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Senior Procurement Manager- Indirects
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Senior Procurement Manager - Global Categories - Indirects
£65,000 - £75,000 | West London (hybrid, 3 days/week in-office) | Occasional international travel
Our client is a globally recognised entertainment organisation, operating across major cities worldwide and built around a strong sustainability mission - it holds Net Zero certification and puts ESG at the centre of how it does business. As it scales, the finance function is leading a new cost-control drive and this role sits right at the heart of it.
The role
You'll take ownership of a portfolio of high-value global contracts - think £20-30m multi-year agreements covering categories like technology, logistics and operations - managing them from tender through to live supplier relationship management. This is a senior, hands-on procurement role reporting into the Procurement Director, with one direct report and real scope to challenge legacy ways of working rather than just administer existing contracts.
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- Lead end-to-end tenders across multiple international locations, from scoping through to negotiating best and final offers
- Manage contracts through their full lifecycle - drafting, variations, disputes, final accounts etc.
- Build out supplier relationship management frameworks and run regular performance reviews once contracts are signed
- Partner closely with legal, finance and business stakeholders to keep procurement policy embedded across the organisation
- Drive sustainable procurement practice using an internal supplier verification framework
- Champion digital procurement tools and maintain a live global tracker of activity and risk
What we're looking for
- A strong background in indirects procurement - tech category knowledge is a must - and ideally other services experience
- A genuine generalist mindset, comfortable flexing into non-tech categories when the business needs it
- Prior people management experience - dotted line management is acceptable
- Confidence and assertiveness to push back on entrenched habits and legacy supplier relationships - this isn't a role for a safe pair of hands, they want someone who'll challenge
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Why apply
- Own a portfolio of genuinely high-value, high-visibility contracts (£20-30m) rather than a fragmented spend category
- Join at the exact moment procurement is being elevated as a strategic priority under a new cost-control mandate - real influence, not just execution
- Work for an organisation where sustainability isn't a side initiative but core to its identity and licence to operate
- A senior role with a direct report and a clear reporting line into the Procurement Director - genuine scope to shape how the function runs, not just fit into it
- Occasional international travel to some of the world's most high-profile events, without a relentless travel schedule
If this role sounds of interest and you would like to find out more - click Apply now or send your CV directly to Declan at
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