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Procurement Senior Manager- FM, Real Estate and Office Services Contract Length: 6 months- likely to be extended Target Start Date: ASAP Location: London / Hybrid working- mostly remote working with occasional 1-2 days a month onsite Rate: Max 650 per day inside IR35 Must have experience: - Procurement experience across FM, Real Estate and Office Services - Experience working for large international companies in a senior procurement position Key Responsibilities: Global leadership for one or more master category strategies for the Real Estate and Office Services industries Leadership of key strategic relationships in both the EMEA region and globally Recruit, supervise and professionally develop other Procurement team members Independently source and negotiate contracts while simultaneously guiding other team members Advise Procurement leadership on key trends and strategic decisions Manage categories proactively based on internal/external trends and data and be able to communicate effectively to enable informed decisions by leadership Manage spend and activity data from multiple sources ensuring high accuracy and timely delivery to identify trends, gaps and opportunities Monitor supplier performance based on metrics and update on internal/external trends Ability to respond to inquiries from leadership and stakeholders with accuracy and timeliness Assess new opportunities for continuous improvement through new technologies and process enhancements Assist global category leadership in managing supplier and internal customer relationships to improve internal client satisfaction Skills Set Relationship building, influencing, and collaboration skills Experience in managing teams Project management experience and Program management experience Ability to engage with senior executives to influence decisions Persuasive and convincing communication skills (e.g., proposals, reports, plans) to secure commitment from business leaders Strong knowledge of standard Category Execution process Strong understanding of common sourcing templates, tools, and methodologies Deep knowledge of the Master Category Strategy approach Ability to interpret member firm needs and commercial strategies as input into the category strategy Other Qualifications Working independently in an unstructured environment; developing structure and clarity around the ambiguous by taking a concept and developing ideas/about solutions to achieve progress Being self-directed in identifying what has to get done and in doing it with minimal direction Using good judgment about when to ask for direction and when to act independently Navigating through complex collaborative initiatives Understanding, documenting, and improving business processes Organization, task planning and setting/meeting deadlines Working under tight time constraints, juggling multiple priorities Interacting with internal clients and stakeholders at both junior and senior levels of the organization If this sounds like you apply now or send your CV to TPBN1_UKTJ