Procurement Manager

4 days ago


City Of London UK, Central London, United Kingdom Cedar Full time

The Business:

A big global professional services and outsourcing business.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Drive a Procurement agenda into a growing space i.e. being proactive and taking hold and ownership of opportunities, shaping deals and driving governance, often within tight timescales
  • Ownership of large levels of spend across a wide range of Telco procurement projects. Projects will vary in value from c.£1m up to £100m+
  • Run strategic procurement projects end to end in Telco sub-category areas such as Networks, Cloud, Carriers etc.
  • Challenge stakeholders to a senior level in the right way in order to drive the procurement agenda and achieve positive, 'value-add' results

Key Skills:

  • You must be proactive in your approach
  • Resilient in character - able to challenge stakeholders to achieve a positive result
  • Have a strong track record within the Telco category, ideally in Networks, Cloud, Carriers etc.
  • Able to navigate a large complex blue-chip environment and cut through the noise, prioritising effectively
  • Someone who understands what 'best in class' procurement looks like and can bring new ideas to the table
  • An ability to develop and implement category strategy
  • Able to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Ideally experience in the Telco industry
  • CIPS/Degree or equivalent qualification would be useful

What is in it for you?

  • Excellent development and progression opportunities in a large team of over 20 in procurement
  • A mature environment where you will have a strong support network from leadership
  • Autonomy to drive your own projects
  • Remote working with very occasional travel
  • Joining a company in good growth


Desired Skills and Experience

The Business:
A big global professional services and outsourcing business.

Key Responsibilities:
* Drive a Procurement agenda into a growing space i.e. being proactive and taking hold and ownership of opportunities, shaping deals and driving governance, often within tight timescales
* Ownership of large levels of spend across a wide range of Telco procurement projects. Projects will vary in value from c.£1m up to £100m+
* Run strategic procurement projects end to end in Telco sub-category areas such as Networks, Cloud, Carriers etc.
* Challenge stakeholders to a senior level in the right way in order to drive the procurement agenda and achieve positive, 'value-add' results
Key Skills:
* You must be proactive in your approach
* Resilient in character - able to challenge stakeholders to achieve a positive result
* Have a strong track record within the Telco category, ideally in Networks, Cloud, Carriers etc.
* Able to navigate a large complex blue-chip environment and cut through the noise, prioritising effectively
* Someone who understands what 'best in class' procurement looks like and can bring new ideas to the table
* An ability to develop and implement category strategy
* Able to work in a fast-paced environment
* Ideally experience in the Telco industry
* CIPS/Degree or equivalent qualification would be useful

What is in it for you?
* Excellent development and progression opportunities in a large team of over 20 in procurement
* A mature environment where you will have a strong support network from leadership
* Autonomy to drive your own projects
* Remote working with very occasional travel
* Joining a company in good growth

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