Description The Role: The Procurement Category Manager – Professional Services & Underwriting Support is responsible for the end‑to‑end category management, sourcing, and ongoing oversight of third‑party spend across: Professional Services Finance & Corporate Services Third Parties Supporting Underwriting Activities The role operates within a Lloyd’s Managing Agent environment and ensures that procurement activity delivers commercial value, while meeting the requirements of PRA SS2/21 in relation to outsourcing, third‑party risk, and ongoing supplier oversight. The role is critical in ensuring that third‑party arrangements—particularly those supporting underwriting and core business services—are appropriately risk‑assessed, contractually robust, operationally resilient, and subject to effective ongoing oversight. Responsibilities will include: Category Strategy & Sourcing Governance Develop and maintain category strategies for professional services and underwriting support suppliers, aligned to business and underwriting objectives. Ensure sourcing strategies consider materiality, substitutability, concentration risk, and operational criticality, in line with PRA SS2/21. Maintain a forward-looking sourcing and renewal pipeline for critical and key suppliers. End‑to‑End Sourcing & Commercial Management Lead proportionate and defensible sourcing activities (RFI/RFP/RFQ), ensuring transparency, auditability and appropriate challenge. Negotiate robust commercial and contractual terms, including: Scope clarity and defined services Fee models and rate cards SLAs, KPIs and performance regimes Audit, access and information rights Termination, exit and transition provisions Ensure contracts support regulatory expectations for ongoing oversight and operational resilience. Outsourcing & Third‑Party Risk Embed PRA SS2/21 principles throughout the third‑party lifecycle, including: Pre‑contractual risk assessment and due diligence Identification of material outsourcing and critical third‑party arrangements Clear delineation of responsibilities, service ownership and accountability Work closely with Legal and stakeholders to ensure contracts reflect agreed commercial, service, risk, and compliance requirements. Leverage Evisort Contract Intelligence to: Improve visibility of contracts, terms, and obligations Manage renewal and termination timelines Identify commercial and risk insights (e.g. auto-renewals, pricing clauses, audit rights) Reduce value leakage through proactive contract and renewal management. Supplier & Performance Management Lead or support supplier review forums, performance reviews and remediation plans. Establish KPIs, SLAs, and governance forums (e.g. QBRs, service reviews). Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and performance remediation where required. Coordinate closely with IT service management, cyber, and data teams on supplier performance and issue resolution. Risk, Governance & Compliance Ensure all procurement activity complies with internal policies and governance frameworks. Embed third-party risk and security considerations into sourcing and contract management. Support material outsourcing / critical supplier assessments where applicable. Partner with Risk, Compliance, InfoSec, and Data Protection functions to ensure suppliers meet regulatory, security, and data requirements. Stakeholder Engagement & Business Partnering Act as the primary procurement partner for key internal stakeholders. Provide clear, pragmatic procurement advice on sourcing routes, commercial options, and supplier strategy. Influence senior stakeholders while maintaining challenge and independence as a professional procurement advisor. MI, Benefits Tracking & Continuous Improvement Track and report category performance, including savings, cost avoidance, pipeline delivery, and supplier performance. Maintain accurate procurement MI through Workday and other procurement systems. Support capability uplift across procurement through knowledge sharing and mentoring. Skills and Experience Significant experience as a Category Manager or Senior Procurement Manager covering professional services and complex third‑party arrangements. Strong understanding of outsourcing and third‑party risk management within a regulated environment. Demonstrable experience aligning procurement activity to regulatory frameworks (e.g. PRA/FCA/Lloyd’s). Strong commercial negotiation skills, particularly in advisory and underwriting‑adjacent services. Excellent stakeholder management skills with senior and technical audiences. Experience in regulated industries (financial services, insurance, London Market). Knowledge of third-party risk, operational resilience, and outsourcing governance. Experience embedding procurement governance without slowing delivery. CIPS qualification (Level 4) would be beneficial