Salary/Package: up to £75k+ Excellent Package
Role: Full time | Permanent | Hybrid
1st Executive are seeking a Procurement Manager on behalf of a global financial services client who look after retirement, investment, and protection needs of individuals. Helping to build better futures for customers, our intermediaries, and our employees by operating as a modern, agile, and welcoming organisation.
Responsibilities:
* Lead on specific category knowledge in the creation and continual review of robust and forward-looking category plans that use the full range of demand, specification, and supply levers.
* Provide forward-looking data-driven opportunities based on business needs, supply market dynamics, and technological changes in the marketplace to achieve or exceed agreed annual savings targets.
* Responsible for identifying new opportunities and assessing their relevance and potential value to the organisation in conjunction with UK and European/Global framework requirements.
* Execute and drive a culture of competitive behaviour and ensure viable options are brought to the go-to-market strategies, including the usage of e-auctions and quick RFX.
Skills & Experience:
* Strong evidence of leading category planning development, sourcing, and contract management across IT & non-IT Categories.
* Excellent strategic agility, critical thinking, communication, and influencing skills.
* Strong written and verbal communication, including presentation skills for engaging stakeholders and making a robust business case for change.
* Strong business planning skills, able to drive change.
Desirable:
* Financial Services experience - knowledge of the regulatory environment.
* MCIPS qualified (or studying towards).
* Strong presentation skills for engaging stakeholders and making a robust business case for change.
Qualifications:
* Educated to a degree level or equivalent Procurement experience in a similar role.
Company & Culture:
Our culture is unique and incredibly important to us. We care about doing the right thing for our people, customers, and community and helping others to build better futures. Our blueprint behaviours shape and influence how we work and are central to the relationships we have with others. Every day we are encouraged to be more curious, own the outcome, face into things together, and find a way forward.
***Due to our client's requirements, applicants must be based in the UK and hold current/valid UK RTW***
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