Role: Professional Services Procurement Manager

Salary: Up to £80K + BIG Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Location: London (3-4 Days p/w in office)

Are you a Professional Services Procurement Manager - with experience gained in greenfield / start-up Procurement functions across Financial Services? This role offers a fantastic opportunity to play a key part in the development of a Greenfield Procurement function, alongside a newly appointed Head of Procurement, for a PE / Investment Management firm.

Role:
Key to your success in this role will be the ability to develop key stakeholder relationships with the CxO community, positioning Procurement as a "value-add" business partner. Ultimately, you will be tasked with driving commercial value across a broad range of business critical Procurement projects - supporting the organisation's drive for commercial value across their Professional Services, Consultancy, Audit and Legal categories.

You will need to:

• Be commercially astute, financially literate and legally competent to negotiate contracts
• Have strong influencing skills and leadership, with the gravitas to negotiate credibly with suppliers and engage with the CxO's and the executive management team
• Be results driven with a track record of achievement while adaptable in the face of adversity
• Familiar with operating in a regulatory environment

Experience:

• Professional Services Procurement & Category Management experience
• Procurement experience in a financial services setting, with a preference for experience in private equity firms or investment managers.
• Solid understanding of procurement processes and principles, commercial and legal constructs, and financial models.
• Self-motivation, tenacity, and a focus on delivery
• Gravitas, the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
• Ideally Degree and MCIPS qualified.

***Applicants must demonstrate current & valid UK Right to Work***