At a Glance
- Tasks: Oversee procurement activities, negotiate contracts, and manage supplier relationships.
- Company: Leading global Fintech with a focus on innovation and growth.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career development opportunities, and dynamic work environment.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with opportunities to work on cross-functional projects.
- Why this job: Join a strategic role that drives growth and compliance in a fast-paced industry.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in procurement management, strong negotiation skills, and financial services knowledge.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Our client, a leading global Fintech, is recruiting a Procurement Manager to oversee procurement activities across the business, with a focus on supplier selection, negotiation, contract management, and ongoing performance oversight. This is a strategic role that will work closely with all departments to support their continued growth and regulatory obligations globally.
Main Responsibilities:
- Partner with internal stakeholders across departments to identify business requirements, source solutions, and manage supplier relationships.
- Negotiate optimal commercial terms, pricing, SLAs, and renewal terms with vendors.
- Lead end-to-end sourcing processes from RFP through to onboarding and integration.
- Work with legal and compliance teams to manage contracts and ensure third-party vendors meet regulatory frameworks.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure performance and values.
- Support cross-functional projects involving new technology rollouts or vendor integrations.
- Manage procurement budgets across departments and track actual spend vs. budgeted spending and highlight any risks or overspend.
- Identify areas for cost savings or contract renegotiations without compromising performance or compliance.
- Develop and implement procurement strategies, processes and systems/tools and ensure procurement policies are adhered to across the organisation.
Skills / Experience:
- 5+ years’ experience in procurement management within financial services, electronic trading or Fintech.
- Good understanding of financial market infrastructure.
- Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills.
- Knowledge of third-party risk management and regulatory compliance.
- Strong stakeholder management.
- Confident and proactive in communication with people at all levels and a good team player.
- Ability to juggle multiple priorities in a high-growth and fast-changing environment.
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