dott
Commercial Procurement Manager (all genders) in London
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Senior Procurement Manager – Technical (Deal Closer)
About Dott
Dott is the European champion of shared micro-mobility, resulting from the merger of operators Tier and Dott in March 2024. With a striking mission to change mobility for good, the company leverages its integrated fleet—over 250,000 shared vehicles—serving 400+ cities across 21 European and Middle Eastern countries.
Dott reduces urban congestion, pollution, and car dependency while empowering 10 million users with over 400 million rides delivered. Led by CEO Henri Moissinac and President Maxim Romain, the company combines sustainability and cutting-edge technology to redefine commuting.
For more details, visit www.ridedott.com.
About the Role
This is a deal-closing role—the commercial engine of procurement where initiative drives impact. You’ll:
- Find the money by identifying overpayments and negotiating hard
- Build and execute cost-saving strategies for global corporate spend
- Champion resilience in the supplier ecosystem, balancing sustainability with value
- Act as a data-driven strategist who challenges change resistance and turns insights into tangible savings
You are highly autonomous, a self-starter with an accountability mindset. Dott needs someone who won’t wait for briefs—instead, proactively follows the dollar across vendors, categories, and geographies.
The Role & Your Impact
1. Commercial Negotiations & Savings Delivery (Primary Focus)
- Lead end-to-end contract negotiations for critical vendors, supplying:
- Strategic negotiation plans (objectives, BATNA, walkaway positions)
- Market benchmarking for competitive pressure
- Challenge the status quo: Push back on ambiguous contracts, resist supplier loyalty bias, and expose hidden costs
- Close deals with measurable, cashable savings, tracking directly on the P&L
- Generate competitive tension in every sourcing event, even with underperforming incumbents
Key Outcomes: ✔ Monthly savings reporting vs. target ✔ Revenue protection via robust contract terms (lead times, quality service SLAs) ✔ Avoidance of scope creep (rigorous deal review processes)
2. Procurement Strategy & Execution
- Develop short-and long-term strategies aligned with Dott’s business priorities
- Focus ruthlessly on high-impact spend, sweating assets first, acting selectively on new opportunities
- Embed automation to minimise manual effort, maximising time on negotiation
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3. AI, Automation & Digital Tools
- Harness AI-driven intelligence for spending anomalies, contract risk, and savings trends
- Automate reporting (KPIs on savings vs. budget, compliance) for timely insights
- Deploy in-house AI solutions where external tools are cost-prohibitive or too slow
- Facilitate Procure-to-Pay tools and lifecycle stage management (eDiscovery, benchmarking)
4. Spend Categorisation & Analytics
- Segment spend by vendor/category/entity/geography to highlight red flags
- Exemplify cost transparency, identifying standardized costs to negotiate
- Drive benchmarking vs. industry peers to justify contract revisions
5. Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
- Onboard and compliant: Ensure all partners adhere to Dott’s standards
- Build high-value supplier relationships without sacrificing commercial judgement
- Mitigate risks while optimizing the supplier arbitrage curve
- Immediate contract renewals backlog review—no auto-renewals without negotiation
6. Stakeholder Influence & Strategic Change Management
- Debate with senior leaders using data-backed recommendations to shift strategies
- Influence cross-functionally (Finance, Legal, Operations, Tech) to align procurement with priorities
- Remove obsolete contracts while empowering business teams to work with procurement instead of bypassing it
- Position procurement as a value-add, not a cost center
Key Responsibilities
- Deal-closing: $500K+ in annual savings, personally closing all high-impact negotiations
- Strategy formation: Define procurement roadmaps tied to business growth objectives
- Risk optimisation: Balance supplier relationships with commercial efficiencies
- Data artistry: Translate complex spend analysis into persuasive business narratives
- Contract administration: Own every signing, amendments, and termination process
Must-Haves
Experience (5-10 years)
- Expert negotiator with:
- Proven direct cost savings of €500K+ annually
- Repeatability success in sourcing both indirect and direct spend
- Experience in fast-scaling environments (scale-ups, turnarounds)
- Dynamic adaptation: Thrives with ambiguity, improves processes mid-flight
- Delivery mindset: Pushes operational excellence with minimal management input
- Revenue-quality tradeoffs: Protects profitability while maintaining service standards
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Technical Skills
- Advanced Excel/Google Sheets (VOLO, PivotTables, data visualisation)
- Comfortable cloud procurement platforms (or CIPS/CPSM)
- Experience with AI-driven tools (automating spend analysis, contract lifecycles)
- At least basic knowledge of:
- ERPs (e.g., SAP)
- Contract management systems
Soft Skills
- Confidentiality fortitude: Playoffs hostile confronted environments
- Storytelling: Present findings compellingly to stakeholders and board-level executives
- Command of commercial logic despite stubborn immunity to change
- Language proficiency: Native or fluent English + first language adhesion
Nice-to-Haves
- Industry knowledge in mobility, transport or logistics (scantions for a culture culinary)
- CIPS, CPSM, or equivalent procurement qualifications
- Fluency in secondary European/Turkish languages
Salary Range
£71,000–£100,000 gross/annum inclusive of bonus
Dott Way of Working Perks (that’s different)
🃏 Home office upgrade bonus – Built temporarily 📚 Annual L&D budget – The kind paid when the last line in your to-do list rises 10K itinerant ☕ Ride Program (free access to Dott’s e-scooters & bikes) – Opt up or opt down whenever required 🇲 Sabbatical – Months off even if revenue less than / if actually expected to be worldwide 💈 Wellness Programme: Includes workplace psychological consultancy (+ self-participation options) 🕎 Remote holiday swap – Fringe two public holidays you’ll never want to swap 🌍 Voluntary charity day (per year paid) 🪜 3 months remote work option per quarter – Minimum standard
Why Dott?
Respect Diversity and Inclusion is core—not ancillary—to Dott’s IDQ process: no biases here, no barriers, and if career fit for you means resilience regardless of background attainment levels (if neurodiversity disability status, physical inaccusations), we provide settlements prioritize application communication accommodations.
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