At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead procurement actions and drive contract negotiations for real estate services.
- Company: Dynamic company based in London with a hybrid working model.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible work arrangements, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Join a fast-paced environment with excellent career advancement opportunities.
- Why this job: Make an impact in procurement while collaborating with diverse teams globally.
- Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field; experience in sourcing and negotiation preferred.
The predicted salary is between 54000 - 66000 £ per year.
Contract Duration: 06 months
Location: London, United Kingdom
Working Pattern: Hybrid
Responsibilities:
- Lead procurement actions to deliver against category strategies.
- Lead category-specific RFx to enable global/regional/local execution efficiency.
- Drive contract negotiation results.
- Conduct spot buying and ad hoc business requests and execute strategic sourcing events.
- Identify opportunities to reduce tail spend by driving more strategic sourcing events.
- Deliver excellent client service experience.
Skills:
- Strong interpersonal skills to drive coordination between legal and business stakeholders for contract completion.
- Strong understanding of Source-to-Contract processes.
- Strong knowledge of standard buying processes.
- Strong knowledge of contract negotiation processes.
- Relationship building, influencing, and collaboration skills.
- Project management and execution.
Desired Experiences:
- Understanding of facilities operations and real estate construction projects.
- Demonstrated sourcing and contract negotiation experience; has led and managed complex sourcing projects, negotiated contracts focused on TCO, not just price.
- Understands negotiation process and priorities - managing risk and not just price - other value-added opportunities.
- Demonstrated focus on total value and mitigating risk.
- Someone who demonstrates limiting liability/risk while creating both monetary and non-monetary value.
- Understands procurement and supply chain performance management processes.
- Experience establishing robust & detailed scope of work documents, KPIs and SLAs with stakeholders to ensure expectations of supplier are clear and documented.
- Global experience is preferred; while majority of work will be focused on EMEA, it is valuable to have experience working collaboratively on a global level.
- Experience leading initiatives virtually and/or working remotely is desired.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Business, similar field or equivalent experience.
- CIPS (or equivalent), or working towards would be desirable but not essential.
Procurement Manager in London employer: LMA Recruitment
Join a dynamic and innovative team in the heart of London, where your expertise as a Portfolio Manager will be valued and nurtured. We offer a hybrid working model that promotes work-life balance, alongside competitive salary packages and opportunities for professional growth within the specialist property finance sector. Our collaborative culture encourages relationship-building with brokers and clients, ensuring you thrive in a fast-paced environment while making a meaningful impact.
We think you need these skills to ace Procurement Manager in London
Procurement Management
Contract Negotiation
Source-to-Contract Processes
Interpersonal Skills
Project Management
Sourcing Strategy Development
Risk Management
