Senior Procurement Manager

Job title: Senior Procurement Manager – Indirects

Office location with Hybrid working: Hammersmith

About the role and the Team:

The Hyperoptic Procurement team delivers a wide range of critical supporting services. It is a fast-paced environment, with a remit that stretches from the identification of and negotiation with new and existing suppliers (“Source to Contract”).

We are looking for a hands-on, Senior Procurement Manager – Indirects to cover Professional Services and SaaS across Marketing, HR, Finance, Insurance, Warehouse and Fleet, a good understanding and experience in most of these areas will be necessary. Marketing is a key area of focus and expertise in this field is a must.

The role also oversees our Serbian team that has a Senior Procurement Manager in place, experience of working with and Managing European based DR’s will be beneficial.

The whole Procurement team at Hyperoptic are heavily involved in contract negotiation and work closely with our Legal team. A good understanding of contracting and legals is required.

What will you be doing?

• Develop and execute procurement strategies for indirect categories to maximise value and efficiency.
• Lead negotiations and contract management across indirect procurement categories.
• Strong contracting experience; able to create and manage drafts and liaise directly with counsel to deliver negotiated agreements.
• Extensive tender delivery experience in indirects category; able to drive multiple, fast-paced RFx activities.
• Provide thought leadership on commercial opportunities and initiatives.
• Provide consultancy to the DLT (Director Leadership Team) & SLT (Senior Leadership Team) members to ensure Hyperoptic money is spent wisely.
• Liaise effectively with associated delivery functions on behalf of both Procurement and stakeholders; legal, finance, and procure to pay.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, particularly Legal, to ensure contract compliance and mitigate risks.

What we are looking for:

• Extensive experience in Procurement, with indirect category expertise is essential
• Strong focus on supplier evaluation and tendering / contracting (RFPs as appropriate)
• Source to contract category management
• Analytical and presentation skills; must be able to quantify and summarise Procurement initiatives for exec level buy in and approval
• Relates effectively to people at all levels of the organization and within the supply base
• Knows when to push for a solution and how to win people’s commitment
• Experience of working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

Why work for us?

We're in our customer's corner and our vision is to be the UK's most loved and desired broadband provider, that shows the way broadband is done!

Awarded Broadband Provider of the Year 2023 Uswitch Telecoms Awards, as voted for by 20,000 customers, plus Fair Terms Gold Award 2023. We're also very proud to have been awarded Great Place to Work Certification (2022-23) and UK's Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (2022)

Going beyond the expected

Whatever we're doing – whether we're liaising with property professionals, delivering our network, or installing in a customer's home, going beyond the expected is the benchmark for everything we do. How we work is shaped by our three culture principles:

• We work smarter, together
• We stay focused
• We strive for excellence

Some of our key Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Global Remote working for up to 2 week per year for those who can work remotely
• 25 days' paid holiday increasing each year, to a max of 35
• Extra days off for your birthday, moving home, wedding/civil partnership and to volunteer
• Private medical Insurance provided by AXA health
• Life assurance giving you cover of 4 times your base salary
• Partnership with the Kings Trust
• Our pension scheme matches your contributions up to 4%
• Retail offers — discounts from hundreds of recognisable brands
• Free Hyperoptic broadband if you live in a Hyperoptic area
• Enhanced pay for new parents

We're committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees. In fact, this is at the heart of our culture and values. We welcome applications from candidates from all walks of life.

What happens next?

1. You apply
2. We carefully review your application
3. We'll get back to you — even if it's a no (for now)