About this role
Joining us as a Purchasing Manager
As a Procurement Manager, where you’ll shape category strategies, influence senior stakeholders and deliver commercial value across a diverse portfolio of goods and services in a fast-paced, transformation-focused environment.
You’ll receive a competitive salary, and a performance related bonus.
This is some of what you can expect to be doing:
Developing category and sourcing strategiesInfluencing commercial decisions across the businessRunning end-to-end procurement activitiesLeading supplier engagement and negotiationsAnalysing market and supplier performance dataImproving procurement processes and governanceWhat you’ll bring to the role
You'll be an experienced procurement professional with strong commercial, category management and stakeholder engagement skills, gained across multiple spend areas within a complex organisation.
You’ll also have:
Significant procurement and category management experienceExperience developing and delivering sourcing strategiesStrong negotiation and supplier management skillsThe ability to influence stakeholders at all levelsExperience using commercial data to support decision-makingBroad procurement experience across multiple categories or industriesLife at CityFibre
Everyone deserves to feel heard, valued and truly included. Working alongside our Employee Communities, we’re committed to creating a workplace where people feel a genuine sense of belonging and pride in what they do. That’s why we’re proud to be a Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality, endorsed by WORK180, a Disability Confident Leader, a Care Leaver Friendly Employer, and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award.
We’ll support you to thrive inside and outside of work, with opportunities to grow your career and a flexible benefits package that adapts to your life – including generous annual leave (with an extra day off on your birthday), private medical insurance, health cash plans and family‑friendly policies.
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Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business or a related discipline
CIPS Level 5 or above, or working towards - desirable
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