The Vacancy
We’re looking for a Procurement Manager to establish and lead procurement across the business.
The Vacancy
We’re looking for a Procurement Manager to establish and lead procurement across the business. Reporting to the Finance Director, you’ll work with teams across Workspace to improve how we buy goods and services, negotiate with suppliers, manage risk, and deliver better value from third-party spend. This is a hands‑on role with the opportunity to build processes, influence decision‑making and shape procurement from the ground up.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead supplier sourcing, tenders and contract negotiations.
- Identify opportunities to reduce costs, improve value and simplify supplier arrangements.
- Develop procurement plans and category strategies across key areas of spend.
- Improve purchasing processes and increase compliance with procurement controls.
- Manage supplier performance, contract renewals and commercial risk.
- Produce procurement reporting, savings tracking and spend analysis.
- Act as the main procurement contact for colleagues across the business and manage the Procurement Coordinator
What We’re Looking For
- Experience in procurement, sourcing or commercial management.
- Experience running tenders and negotiating with suppliers.
- Strong analytical skills and experience working with spend data.
- Understanding of contracts, governance and supplier risk.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and influence stakeholders.
- Experience in property, facilities management, real estate or a multi-site environment is desirable
- CIPS qualification is desirable
If you enjoy finding better ways of working, negotiating strong supplier agreements and building effective procurement practices, we’d love to hear from you.
This role requires you to be in the office 4 days a week.
You must be authorised to work in the UK to be considered for this position.
The Company
As a member of the Workspace family, you are part of a team responsible for the office space of 4,000 of the capital’s brightest businesses. We’re far more than a serviced office landlord – we offer an environment that puts community first. Our vibrant internal culture empowers our employees to give exceptional customer service and thrive in their role. This has led to 91 percent of our employees saying they would recommend Workspace as a great place to work, 88 percent saying they are proud to work for the company, and 91 percent praising Workspace’s commitment to environment and social responsibility. Our focus on our social and environmental responsibilities is a source of great pride, from our approach to property renovation to our Carbon Net Zero commitment and neighbourhood programmes.#J-18808-Ljbffr…