Procurement Specialist

Procurement Specialist

• Location

  London

• Sector:

  Procurement

• Job type:

  Permanent

• Salary:

  £55000 - £60000 per annum + hybrid working/corporate benefits

• Contact:

  Diane Marjoram

• Contact email:

  Diane.Marjoram@1st-executive.com

• Job ref:

  J692374_1783926744

• Published:

  28 days ago

• Expiry date:

  2026-08-12

Procurement Specialist

Salary: upto 60k p/a + benefits

Location: London - hybrid working 3 days p/w in office

Fulltime| Permanent

Hungry for more ownership, more exposure, and more impact! This isn't a back-office Procurement role. It's a career accelerator adding real value! If you're a driven procurement professional and you're hungry for more, this is the opportunity where you won't just support procurement transformation… you'll help build it. An environment that you can step up quickly and where performance is noticed.

**There are a number of roles in the wider campaign across Group Procurement, so even if you don't meet all of the requirements for this role, we encourage you to apply to discuss further!**

Be part of the creation of something ambitious. That means fresh thinking, new processes, smarter analytics, stronger supplier partnerships - and room for you to make your mark early.

This Role: This is joining a procurement function in growth mode - shaping frameworks, influencing stakeholders, and driving measurable performance improvements across the business. You'll work closely with Category Managers and senior procurement leaders;

Expect to:

• Lead sourcing projects (across IT and non-tech (eg Marketing, HR, FM, Property)
• Pro-actively drive and seek new commercial opportunities
• Drive spend analytics and performance insights
• Influence supplier strategies
• Build category tools and templates
• Develop commercial acumen fast

If you want to move from "supporting procurement" to being a procurement leader in the making, this is your next step.

What You'll Gain

• Exposure to senior procurement leadership
• Ownership of sourcing activity and supplier engagement
• Real influence in a growing, evolving procurement function
• Accelerated development in analytics, commercial strategy and stakeholder management
• A culture that values initiative, collaboration and bold thinking

You won't just run reports - you'll turn insight into action.

What We're Looking For

• You're proactive, curious, and ambitious.
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder communication skills
• Passionate about working in an ambitious, changeable, people focussed business
• Confident communicator with an engaging personality and an inquisitive nature
• Strong analytical skills and confidence working with data sets and extracting insights from procurement data
• Knowledge of sourcing principles and supplier management
• Enjoys working in fast paced environment, autonomously

*** applicants must be based in the UK to commit to hybrid working requirement and hold current/valid UK RTW***