Our client is a leading global Insurance brand and one of the most innovative companies in the industry. We’re looking for an experienced Procurement professional within the Financial Services Sector to execute and manage engagements with our external 3rd party Service Providers, whilst delivering value and savings to the business.

As Procurement Category Lead, you’ll manage our engagements with external 3rd party Service Providers in accordance with our clients Procurement Policy. You will be responsible for handling the end to end sourcing and onboarding activities across various categories of spend, using prescribed Category Management Processes to deliver value and savings to our stakeholders.

Responsibilities include:

Qualifications – External

· 3-5 years Procurement experience (essential) preferably in a Financial Services organisation

· CIPS / IIPMM qualified (desirable)

· Proficient with MS Suite – Excel, PowerPoint, Word

· Ability to execute projects from beginning to end with emphasis on attention to detail is key in this role

· Experience in summarising and presenting scope of work and supplier selection solutions to key stakeholders

· Experience in executing RFx documentation and building scoring matrices

· Ability to influence stakeholders and 3rd parties

· Strong people and stakeholder management skills and a consistent record of building strong internal business relationships at all levels

· Excellent business acumen and analytic capability

· Ability to work on own initiative