Strategic Procurement Lead - UK & Europe

Location London UK

Working Location Category Based

About Us

Macro is a recognised global specialist in facilities management, providing cutting-edge services to some of the most prominent brands offering workplace design, helpdesk services, interim property management, and providing solutions to making buildings healthier, smarter and sustainable by using advanced technological solutions.

We are driven by a commitment to excellence in everything we do. Our values—Drive for Better, Delight Customers, Do What’s Right and Develop People—shape our culture and guide our decision-making. Our strategic priorities focus on Everyday Excellence, Outstanding Experience, and Everlasting Impact.

Join our team to contribute to an organisation that prioritises innovation and technology. Experience the perfect blend of opportunity and community, where you will benefit from a supportive and people-focused culture.

About The Role

The Strategic Procurement Lead – UK & Europe is a senior regional role responsible for shaping and executing Macro's procurement and supply chain strategy across the UK & Europe.

This position will drive Category Strategy, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and Supplier Performance, commercial governance, and end-to-end supply chain optimisation to support both existing operations and new business growth.

The role partners closely with regional leadership, global category teams, and client-facing operations to ensure our supply chain is resilient, compliant, cost-effective, and aligned with Macro's global standards.

The role will also be responsible for developing and optimising Macro's regional supplier segmentation and governance framework (PSL/Supplier Tiering), ensuring suppliers are appropriately classified, managed and developed according to strategic importance, capability, risk profile and business value.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Procurement

• Lead and continuously mature Category Management capability across the region, developing category strategies, market intelligence, and sourcing plans aligned to Macro's global procurement objectives.
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives, supplier selection, and commercial negotiations while developing Macro's supplier segmentation framework, supplier tiering model (PSL), strategic supplier relationship development programme, and SRM capability.
• Support bid activity and new business mobilisation with robust commercial and supply chain solutions.
• Develop commercial strategies, deliver savings, and manage contracts and negotiations across key FM categories.
• Lead supplier governance, risk, and compliance programmes, ensuring effective due diligence, appropriate controls, supplier resilience, and compliance with Macro's procurement policies, governance standards, regulatory requirements, and ethical sourcing principles.
• Drive sustainability, diversity, and responsible sourcing initiatives across the region.
• Implement supplier performance management, KPIs, supplier scorecards, and continuous improvement programmes, driving measurable service, commercial, and ESG performance improvements across the supply base.
• Drive procurement digitisation, automation and AI-enabled solutions to improve efficiency, compliance, data quality, transparency, and decision-making capabilities across the procurement and supply chain function.
• Leverage procurement analytics, Power BI, supplier performance data, and market intelligence to provide actionable insights and support strategic decision making.

Supply Chain Management

• Oversee end‑to‑end supply chain performance across the UK & Europe, ensuring continuity, efficiency, resilience, and risk mitigation.
• Provide key account and client support, ensuring supply chain solutions align with contractual and operational requirements.

Stakeholder & Supplier Engagement

• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, clients, and strategic suppliers.
• Develop executive-level relationships with key strategic suppliers, driving innovation, collaboration, risk mitigation and long-term value creation.
• Represent the region within global procurement and supply chain forums.
• Provide commercial insight, market intelligence, and risk analysis to senior leadership.
• Keep abreast of industry best practices and regulations.
• Maintain a network of industry contacts to gather supplier information can be gained.
• Manage and ensure communication of SCM best practice to the wider business.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

Essential

• Demonstrable experience in Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Supplier Performance Management, Supplier Governance, and Procurement Transformation within an FM environment.
• Strong commercial acumen, with training or experience in contract law and/or contract formulation being an advantage.
• Expertise in strategic sourcing, commercial negotiations, supplier governance, contract management, and supplier performance improvement.
• A team player with the ability to work autonomously, remotely, and flexibly.
• Diligent and analytical, with strong organisation, planning, and team leadership skills.
• Digitally savvy, with advanced skills in procurement platforms (e.g., Proactis), Power BI, Microsoft 365 (particularly Excel), data analytics, AI-enabled tools, and procurement reporting solutions.

Desirable

• Technical understanding of hard and soft services and a strong supplier network.
• A relevant Master’s degree and/or related qualification.
• Professional certifications such as CIPS, APICS, CPSM, CSCP, PMP, etc.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to shape Macro’s procurement and supply chain strategy across a major global region.
• A collaborative, innovative, and values‑driven culture.
• Career progression within a growing global organisation.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.

Diversity Statement

We want to create a workplace where everyone feels safe to bring their whole selves to work. We recognise that every individual has different needs. This is Me is Macro’s EDI campaign, a commitment to understanding and supporting those needs, both professionally and personally.

Our aim is to help identify and acknowledge individual needs that may impact work-life experience. It’s about being proactive, learning from one another, and creating a supportive space that encourages growth and productivity.

Should you need to discuss any reasonable adjustments or require guidance about our recruitment process, please contact careers@macro-group.com to speak to a member of our team.