Ford Credit Europe is a regulated UK Bank, seeking a strongly skilled and experienced Procurement Manager (24 months Fixed Term Contract) to spearhead the organisation’s Centralised Procurement operating model. This is a high-impact, strategic role, with the objective to strengthen FCE’s oversight of third‑party suppliers and ensure that contractual, commercial, and regulatory obligations are consistently met. This role will be responsible for providing direction to FCE’s soon to be onboarded outsourced procurement partner, while acting as the primary interface for internal business teams and executive leadership.
As we are early in our journey in developing a centralised model, the successful candidate will be responsible for bringing their expertise and helping prove the value of this relationship from day 1. You will ensure that the outsourced partner delivers exceptional value, drives cost efficiencies, and remains fully aligned with FCE’s strategic objectives and compliant with regulatory requirements. This position requires a hands‑on procurement leader who is confident managing complex supplier relationships, leading negotiations alongside FCE’s outsourced procurement partner, and embedding operational, commercial, and regulatory rigor in line with FCE’s risk appetite throughout the supplier lifecycle.
Essential
1. Proven Leadership: You must have previously led a Procurement or Purchasing function (as a Head of Procurement, Purchasing Manager, or similar). We are looking for a track record of building or transforming functions.
2. Indirect Procurement Expertise: Deep, essential knowledge of indirect spend categories. You must understand the nuances of service-based contracts, software licensing, and professional service agreements.
3. Strategic Outsourcing: Experience managing an outsourced procurement provider or a Managed Service Provider (MSP) is critical.
4. Results Oriented: A proven track record of delivering measurable results – through cost savings, process improvements, alongside risk mitigation.
Desirable
5. Head of Procurement of an Automotive Captive Finance Company with entrenched exposure to FCA / PRA and the risks exposed
6. Financial services experience beyond banking to bring transferable experience and commercial insights from other domains, such as insurance, asset management, fintech or other
7. Technology and digital procurement depth to bring strong exposure to IT, Cloud, SaaS, data and cyber security including complex contracts and vendor rationalisation
8. CIPS qualification or equivalent professional qualification (ie MBA)
Additional Information:
The Company is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all and is opposed to any form of less favourable treatment or harassment on the grounds of race, religion or belief, sex, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability
This position is based in Dunton, and it is expected the successful candidate will be able to attend the Dunton office for typically 4 days a week and remain flexible on the days they are required to attend the office according to business requirements.
As part of our pre-employment checks process, successful candidates will be required to undergo a criminal record check. This will be conducted in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and applied only to unspent convictions.
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