategies
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• Build category tools and templates
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• Develop commercial acumen fast
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What We're Looking For

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• Procurement experience within Profesional Services category (ie corporate services, consultancy services, advisory services or people services etc)
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• Strong negotiation and stakeholder communication skills
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• Passionate about working in an pro-active ambitious, changeable, people focussed business
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• Confident communicator with an engaging personality and an inquisitive nature
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• Strong analytical skills and confidence working with data sets and extracting insights from procurement data
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• Knowledge of sourcing principles and supplier management
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• Enjoys working in fast paced environment, autonomously
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What You'll Gain

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• Exposure to senior procurement leadership
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• Ownership of sourcing activity and supplier engagement
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• Real influence in a growing, evolving procurement function
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• Accelerated development in analytics, commercial strategy and stakeholder management
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• A culture that values initiative, collaboration and bold thinking
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*** applicants must be based in the UK to commit to hybrid working requirement and hold current/valid UK RTW***