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Procurement Category Lead - Indirects
Permanent
Manchester OR Peterborough / Hybrid Working
Salary Band: £70,001 - £90,000 per annum
Sector: Banking / Finance
Exciting Category Lead – Indirects opportunity ~ Take ownership of a broad and strategically important range of Indirect spend portfolio for a major Financial Services Group.
We are supporting a leading Financial Services group who are undertaking a transformation across their procurement function and subsequently are looking to looking to recruuit an experienced Procurement Lead across their Indirects spend.
This is a great opportunity for a commercially minded geeneralist 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.
Key responsibilities will include:
Leading the end-to-end procurement lifecycle across Indirects categories.
Developing and implementing effective category and sourcing strategies.
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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.
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 skilled 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 ***
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