Procurement Manager
Role: Procurement Manager
Salary: up to circa 50K
Location: Hybrid - up to 3 days on site; West London
We're seeking a Procurement Manager to join our client, a leading provider of fully managed IT support, cyber security, and strategic technology services. In this key role, you'll lead a team of three procurement professionals, driving cost efficiency, operational excellence, and outstanding customer service across internal teams and client accounts.
You'll combine hands-on procurement expertise and reporting experience with team leadership, ensuring smooth financial and operational processes that support a fast-paced, tech-focused business.
Due to the nature of the role, experience within IT services or IT category procurement is essential as are excellent interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to be informative and firm as required.
Key responsibilities:
Management of the Procurement team as well as taking a hands -on role in key procurement activities
Client invoicing (regular ad hoc invoicing throughout the month in addition to management of the main monthly run)
Ad hoc procurement requests for clients, sourcing, quoting, purchasing
Vendor relationship management; including selection, onboarding, performance monitoring and issue resolution
On boarding and off-boarding customers
Product catalogue and pricing maintenance, including standardisation and simplification
Logistics of shipments between vendors, clients and our offices
Defining, monitoring and reporting on Procurement KPIs
Management and maturing of procurement processes
Working with colleagues in other teams to leverage the existing tool set to streamline and automate procurement processesEssential experience
Previous team management/leadership experience
Strong vendor management negotiation and relationship management experience
Strong background in invoicing, procurement cycles, and process management
Experience working with international vendors and clients
Strong attention to detail and highly organised
If you'd like to be part of a growing organisation, where you can impact - please apply today without delay.
Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.
Tate is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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