Procurement Specialist

1 month ago


London, United Kingdom DiverseJobsMatter Full time

About The Role

  • Strategic procurement activity incl. proactively leading on contract renewals through collaboration with respective SLT member.
  • Lead the evaluation of optimal sourcing and pricing options, taking into consideration outsourcing, hybrid and insourcing models.
  • Co-creation of Strategic Supplier Strategies with senior stakeholders.
  • Conducting vendor/market intelligence gathering activities to be highly aware of the suppliers’ future plans, financial performance and market positioning.
  • Identify, manage and minimise/mitigate supplier and contractual risk through in-life contract management activities.
  • Operating as the Procurement single point of contact for stakeholders and support with supplier disputes or poor supplier performance.
  • Lead the procurement of new services (tender process, negotiating with suppliers, drafting contracts and schedules) proving commerciality and value for money.
  • Collaborating closely with Business Stakeholders, Business Risk, IT Security, Architecture, PMO and Legal Services.

About You

  • Value driven – appreciating how procurement can deliver financial and non-financial benefits.
  • Self-starter, takes initiative and is proactive in building relationships.
  • Ability to manage conflict and resolve effectively.
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement, organisational and communication skills.
  • Strong negotiation experience in maximising the value returned to the business.
  • Enjoys working within a matrix management environment.
  • Relevant industry or MCIPS qualification or working towards this.

Minimum Criteria:

Experience required in the following categories:

  • HR Services - L&D, Payroll Services, Recruitment, Payroll, Training, Benefits Management, Employee and Well-being Services, HR Technology
  • Marketing – Creative campaigns, Advertising and Media Buying, digital services, Market Research, Branding, Public Relations, Meetings and Events. Any experience with ‘MarTech’ is useful for this role.

Desirable Criteria:

  • Procurement Technology / Automation.
  • ESG/Sustainable sourcing.
  • Agile sourcing.
  • Supplier Diversity sourcing.
  • Strong ability in understanding supplier financial statements.
  • Gen AI in Procurement.



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