Strategic Procurement Manager
3 weeks ago
Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy that improves society by considering social outcomes in everything we do. Our purpose is to transform our clients' businesses, our communities, and employee opportunities.
We are seeking a skilled Category Manager to join our team in Newcastle, United Kingdom. The successful candidate will have experience in professional services procurement, with a strong understanding of category, supplier, and contract management. They will also have excellent negotiation skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers.
As a key member of our team, you will work closely with internal stakeholders to understand business needs and ensure alignment with category strategies. You will also monitor and report on category performance, including savings, compliance, and supplier performance metrics.
This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic thinker who can balance demands and priorities while thinking clearly under pressure. If you are passionate about professional services and confident in managing your own category area, we would love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities- Develop and implement category strategies to optimise cost, quality, and service levels for professional services.
- Conduct market analysis and benchmarking to identify trends, opportunities, and best practices.
- Lead the sourcing process, including RFPs, RFQs, and contract negotiations.
- Manage supplier relationships, including performance management, risk assessment, and continuous improvement initiatives.
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- 5+ years' experience in professional services procurement.
- Experience / Knowledge of category, supplier, and contract management (specifically contracts over £1m).
- Experience of procuring and negotiating contracts.
- Experience running end-to-end RFPs for senior stakeholders.
- Experience implementing procurement policy, procedures, and governance.
We offer a competitive salary of £60,000 - £80,000 per annum, depending on experience, plus benefits including pension matched up to 7%, life insurance, annual professional institution subscription, continuous development opportunities, and agile/flexible working arrangements.
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please let us know and we will talk to you about how we can support you.
We are proud to offer a range of benefits, including enhanced parental leave, shared parental leave policies, flexible benefits that suit you, and access to our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability and parents/carers communities.
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