Procurement

• Manage the tendering, award and contract management of a range of procurement projects
• Lead strategic initiatives arising from market engagement and spend analyses
• Deliver cash savings and other cost efficiencies
• Support knowledge creation and transfer aligned with the University’s Strategy 2030
• Engage directly with internal and external stakeholders
• Deliver innovative, fit-for-purpose procurement solutions aligned with University objectives and Government policy
• Take ownership of strategic procurements and maximise benefits across the University
• Contribute to financial wellbeing and the University’s international research profile

Procurement Manager

• Lead client engagements, manage projects to timelines and meet client expectations and resource budgets
• Identify additional revenue opportunities with current and future engagements
• Educate clients on industry trends, challenges and opportunities
• Prepare and conduct client presentations with analysis and consultancy
• Perform quality control metrics associated with project delivery
• Conduct ad hoc analysis for specific client needs
• Improve internal tools, processes, and service offerings
• Maintain relationships with account and travel managers and share industry trends
• Support business development and marketing efforts through client renewals and cross-selling services

Consultant, Air Sourcing

• Lead a team of Category Managers owning significant budgets
• Drive development and execution of procurement strategies for high-value, critical category spend areas
• Manage compliance with policies, including the Third Party Supplier onboarding process
• Work with Accountable Executives, Business Owners and stakeholders to deliver category strategy and sourcing value through contract award
• Lead supplier selection and support Category Managers in line with the Category Management 6-step process
• Qualify suppliers through segmentation, due diligence and audit
• Develop and maintain category strategies with annual savings and opportunity pipelines
• Establish category priorities across direct and team expenditure
• Align category plans and procurement activities with BGIUK, Market Unit and Business Unit goals
• Provide external market expertise, including market drivers, supplier profiling and market developments
• Execute strategic sourcing activities aligned with business and global strategies
• Manage third-party risks, including segmentation, due diligence, DPIA and audit processes
• Develop negotiation plans and lead contract negotiations
• Deliver compliant contracts through sourcing approval and supplier signature
• Act as procurement expert for projects, forums and supplier governance meetings
• Serve as escalation point for Category Managers
• Coordinate with Supplier Relationship Management on sourcing events, evaluation and contract handover
• Develop innovative solutions and maximize total cost of ownership savings
• Build business relationships, track performance and maximize operational efficiencies
• Contribute to Bupa UK procurement strategy, governance and policy improvements
• Communicate and advocate procurement across the organisation
• Maintain commercial confidentiality and ethical supplier relationships
• Manage a high-performing, cost-effective Category Manager team, focusing on development, resourcing and engagement

Senior Category Manager

• Lead end-to-end sourcing for global meetings and events, including identifying, evaluating, and selecting venues and suppliers
• Negotiate contracts with hotels to achieve favorable terms and cost savings
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Utilize in-depth market knowledge to identify industry trends, best practices, and innovative solutions for meetings and events
• Manage multiple sourcing projects simultaneously, ensuring timely execution and adherence to budget and quality standards
• Implement and maintain organized records of all sourcing activities, contracts, and vendor information
• Apply technical knowledge of event technologies and platforms to enhance sourcing strategies and event execution
• Optimize time management to prioritize tasks effectively and meet demanding deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Global Meetings Sourcing Lead

• Lead the re-procurement of UK Biobank’s Research Analysis Platform and Cloud Infrastructure contracts
• Advise on route to market
• Develop tender documentation
• Support market engagement activities
• Build relationships with senior managers and the Executive Team
• Provide expert advice on designing and executing complex procurements
• Ensure compliance with new public procurement regulations
• Develop and lead UK Biobank’s commercial strategy
• Develop plans for key category spend
• Identify opportunities to improve value and reduce costs
• Negotiate commercial agreements with key suppliers and stakeholders
• Provide dynamic and inclusive leadership
• Build, maintain and motivate high-performing teams
• Champion the organisation’s desired culture and senior-leader behaviours

Head of Commercial Procurement

• Create, own, drive and deliver the marketing strategy and annual plan for the product category
• Develop category positioning and messaging aligned to customer needs and business objectives
• Translate business goals into actionable marketing plans and campaigns
• Manage category marketing budgets and forecast spend
• Lead integrated marketing campaigns across digital and offline channels
• Coordinate with internal teams and agencies to deliver campaign assets on time and to agreed objectives
• Analyse market trends, customer insights and competitor activity
• Use data and performance metrics to optimise campaigns and recommend improvements
• Identify category growth opportunities
• Partner with product development, sales, commercial and supply chain teams on product launches and lifecycle management
• Provide category expertise and marketing guidance to internal stakeholders
• Support sales teams with tools, training and materials
• Define, develop and deliver the customer proposition for the Origin Ground Protection product range
• Drive category sales and margin performance by guiding and supporting sales activity, including joint customer visits and support for key projects and new prospect accounts
• Ensure category marketing aligns with brand guidelines
• Monitor and report category performance against KPIs
• Test, learn and refine marketing activity to drive ROI
• Assess market trends, competitor activity and legislative changes to identify new product development opportunities
• Manage the product lifecycle from cradle to grave
• Work with Procurement to manage suppliers, negotiate purchase pricing and maintain a cost-efficient supply chain
• Develop supplier relationships covering technical exchange, production, supply and quality standards
• Coordinate the category product portfolio across Origin Landscapes
• Provide technical education internally and externally
• Drive the category and wider-range specification strategy with the specification team

