Professional Services Procurement Category Manager

We are looking for an experienced and highly influential Senior Procurement Manager to establish and lead the Professional Services procurement category - spanning HR services, Legal services, Finance services, Consulting, and potentially other professional advisory services.

This is a high-visibility role for someone who can turn a fragmented, low-maturity spend area into a well-governed, high-value strategic function, working closely with senior stakeholders across the business.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Category Strategy & Sourcing

• Define and lead the Professional Services procurement strategy, governance model and multi-year roadmap, aligned to business priorities
• Segment the category (HR, Legal, Finance, Consulting, advisory) and lead complex sourcing initiatives across it
• Negotiate contracts and terms to secure best value, driving cost savings and process optimization
• Balance quick wins with sustainable, long-term value creation

Spend Visibility & Insights

• Build a clear view of Professional Services spend across business units, including taxonomy, dashboards and KPIs
• Identify fragmented buying, supplier duplication and consolidation opportunities
• Build data-driven business cases to justify procurement interventions

Stakeholder & Supplier Relationships

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, including Finance and the Executive Leadership Team, influencing sourcing decisions through credibility and insight
• Constructively challenge existing supplier relationships and balance business needs with commercial discipline
• Build a strategic supplier management framework: governance, executive business reviews, performance management, innovation and rationalization opportunities

Change Management & Market Expertise

• Lead the organization's shift toward Procurement-led sourcing for Professional Services, through stakeholder engagement, training and clear communication
• Demonstrate measurable value to build confidence in Procurement as a strategic function
• Stay close to external markets, costs and innovations to propose new solutions and mitigate category risk