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Senior Facilities & Procurement Manager
Department: Operations
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: UK (London)
Description
Procurement Manager / Senior Facilities Manager & Procurement Manager
London
Hybrid, two days in office
Permanent
We are a fast-growing global reinsurance speciality company servicing the insurance markets of Lloyd's, Europe and North America.
Due to growth, we are looking for our first Senior Facilities & Procurement Manager to establish and lead our procurement function from the ground up. This is a unique opportunity to design and implement procurement frameworks, introduce best-in-class supplier governance and drive commercial value across the business.
A key focus of this role will be IT services and technology procurement, ensuring robust supplier management, cost optimisation and governance across critical technology and infrastructure services.
Responsibilities
* Build and implement a fit-for-purpose procurement framework, including policies, controls and governance.
* Conduct spend analysis to identify opportunities, with a particular focus on IT services, infrastructure, and digital suppliers.
* Lead supplier negotiations across key categories, especially IT services (managed services, SaaS, infrastructure, cyber).
* Establish supplier due diligence processes and maintain a central supplier register.
* Manage contract lifecycle (negotiation, renewal, compliance, documentation).
* Drive cost efficiencies and value improvement across the supplier base.
* Partner with IT and senior stakeholders to shape sourcing strategies for technology solutions.
* Evaluate and negotiate contracts with IT vendors, ensuring scalability, security and value.
* Support vendor selection for systems, tools and outsourcing arrangements.
* Ensure compliance with regulatory expectations around third-party technology risk and outsourcing.
* Introduce best practices in IT supplier governance and performance management.
* Support audit, regulatory and board-level reporting on supplier risk and performance.
Facilities & Operational Oversight
* Oversee facilities management across UK and international offices.
* Manage vendors for office services, ensuring compliance and operational efficiency.
* Support office projects (relocations, refurbishments and fit-outs).
Candidate requirements
* Right to work in this location
* Proven experience in procurement or supply chain, ideally within financial services, insurance or professional services.
* Strong track record in IT procurement (managed services, SaaS, infrastructure, cloud).
* Experience building or transforming procurement functions.
* Strong commercial and negotiation skills.
* Knowledge of third-party risk, outsourcing, and regulatory requirements (e.g., FCA/PRA).
* Ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders across business and IT teams.
* CIPS qualification (or working towards).
* Experience across multiple international jurisdictions.
Benefits
* competitive salary & annual bonus
* health & wellbeing subsidy (GBP 20 per month) (from Day 1)
* generous pension (eligible after probationary period)
* private healthcare from BUPA and a Healthcare Cash Plan from Medicash (from Day 1)
* life assurance (from Day 1)
* income protection (from Day 1)
* 25 days annual leave (from Day 1)
* cycle to work scheme (from Day 1)
* season ticket loan (interest free) (eligible after probationary period)
* electric vehicle scheme (eligible after probationary period)
* EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) (from Day 1)
* learning/study support and reimbursement for professional memberships
* hybrid working
* employee socials and recognition programme
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