Beaumont Select Ltd
Procurement Category Lead - Indirects
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We’re currently recruiting for an exciting opportunity for a Category Lead – Indirects
We’re supporting a leading Financial Services group who are undertaking a transformation across their procurement function and subsequently are looking to recruit an experienced Procurement Lead across their Indirects spend.
This is a great opportunity for a commercially minded generalist procurement professional who enjoys operating at both strategic and operational levels, developing category strategies, leading complex sourcing activity and delivering measurable value across a broad category estate.
You’ll be responsible for developing and delivering sourcing strategies across FM, Marketing, HR, Prof Services, Operations ensuring Business Services investment is cost-effective, scalable, secure and aligned with wider business and digital transformation objectives.
You’ll lead the end-to-end procurement lifecycle across Indirect categories, managing significant spend and working closely with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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Key responsibilities will include:
- Leading the end-to-end procurement lifecycle across Indirects categories.
- Developing and implementing effective category and sourcing strategies.
- Negotiating complex commercial agreements, contracts and SLAs with key technology suppliers.
- Identifying opportunities for cost optimisation, supplier consolidation and improved commercial value.
- Supporting the adoption of procurement technology and automation to improve efficiency, visibility and governance.
- Ensuring procurement activity aligns with data security, regulatory and cyber-risk requirements.
- Building strong relationships with stakeholders across Technology, Finance, Legal, Risk and the wider business.
- Driving continuous improvement and bringing innovation into the Indirects procurement function.
We’re looking for an experienced procurement professional with a strong commercial mindset and a proven track record of delivering value.
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You’ll ideally bring:
- Strong procurement experience across non-IT categories.
- Proven experience delivering cost savings, cost optimisation and wider value creation.
- Experience using procurement platforms such as SAP Ariba, Coupa or Oracle.
- Strong negotiation, commercial and contract management skills.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical audiences.
- A data-driven approach with a genuine focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
- Experience working within a complex or regulated environment would be advantageous.
- A professional procurement qualification such as CIPS, CPSM or equivalent is preferred.
Our client has offices in Manchester or Peterborough and can be located in either location - 3 days a week on site, 2 from home
£70-£80k plus 10% Bonus Pension and Bens
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