Strategic Sourcing Manager - Procurement Sourcing Lead

The Strategic Sourcing Manager will oversee procurement activities, ensuring cost-effective sourcing strategies and supplier management. This role is based in London with some travel.

Client Details

This opportunity is with a large organisation with global presence. The company is recognised for its focus on innovation, efficiency, and sustainability in its operations.

Description

As a Strategic Sourcing Lead, you will be proactively involved in procuring high-value goods and services. You will buy IT, consulting, MRO and agency etc. You will manage both CAPEX and OPEX across all procurement activities.

- Responsible for maximizing value through procurement by strategically managing the UK supplier spend and identifying opportunities that drive sustainable improvement in cost, quality, service, and innovation.

- You will be involved in Strategic Sourcing, Category Management and Procurement excellence. You will have to build strong supplier relationships.

- Involved in managing procurement processes across the team and help to drive improvements.

- Working in a matrix environment with exposure to global sourcing activities and partnering with the wider business.

- Proactively enable commercially viable sourcing strategies and efficiency levers for spend in remit

- Ideally have knowledge of IT category management as a key area, but be a generalist procurement professional

- Develop and implement strategic procurement plans to meet organisational goals.

- Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers and stakeholders.

Profile

As a Sourcing / Procurement lead you will have.

- At least 5 - 7 years of procurement / sourcing experience in buying goods and services, including (not limited to ) IT, consultancy, FM, travel, General expenses, Civil maintenance contracts, Equipment and equipment refurbishments, particularly high-value contracts and call-off term contracts. You would have ideally worked in the utilities/ energy sector.

-Must have working knowledge of ERP system with a track record of delivering process improvements and automation.

- Essential knowledge of standard consultancy contracts, licensing contracts, service contracts, head of terms

- Ideally you will have set up a category understand CAPEX Procurement and Ideally will have working knowledge of SAP Ariba

Job Offer

• A competitive salary c60k-70k approx
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Generous holiday allowance.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Work with a respected organisation in the Energy & Natural Resources industry.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Strategic Sourcing Manager to make a meaningful impact. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply promptly.