Senior Procurement Manager

1 day ago

The City, United Kingdom London Business School Full time

The Role


London Business School are looking for a Senior Procurement Manager to join on a permanent basis.


You will work with the Associate Director, Procurement to ensure that the Procurement function provides a high level of customer service, supporting and encouraging best procurement practice within the School. You will make continuous improvements to help the School achieve its overall objectives, and achieve sustainable efficiencies to the School for third-party goods and services.


The postholder will also set up, manage and develop the governance and performance management processes for procurement across the School. The Senior Procurement Manager will provide professional procurement advice that ensures the School meets all legislative requirements whilst achieving best value and effectively managing risk.


Main Responsibilities


  • Process complex data and apply technical knowledge when conducting root cause analysis to identify solutions to complex issues/unique requests from students, colleagues or stakeholders from across the School.
  • Extract data from multiple sources, check its integrity and produce reports for use by management.
  • Analyse expenditure profiles, looking for opportunities to reduce duplication, streamline processes, improve value for money and commercial decisions.
  • Manage procurement governance and risk processes across the School to ensure they support timely decision making and appropriate risk management.
  • Lead specific projects, tenders and contract reviews when required, ensuring all sourcing activity fully complies with School policies and appropriate legislation/regulation.
  • Represent the team to colleagues, stakeholders and cross-School groups, enabling cross-department working, spotting and initiating opportunities to collaborate for best business solutions.


Who we are looking for


  • Demonstrable procurement experience; tenders on multiple different values.
  • Motivated to drive change, working with stakeholders to deliver value to the School.
  • Higher Education background preferred but not essential.
  • Good leadership skills and adaptability are key.
  • Sound working knowledge of policies, regulations and legislation in area of specialism.
  • Ability to manage multiple internal and external stakeholders.
  • In-depth knowledge of business education/specialist area.
  • Experience of leading projects.
  • Experience in effectively managing external suppliers/contractors.
  • Financial management experience and commercial acumen.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage a variety of audiences.


Why London Business School


London Business School; a global and vibrant business community based in two of the world’s most dynamic cities, London and Dubai. It’s where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best in class hybrid learning to our students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, supportive and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location.


What you can expect from us


  • Generous annual leave of 27 days plus extra between Christmas and New Year
  • Generous pension package, 14.5% employer contribution (in return for employee enrolment and contribution)
  • Free onsite gym and swimming pool
  • Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
  • Enhanced cycle to work scheme
  • Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health
  • Up to 5 days paid emergency leave for staff who have caring responsibilities for a family member, dependent or friend who is ill.


All enjoyed in a Smart (hybrid) Working environment so we’re looking forward to discussing how, where and when you might work best to deliver in your new role.


Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging


We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large. We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard.


Candidates needing sponsorship should assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by evaluating their circumstances against the relevant criteria before applying


Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles.


Closing date: 30th September 2024

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