Strategic Procurement Manager | Technology & Transformation - Newly Created Role in London

Strategic Procurement Manager | Centralisation & Transformation - Newly Created Role

Central London | Up to £75,000 - £90,000 + Bonus & Benefits

Are you looking for the opportunity to help build and shape a procurement function, rather than simply inherit an established category portfolio?

We’re supporting a highly regarded international organisation with the appointment of a newly created Strategic Procurement Manager , joining at a pivotal stage in the development of its procurement function.

This is a greenfield procurement opportunity . The organisation is moving from a historically decentralised approach towards a more centralised, strategic procurement model , creating an excellent opportunity to influence how procurement operates across the wider business.

You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders to bring greater structure and commercial discipline to third-party spend, embed new procurement processes and ways of working, increase stakeholder engagement and demonstrate the value a strategic procurement function can deliver.

Alongside the transformation agenda, you’ll retain significant hands-on responsibility for strategic sourcing and category management across Technology and wider Indirect spend , giving you the opportunity to deliver immediate commercial value while helping build the procurement function for the future.

What will you be doing?

• Play a key role in the centralisation and continued development of the procurement function.
• Help transition historically decentralised spend towards a more coordinated and strategic procurement model.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to understand business requirements and identify where procurement can add greater commercial value.
• Develop and embed procurement processes, governance, sourcing methodologies and ways of working.
• Increase procurement engagement and influence across the organisation.
• Lead strategic sourcing, tendering and complex commercial negotiations across Technology and wider Indirect categories.
• Develop and implement category and sourcing strategies aligned with wider business objectives.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimisation, supplier consolidation, value creation and improved commercial outcomes.
• Manage strategically important supplier relationships and drive improved supplier performance.
• Support the development of procurement capability, reporting and best practice across the organisation.
• Challenge established approaches and help create a more proactive, commercially focused procurement culture.

What are we looking for?

You do not need to have previously held a dedicated procurement transformation role.

This could be an excellent opportunity for a strong procurement professional who has worked within an evolving environment and wants greater ownership over how a procurement function develops.

Ideally, you’ll bring:

• 3-6+ years’ experience across procurement, strategic sourcing or category management.
• Experience across Technology and/or broader Indirect Procurement.
• Strong strategic sourcing, tendering and commercial negotiation experience.
• Evidence of improving procurement processes, ways of working or stakeholder engagement.
• Experience operating within a decentralised, developing or changing procurement environment would be advantageous.
• Strong stakeholder management and business partnering skills.
• The confidence to challenge existing approaches and influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong commercial and analytical capability.
• A proactive mindset with a genuine interest in procurement transformation and function development.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly regarded organisation at an early stage of its procurement journey , with the scope to make a visible impact on how procurement is structured, perceived and utilised across the business.

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