PRS for Music
Procurement Manager
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Overview
Music wouldn't exist without the work of songwriters, composers, and publishers. We're here to represent them and make sure that they are paid for their work. After more than a century in the industry, we continue to innovate as a world-leading organisation.
The Role
We are recruiting a Procurement Manager to join the Procurement team. The successful candidate will support procurement and contract management activities across the business.
You will manage end-to-end procurement operations and assigned categories, ensuring compliant sourcing, effective supplier onboarding, accurate procurement data, and strong commercial outcomes.
The role is responsible for delivering cost savings, maximising supplier value, driving process improvements, and building strong stakeholder relationships. You will also support the effective use of the procurement system and ensure the consistent application of procurement policies, processes, and governance across the organisation.
The Procurement Manager will have both internal and external stakeholders, so relationship management is key, along with the ability to be creative in solution management. Your role will touch every department within PRS for Music so you will learn fast how our end-to-end business operates.
Our industry backgrounds are very diverse, however we come together by our love of music and the drive to deliver for our members and customers. We always look for talented people who want a challenging and varied role, and who have, or want to develop themselves and want to work in a supportive team, within this fast-paced industry.
Responsibilities
Procurement:
- Manage end-to-end procurement activities in accordance with organisational policies and procedures.
- Support the supplier onboarding process, ensuring suppliers are set up efficiently while meeting all compliance requirements.
- Review and process supplier requests, procurement forms and contract documentation within delegated authority levels.
- Maintain accurate supplier and contract data across procurement and finance systems.
- Support contract renewals, terminations/re-procurements.
- Support commercial evaluations, negotiations, and contract reviews.
- Manage all procurements with the new Procurement system in line with procurement policy.
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Contract Management
- Work with stakeholders and Legal on contracting.
- Manage contract renewals ensuring there is sufficient governance on renewals, and each renewal aligns with Procurement and Contract Management policies.
- Develop effective working relationships with service providers to drive value for money in respect to how the services are delivered.
- Own key contract management risks and ensure that effective mitigations are in place and monitored.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Build effective relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
- Provide procurement advice and guidance to business users.
- Facilitate meetings, workshops, and project discussions to support procurement initiatives.
- Communicate procurement changes and requirements clearly and effectively.
About You
At PRS for Music, we want you to bring the best version of yourself to work. We believe that celebrating individuality promotes a culture of acceptance and openness. Along with being whoever you want to be, in an ideal world you will also have:
- CIPS qualification (or working towards) preferred.
- Experience delivering procurement projects, sourcing activities, and supplier management.
- Knowledge of tendering, category management, and contract management principles.
- Experience preparing commercial documentation, costings, and contract-related paperwork.
- Experience using procurement and finance systems.
- Strong organisational, analytical, and reporting skills with attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Commercially minded, with the ability to negotiate effectively and deliver value for money.
- Experience supporting procurement transformation or system implementation projects is desirable.
What’s in it for you?
Here are just a few things that set PRS for Music apart from the crowd:
- We trust, value, and support our people to make the difference.
- We believe that diversity of thought and experience provides the platform for innovation and creativity.
- We are consciously inclusive and have eight Affinity Groups which you can join and make an impact.
- We invest in the development of our people to drive our ambitions forward.
- We offer a range of family-friendly leave including enhanced maternity and paternity, grandparent, fertility, reproductive, and menopause support.
- We know time to rest and recharge is important which is why we offer 25 days holiday entitlement with the option to top up twice annually up to a maximum of 30 days.
- Employees can work from anywhere in the world for up to eight weeks of the year.
- Plus a whole range of other benefits, including retail discounts, gym discounts, season ticket, or bicycle loan.
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The Process
Our Interview Process For This Role Is Simple
- First stage interview will take place virtually on MS Teams.
- Second stage interview will take place in person at our London Bridge Hub.
We use competency-based questions within our interviews. This allows you to provide examples of situations where you have had to demonstrate the required skills relevant to the role you are applying for. To assist your preparation for interview, research the STAR method to aid bringing your examples to life.
Location
We offer a hybrid working model, allowing employees to work from home up to three days a week.
To ensure the health and safety of all our employees, if you wish to work from home for more than 2.5 days per week, we will conduct a quick and easy remote-working assessment.
If you sound like you could be the right person for the job, apply now.
At PRS we are committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging for all. We have taken a holistic approach to ensure that no one feels excluded regardless of age, class, sexuality, gender, race, religion, or ability. We value the needs of everyone in our organisation and strive to build an environment where our employees’ contributions are recognised in order that everyone may thrive.
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