Professional Services Procurement Category Manager

We are looking for an experienced and highly influential Senior Procurement Manager to establish and lead the Professional Services procurement category - spanning HR services, Legal services, Finance services, Consulting, and potentially other professional advisory services.
This is a high-visibility role for someone who can turn a fragmented, low-maturity spend area into a well-governed, high-value strategic function, working closely with senior stakeholders across the business.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Category Strategy & Sourcing
Define and lead the Professional Services procurement strategy, governance model and multi-year roadmap, aligned to business priorities
Segment the category (HR, Legal, Finance, Consulting, advisory) and lead complex sourcing initiatives across it
Negotiate contracts and terms to secure best value, driving cost savings and process optimization
Balance quick wins with sustainable, long-term value creation
Spend Visibility & Insights
Build a clear view of Professional Services spend across business units, including taxonomy, dashboards and KPIs
Identify fragmented buying, supplier duplication and consolidation opportunities
Build data-driven business cases to justify procurement interventions
Stakeholder & Supplier Relationships
Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, including Finance and the Executive Leadership Team, influencing sourcing decisions through credibility and insight
Constructively challenge existing supplier relationships and balance business needs with commercial discipline
Build a strategic supplier management framework: governance, executive business reviews, performance management, innovation and rationalization opportunities
Change Management & Market Expertise
Lead the organization's shift toward Procurement-led sourcing for Professional Services, through stakeholder engagement, training and clear communication
Demonstrate measurable value to build confidence in Procurement as a strategic function
Stay close to external markets, costs and innovations to propose new solutions and mitigate category risk
Essential skills & experience
5+ years in Indirect Procurement within a global organization of comparable size and complexity, including significant experience managing Professional Services categories (Consulting, Legal, HR, Audit & Tax)
A track record of building a category from low procurement maturity and delivering measurable value
Experience negotiating and managing contracts, and engaging executive-level stakeholders
Essential competencies
Commercial credibility: strong negotiation, analytical and problem-solving skills, with sound commercial judgment
Stakeholder influence: confidence engaging C-suite and senior leaders, and the ability to influence without formal authority — building Procurement's credibility in an area where it's had little historical presence
Strategic & pragmatic: able to design and implement long-term category strategy while introducing governance without adding bureaucracy
Change leadership: a proven ability to drive transformational, change-management-led initiatives
Strong ownership, curiosity, and excellent communication and presentation skills
Comfortable managing multiple priorities in an ambiguous environment
Desired qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Procurement, or a related field
C1-level English

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
Hybrid