Job Description
Role: Financial Services – Sourcing / Procurement Manager
Locations: Northampton, Manchester, Cheshire, Glasgow or London hybrid working
Working Pattern: Hybrid / 2-3 days in-office
Start Date: Early 2026
Contract Duration: Initial 6 months
Day rate: Inside IR35
Role: Sourcing and category execution support for specific categories of spend.
Responsibilities will include:
* Owning a portfolio of sourcing deals (new contracts, renewals, extensions, orders) of varying value levels, risk levels depending on the level of the role
* Engaging with business stakeholders to understand the demand, requirements and support the best commercial outcome
* Agreeing the sourcing approach with the category lead (e.g. RFX process, single source renewal/negotiation) aligned to the category strategy
* Execution of the process following the banks processes and controls through to contract signature and hand over to the supplier manager
* Additional work on category planning (e.g. renewals pipeline development, spend analysis) may be required to support the category manage
Key skills/experience:
* Experience of end to end Sourcing process ideally Financial Services or in a similarly regulated environment for categories in scope of the role
* Structured approach to planning and execution ensuring key stakeholders and procurement colleagues are appraised of progress, plans and blockers
* You will have M&A Procurement experience, or more general supplier consolidation experience
* Ability to work at pace with but with control at the front of mind
* Comfortable operating in complex matrixed environments
* Self-starter, pro-active and quick to learn process, controls and tools
* Good interpersonal skills to engage and influence stakeholders
* Good collaborative style with other Procurement and Bank teams