Category Manager – Marketing

• Generate and issue purchase orders for UK production raw materials
• Expedite orders and communicate delays to the UK production and sourcing team
• Keep weekly changing dates up to date in the system
• Reconcile goods received with GRNs and support invoice queries
• Work with production planning to manage and limit material delays
• Ensure UK BOMs are up to date and accurate with the costing team
• Support reporting requirements
• Review production consumables stock weekly and ensure factory forward requirements are covered according to supplier lead times
• Assist with raw material stock takes twice yearly
• Demonstrate Mulberry values and behaviours: Be Bold, Be Imaginative, Be Open, Be Responsible
• Support an inclusive culture and environmentally responsible practices aligned with the B Corp Five C’s strategy

Purchasing Assistant

• Develop and implement procurement strategies for major capital projects
• Manage end-to-end sourcing activities including RFIs, RFPs and tender processes
• Lead supplier negotiations and secure favourable commercial agreements
• Build and manage relationships with strategic suppliers and contractors
• Conduct market analysis and supplier assessments to identify opportunities and mitigate risk
• Support project teams with procurement planning, contract management and supplier performance reviews
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, Legal, Finance and Project teams to ensure successful project delivery
• Drive value through competitive tendering, commercial challenge and innovation
• Monitor procurement performance and identify continuous improvement opportunities
• Support major Cement reliability and CAPEX projects across Heidelberg Materials

Category Manager

• Lead procurement activities across all EMEA events, including sourcing multiple vendors per category
• Oversee end-to-end procurement processes in collaboration with SailGP departments
• Establish specifications for items and scopes with SailGP department leads
• Draft, finalise and manage RFP/RFQ documents and procurement templates
• Maintain and update the Gatekeeper system with process stages, vendor, purchase order and contract status, risks and deliverables
• Ensure contracts, insurance and compliance documents are collected, reviewed and approved before supplier work begins
• Act as quality control lead for procurement documentation and workflows
• Support the procure-to-pay process and keep budgets and costs aligned
• Advise stakeholders on vendor selection, financial risks and opportunities
• Ensure compliance with financial policies, procedures, approvals and documentation requirements
• Provide stakeholders with access to reports and project status updates covering spend data and payment schedules
• Assist local event teams and suppliers with finance-related queries and issues during onsite delivery
• Ensure Gatekeeper is used for procurement and finance processes across EMEA events
• Define and communicate roles and responsibilities between local and global teams
• Coordinate with Legal and other functions on supplier documentation
• Support post-event reconciliation and reporting, providing learnings for future events

Regional Procurement Manager – EMEA

• Lead, structure and develop the EMEA Regional Procurement Management organisation
• Establish accountability, decision rights, role clarity, scalable ways of working, team goals, OKRs and performance expectations
• Develop and coach a high-performing team supporting portfolio growth and complexity
• Serve as senior procurement execution partner for EMEA Data Center Infrastructure
• Connect procurement priorities with capacity planning, construction delivery, engineering standards, financial commitments and commissioning
• Partner with Design, Construction, Engineering, Finance, Capacity Planning, Supply Chain, Legal, Operations and xScale leaders
• Drive alignment between regional execution requirements and global procurement, category management, supplier and supply chain priorities
• Act as escalation point for stakeholder misalignment, supplier performance, schedule-critical risks, inventory decisions and commercial trade-offs
• Own the regional procurement delivery operating model, including resource allocation, workload management, capacity, process simplification, governance and management information
• Provide updates on procurement execution, supplier readiness, portfolio risk, productivity, inventory exposure, cost forecasts and operational performance
• Implement AI-enabled procurement capabilities and processes
• Partner with Finance on budget discipline, committed-spend visibility, inventory valuation, storage-cost governance, cash-flow forecasting and cost optimisation
• Engage senior supplier stakeholders to resolve escalations, establish recovery plans and secure delivery outcomes
• Sponsor negotiations covering supplier performance, delivery schedules, commercial terms, logistics, storage, services and change management
• Own the EMEA RPM strategy, operating model and scalability roadmap
• Lead procurement simplification, centralisation and standardisation initiatives across EMEA
• Deliver cost-optimisation initiatives and identify savings and efficiency opportunities
• Lead supplier performance management, capacity planning, sourcing inputs, delivery readiness, scorecards, quality management and escalation resolution
• Identify and mitigate supplier risks, including capacity, quality, sourcing, financial, logistics, country-specific and market-demand risks
• Lead or sponsor supplier business reviews, corrective-action plans, executive escalations and recovery governance
• Ensure procurement documentation and contract governance support allocation, order tracking, inventory controls, asset tracking, financial reporting, auditability and enforceable commitments
• Own EMEA governance for pre-buy strategies, inventory, storage, asset allocation, deployment readiness, lifecycle tracking and redeployment decisions
• Lead decisions on capacity reservation, advance purchasing, inventory holding, asset release, equipment reallocation and procurement-plan changes

Procurement jobs in United Kingdom