Senior Manager

Senior Manager focuses on support operational resilience through proactive sourcing initiatives.

What the role involves

• Support operational resilience through proactive sourcing initiatives.
• Supporting long-term sourcing strategies.
• Ensure all procurement activities are conducted in compliance with internal governance, procurement policies, and applicable UK regulations.

Skills and requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent professional experience in procurement, supply chain, business, or a related field is required.
• Progressive procurement and sourcing experience required, including leadership responsibilities.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Preferred experience across multiple procurement categories including indirect spend, professional services, IT, construction, or manufacturing environments.

Confirmed role details

• Develop strategic supplier relationships through effective performance management, continuous improvement initiatives, and contract lifecycle oversight, ensuring commercial, legal,.
• Lead complex negotiations, contract renewals, dispute resolution, and supply chain risk mitigation activities to support resilience and business continuity.
• Lead procurement performance reporting across savings, supplier KPIs, risk, and compliance metrics, using data-driven insights to support operational and strategic decision-making.
• Champion process optimisation, digital procurement tools, sustainability, ESG, and ethical sourcing initiatives, while supporting audits and governance reviews as required.