Your new company
Our client is a leading global Insurance brand and one of the most innovative companies in the industry. We’re looking for an experienced Procurement professional within the Financial Services Sector to execute and manage engagements with our external 3rd party Service Providers, whilst delivering value and savings to the business.
Your new role
As Procurement Category Lead, you’ll manage our engagements with external 3rd party Service Providers in accordance with our clients Procurement Policy. You will be responsible for handling the end to end sourcing and onboarding activities across various categories of spend, using prescribed Category Management Processes to deliver value and savings to our stakeholders.
Key relationships: 3rd Party Suppliers, Legal, Compliance, Risk, IT Security
Responsibilities include:
1. Build and foster relationships with key business stakeholders
2. Lead delivery of the end-to-end execution of Procurement process in line with our clients Procurement Policy.
3. Lead RFx projects and subsequent Contract and Supplier negotiations, including commercial terms to secure the best value
4. Negotiate and implement contracts for a variety of goods and services across a broad range of categories, and ensure compliance to the agreed service, performance, quality and delivery levels.
5. Manage Supplier Relationships ensuring compliance to agreed service levels, performance quality and commercial terms.
6. Analyse annual spend detail and identify cost savings opportunities
7. Develop tools to support the Procurement team in analysing data and reporting tools for communicating with stakeholders
What you'll need to succeed
Qualifications – External· 3-5 years Procurement experience (essential) preferably in a Financial Services organisation· CIPS / IIPMM qualified (desirable)· Proficient with MS Suite – Excel, PowerPoint, Word· Ability to execute projects from beginning to end with emphasis on attention to detail is key in this role· Experience in summarising and presenting scope of work and supplier selection solutions to key stakeholders· Experience in executing RFx documentation and building scoring matrices· Ability to influence stakeholders and 3rd parties· Strong people and stakeholder management skills and a consistent record of building strong internal business relationships at all levels· Excellent business acumen and analytic capability· Ability to work on own initiative
What you'll get in return
8. Competitive salary with annual review
9. Annual company & performance-based bonus
10. Contributory pension scheme (up to 10% employer contributions)
11. Life Assurance
12. Generous annual leave plus Bank Holidays
13. Employee discounts
14. Education support and plenty of learning opportunities.