Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute global sourcing strategies across non-technology categories (Marketing, HR, Travel, Professional & Corporate Services), ensuring alignment with business priorities and growth plans. 
• Partner with senior stakeholders across functions and regions to understand evolving business needs and deliver procurement solutions that support revenue-generating initiatives and organizational agility. 
• Drive supplier innovation and market insight to introduce new capabilities, enhance service delivery, and support global expansion or transformation initiatives. 
• Support ESG and sustainability goals by embedding responsible sourcing principles and collaborating with suppliers to drive social and environmental impact.
• Manage end-to-end procurement processes for all non-tech categories, ensuring efficiency, transparency, and value creation across sourcing, contracting, and supplier management.
• Lead supplier selection, negotiation, and contract management to secure optimal commercial terms, deliver savings, and maintain business and service continuity.
• Implement and maintain supplier governance frameworks, including performance tracking, service level agreements (SLAs), and continuous improvement programmes.
• Maintain accurate procurement data, contracts, and spend analytics to enable proactive decision-making, budget forecasting, and reporting to Finance and Senior Leadership.
• Collaborate with Finance to manage procurement pipelines, support budgeting cycles, and monitor savings targets and benefits realization.

Qualifications:

• Progressive procurement experience, with a strong track record of managing global or regional spend across diverse non-technology categories — including HR, Marketing, Professional Services, Travel, Professional and Corporate Services. 
• Proven experience in a strategic procurement leadership role, ideally within a high-growth, regulated, or security-conscious industry such as cybersecurity, technology or financial services.
• Strong commercial negotiation and contract management skills, with a demonstrated ability to drive total value, not just cost savings — including innovation, service delivery, risk mitigation, and sustainability. 
• Effective stakeholder engagement with the gravitas to influence senior stakeholders and collaborate across legal, finance, HR, compliance and other teams.
• Hands-on experience implementing and optimising global procurement processes, policies, and governance frameworks, including vendor performance management, spend controls, and strategic sourcing methodologies. 
• Understanding of third-party risk, ESG, and compliance requirements, with the ability to integrate these into sourcing strategies and supplier engagements.
• Proficiency in procurement systems and data analytics tools, as well as strong Excel and financial modelling skills. 

Work Set up: Hybrid (BGC Office)