Senior Sourcing Manager - Operations

Linklaters is a global law firm, with 31 offices in 21 countries worldwide.

Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.

We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.

Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common goal.

Senior Sourcing Manager; Operations - The role:

As a Senior Sourcing Manager, you will lead a high-performing team and play a pivotal role in shaping and executing sourcing strategies that support the firm's global operations and sustainability goals.

• Manage and develop a team of sourcing professionals aligned to key procurement categories.
• Lead the team to deliver effective category management and ensure strategic alignment.
• Partner with stakeholders to oversee category plans and recommend innovative sourcing strategies.
• Evaluate supplier proposals based on risk, cost, quality, compliance, and budget efficiency.
• Monitor contract lifecycles to ensure timely renewals and cost-effective procurement.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Data Protection, and Information Security on due diligence and supplier onboarding.
• Prepare detailed reports on sourcing performance and vendor compliance for senior stakeholders.
• Champion the use of technology to enhance procurement processes and improve spend visibility.
• Act as the escalation point for supplier issues and implement governance improvements.
• Integrate ESG, DE&I, and carbon-conscious practices into sourcing strategies.
• Support global category oversight and ensure consistent sourcing practices across regions.
• Lead change management initiatives to support the team's transition to a global function

Senior Sourcing Manager, Operations - What we're looking for:

• 5+ years' experience managing category planning and sourcing in a global professional services firm (legal sector preferred).
• Proven ability to define procurement requirements and recommend supplier solutions.
• Strong track record in responsible sourcing and sustainable supply chain practices.
• Experience in purchasing technology-related goods and services (e.g., cloud, software, hardware) is highly desirable.
• CIPS qualification preferred but not essential.
• A collaborative leader with commercial awareness and a passion for ethical procurement

Senior Sourcing Manager, Operations - What's on offer:

This role is based at the Linklaters London office with a hybrid working model available.

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:

Health & Wellbeing

• Private Medical Insurance
• Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships
• Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments

Finance

• Pension and flexible savings options
• Income protection and life assurance
• Mortgage advice and will-writing services

Family & Lifestyle

• Electric car and cycle to work schemes
• Emergency family care
• Additional holiday/birthday leave
• Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave
• Travel insurance and season ticket loan
• Option to join sports and social clubs, as well as our employee networks groups (such as our Gender Equality Network, With Pride, or Social Mobility Networks)