Procurement Manager | Indirects (Fortune 500)

Talent Drive
London

A brand new opening for an experienced HR & Professional Services category expert to join a large, multi-site, global procurement function reporting into the Head of Indirect Procurement who’s based in Europe.

In the midst of a global transformation, you will need to be able to work at pace, be able to adapt to change and have a confident manor to engage with senior stakeholders in the UK and various countries in Europe.

Role and responsibilities:

  • Create category strategies through to the delivery and performance including year on year annualised savings
  • Develop category plans and strategies to ensure alignment for the group, leveraging suppliers to support local offices
  • Engage, manage and influence senior stakeholders from Director to Board level to ensure buy-in, utilising strong market knowledge
  • Build relationships with key stakeholders to ensure a rounded knowledge of a suppliers performance
  • Be commercially astute and looking for best value across all projects you engage in, whether proactively or reactive
  • On top over delivering strategic projects, ensure the business is getting the best service in line with cost efficiency

Experience and requirements:

  • Experience in Category Management across HR & Professional Service
  • Worked in a global business and able to work at pace, in a period of change and transformation
  • Private sector procurement experience, ideally working for a global business
  • Confident in negotiating and managing C-suite stakeholders
  • Confident in engaging and influencing senior level stakeholders, and across various regions
  • A highly strategic mindset when approaching procurement, suppliers and business needs
  • Excellent communications skills when dealing with contacts in different cultures and countries
  • Able to adapt in a very fast paced, continuously changing environment
  • MCIPS qualified, nice to have but not essential

Apply directly or email your CV to [email protected]

Talent Drive are committed to promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. We review all applicants on equal merit and we do not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, sex, relationship status, disability, race, religion/beliefs, or sexual orientation.

Posted 2025-09-09

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