Package: Market Leading + Exceptional Benefits
Location: Manchester (hybrid working)
Our client is an unusual and exciting proposition; a FTSE 250 listed business with an impressive pedigree within the financial services industry, but day-to-day operate as an agile, ambitious and fast-growing independent professional services business of over 300 colleagues across 6 independent business lines.
They need the very best people to be the custodians of the business for the next stage of their proud history and anticipated growth. Ambitious to innovate, collaborate and push forward in providing peace of mind and service excellence for their international clients and colleagues, they are on a journey to shape a culture they can all be proud to be part of. One where everyone feels trusted, supported and empowered to own their success.
Working here, you would have access to our enviable network of clients and innovative projects, as well as brilliant colleagues to learn from and collaborate with.
Role Overview
As part of their ambitious growth plans there is now an opportunity to join this exciting organisation in a newly created role, which is a key appointment as they seek to create frameworks/governance for all procurement-related activity to drive value and ensure acquired services are being effectively delivered across the Group.
Main Responsibilities
* Establish and implement a procurement framework and third-party governance process to ensure effective sourcing, purchasing, and negotiation of goods and services necessary for the Group operations.
* Organize and optimize sourcing initiatives to improve the total cost and value creation of corporate services by effective supplier evaluation, selection, negotiation, implementation, and post-implementation oversight.
* Manage and review contractual arrangements and performance metrics at local, regional and international level as needed.
* Analyse category spending, internal budgets, market conditions and industry insight to formulate and execute a group-wide sourcing strategy aimed at leveraging scale and coverage.
* Drive efficiency across business-wide spend, identifying areas where costs savings can be made without negatively impacting service delivery.
* Coordinate with departmental managers, senior management, general counsel and other key stakeholders to ensure business groups are effectively linked in sourcing and negotiation efforts and develop and foster cooperative relationships throughout the organisation.
* Work with strategic suppliers to ensure that our commercial agreements deliver against industry best practice whilst adhering to local legal requirements and remaining aligned with established frameworks.
* Demonstrate measurable results in driving procurement value through sourcing efforts and contract negotiation/management and subsequent supplier relationship and vendor performance management.
* Lead the Group's procurement activities in an enabling style, working with non-procurement colleagues to problem solve and find commercial solutions to the issues they face.
* Embed a culture of commercially-led relationships with current and prospective suppliers. Champion the benefits to colleagues across the Group of effective procurement, acting as an Ambassador for effective procurement.
Essential Knowledge, Skills, Experience:
* Stellar experience in procurement/vendor management, with a proven track record of establishing procurement processes in organisations without formal procurement structures.
* Experienced in contract negotiation, with and understanding of the importance of delivering service-driven commercial agreements for listed organisations and within heavily regulated environments.
* Degree calibre individual, ideally allied with CIPS Level 5 or above - or equivalent professional qualification.
* Professional, legal, financial or technology services sector exposure would be of particular interest.
* Pragmatic 'hands on' individual who recognises and is comfortable with joining at the start of this strategic procurement journey and appreciative of the challenges this will present.
* Proven negotiation skills and commercial aptitude.
* Gravitas to lead beyond direct authority.
* High energy, resilient individual with strong work ethic and who is result-oriented with effective influencing skills.
* Ability to work in a multicultural environment and deal with ambiguity and change.
* Diligent, analytical with excellent attention to detail without loss of pace.
* Ambitious and growth mindset to take on additional responsibility.
Alongside a compelling salary and bonus package, they also offer a very generous pension contribution, private medical, the ability to 'buy and sell' holidays and a share incentive plan.
The role is based from our Manchester office, offering hybrid working with up to 2 days per week home-based once you are up-to-speed.
If you feel you have the qualities we are seeking, please forward your CV and covering letter indicating your current package to Lee Rankin at GEM Partnership, or for a discreet conversation call our Peterlee office.
GEM Partnership is acting as an employment agency on this exclusive vacancy.
