Your new company

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Indirect Procurement professional to join an established global organisation and become part of a collaborative procurement team. With responsibility for a sizeable portfolio of indirect spend, this role offers genuine category ownership and the opportunity to influence procurement across key business areas.

Your new role
You will manage a varied portfolio with a particular focus on Marketing, alongside categories such as Facilities Management and Utilities.Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing end-to-end sourcing and tender processes
• Developing category and sourcing strategies
• Leading supplier negotiations and managing commercial agreements
• Creating evaluation criteria, scoring models and tender documentation
• Managing supplier performance and relationships
• Partnering with Marketing and other senior internal stakeholders
• Identifying savings, efficiencies and commercial improvements
• Supporting operational purchasing activities, including purchase orders
• Balancing strategic category management with hands-on procurement delivery

What you'll need to succeed

You'll be an experienced Indirect Procurement / Category professional with:

• Strong indirect procurement experience
• End-to-end tendering, sourcing and negotiation expertise
• Experience managing supplier contracts and commercial agreements
• Strong stakeholder and supplier relationship management skills
• Experience developing tender evaluation and supplier selection methodologies
• The ability to manage a significant spend portfolio independently
• A proactive, commercially focused and collaborative approach
• Exposure to marketing procurement would be highly advantageous but not essential.

What you'll get in return

You'll take ownership of a significant indirect spend portfolio within an established global business, working as part of an experienced procurement function. The role offers hybrid working with three days in the office, alongside significant autonomy and exposure to international procurement stakeholders.

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