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Procurement Manager - Professional Services - £55K, edinburgh
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Client:
1st Executive
Location:
edinburgh, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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EU work permit required:
Yes
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Job Views:
3
Posted:
07.07.2025
Expiry Date:
21.08.2025
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Job Description:
Role: Procurement Manager - Professional Services
Location: Edinburgh (50% Hybrid Working)
Salary: Up to £55K + Excellent Package
1st Executive are seeking a Professional Services Procurement Manager on behalf of a high-profile FTSE100 organisation - who have demonstrated record growth over the past 24 months! They continue to transform their customer facing propositions as well as their internal business models, with Procurement playing a key role in providing early access to new tools and solutions offered by their 3rd party supply partners. This is a fantastic role with an organisation who are actively encouraging innovation and creativity to ensure the business is able to meet its on-going growth ambitions in a fast moving industry!
Role:
* You will be responsible for the delivery of end to end sourcing projects across the breadth of the Professional Services
* Operating in a "business partner" capacity, you will engage C-Level stakeholders, nurturing relationships to ensure the value of Procurement is recognised.
* You will guide and mentor your internal customers through full lifecycle sourcing projects spanning the professional services sub-categories, identifying opportunities to innovate the way the at 3rd party consultancy solutions are utilised.
* You will be responsible for the definition and implementation of category strategies.
* In turn, you will be expected to introduce best in class supplier management initiatives as well as further innovative 'value-add' procurement initiatives.
Experience:
* Procurement experience gained in the Professional Services category
* Demonstrate some experience of working in a regulated industry sector - ideally Financial Services
* Excellent stakeholder engagement and management skill-set; demonstrating success in influencing decision making
* Degree and/or CIPS qualified is preferred
***Due to our clients requirements, applicants must be based in the UK and hold current/valid UK RTW***
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