Role: Procurement Manager

Salary: Up to £60K + Bonus + Pension + Private Medical + 30 Days Holiday

Location: Edinburgh / Cheshire (2 days p/w on-site)

Overview:

This is the perfect role if you are you passionate about setting your own Procurement strategy, and thrive on driving an agenda of continuous improvement and sourcing best practice!

If you're keen to work for an organisation who is committed to creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues are supported to succeed, and that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains, and develops the most talented and committed Procurement colleagues - this will be the opportunity that you've been waiting for! Our client is a leading Insurance business who are pushing for change.

Role:

You will be tasked with;

• Developing innovative category strategies to drive commercial value and efficiency mainly across the marketing / professional services category.
• Develop an agenda which seeks to encourage commercial innovation across the portfolio - supporting internal customers to recognise the value and opportunity presented by "challenger" vendors
• Utilise your deep market knowledge of the Marketing domain to position yourself as a trusted business partner to key stakeholders.
• Manage the in-house, captive, sourcing execution team through the S2C process for all go to market procedures

Experience:

You will demonstrate:

• Delivering commercial innovation within the category - including the introduction of "challenger" vendors into the portfolio
• Marketing and Professional Services experience desired.
• Evidence of challenging Exec level stakeholders in regard to their appetite for Risk within the portfolio
• Experience gained in regulated private sector organisations - Financial Services preferred
• Completed contract reviews and contract clauses - without legal support

***Due to our client's requirements, applicants must be based in the UK and hold current/valid UK RTW***