Financial Services – Sourcing / Procurement Manager

Role: Financial Services – Sourcing / Procurement Manager Locations: Northampton, Manchester, Cheshire, Glasgow or London hybrid workingWorking Pattern: Hybrid / 2-3 days in-office Start Date: Early 2026 Contract Duration: Initial 6 months Day rate: Inside IR35 Role: Sourcing and category execution support for specific categories of spend. Responsibilities will include: Owning a portfolio of sourcing deals (new contracts, renewals, extensions, orders) of varying value levels, risk levels depending on the level of the role Engaging with business stakeholders to understand the demand, requirements and support the best commercial outcome Agreeing the sourcing approach with the category lead (e.g. RFX process, single source renewal/negotiation) aligned to the category strategy Execution of the process following the banks processes and controls through to contract signature and hand over to the supplier manager Additional work on category planning (e.g. renewals pipeline development, spend analysis) may be required to support the category manage Key skills/experience: Experience of end to end Sourcing process ideally Financial Services or in a similarly regulated environment for categories in scope of the role Structured approach to planning and execution ensuring key stakeholders and procurement colleagues are appraised of progress, plans and blockers You will have M&A Procurement experience, or more general supplier consolidation experience Ability to work at pace with but with control at the front of mind Comfortable operating in complex matrixed environments Self-starter, pro-active and quick to learn process, controls and tools Good interpersonal skills to engage and influence stakeholders Good collaborative style with other Procurement and Bank teams #Li-hybrid