Our client who is within Financial Services is looking for an experienced Senior Buyer to play a key role in leading procurement activities and managing third-party supplier relationships across the organisation. You’ll partner with stakeholders to deliver value, manage risk, and ensure compliance with internal frameworks and regulatory requirements.
Financial Service/Banking experience is needed.
Location – London (The City) 2 days per week.
What You’ll Do
- Lead end-to-end procurement activities, including supplier selection, RfX processes, and contract negotiations.
- Be a procurement technology expert with strong expertise around cloud services and cloud migration.
- Act as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders, providing strategic procurement support.
- Drive commercial negotiations and collaborate closely with Legal and Finance teams.
- Support supplier relationship management to optimise commercial value and performance.
- Identify and deliver value optimisation initiatives throughout the supplier lifecycle.
- Ensure procurement activities align with governance, compliance, and risk management frameworks.
- Coach and support less experienced procurement team members.
What You’ll Bring
- Proven experience leading procurement technology projects, ideally within a regulated environment.
- Strong expert within procurement technology with strong expertise around cloud services and cloud migration.
- Strong commercial and contract negotiation skills, including experience with Tier 1 suppliers.
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing abilities.
- Solid understanding of soft services procurement and supplier management.
- Strong analytical, organisational, and communication skills.
Package
Up to £70,000 base salary
Pension
Private healthcare
Hybrid working
Plus much more
*Right to work in the UK is essential. No opportunity for sponsorship*
