1st Executive Ltd

2 job(s) at 1st Executive Ltd

1st Executive Ltd Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Sep 01, 2025
Full time
Role: Procurement Consultant Salary: Up to £75K + Excellent Benefits and hybrid working Location: Milton Keynes - Hybrid (12 days per month in office) Want to join to lead super exciting transformational projects? Is your experience in agile Procurement project management, working collaboratively and flexibly whilst delivering complex end to end sourcing projects across the breadth of the Indirect category? This is a perfect opportunity for someone with procurement experience delivering multiple projects across multiple disciplines to utilise your consultancy experience to network across the business to identify opportunities for procurement to add value. What's on offer Procurement Consultant: Benefits package; £6K Car Allowance Flexible hybrid working Bonus Pension Private Medical Share Save Schemes 30 Days Holiday Key to your success in this role will be the ability to operate at a highly skilled level to collaborate with the business leading high risk and high value sourcing activity within a regulated fast pace and agile environment. Ultimately leading and executing multiple complex cost, procurement and sourcing initiatives across a broad range of Indirect Procurement projects. You will need to: Have strong influencing skills and adaptability to negotiate credibly with suppliers and engage with the executive management team in order to network across the business to identify opportunities for procurement to add value and present your recommendations Be results driven with a track record of achievement across multiple projects across multiple disciplines being adaptable and flexible in the face of adversity, fast pace, change transformation Demonstrate understanding of the external market and emerging best practice, highlighting challenges where spend is outside of budget or strategy together with tracking and monitoring of all challenges Lead cross functional teams to achieve high level performance and outcomes in a fast paced agile environment. Experience: Indirects Procurement experience - evidence of delivering complex sourcing activity of multiple projects across multiple disciplines within a regulated fast pace agile environment Proven experience in strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, and supplier management Good understanding of the Financial Services regulatory framework, including identifying, manage, mitigate risks and understanding of associated UK contract law in supplier negotiations and cost optimisation Experience of operating in a global environment Gravitas, track record of influencing stakeholders at all levels in a fast paced agile environment Degree / or CIPS qualified. These are brand new roles are part of a wider campaign across Group Procurement offering a fantastic opportunity to play a key part in the Procurement function. Due to our clients requirements, applicants must hold current / valid UK RTW
1st Executive Ltd Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Sep 01, 2025
Full time
Role: IT & Indirect Category Buyer (12 month Fixed term contract) Salary: Up to £50K + 30 days holiday + 5 well being days + private medical + pension Location: Hybrid, remote working with ad-hoc occasional travel Role: 12 month Fixed term contract This is a hugely exciting opportunity to join a vibrant, high energy financial services brands in the UK, with a number of vacancies within their Procurement team, it's a great time to join! A business who truly embrace their employee experience, inclusive corporate values, fun and flexibility. If you're passionate about working in rewarding, fast paced, agile Procurement function this is the perfect role for you! Role: 12 month Fixed term contract role; You will benefit from a fantastic learning opportunity, working side by side with a high performing Head of Category for Indirects and IT Procurement on a daily basis You will be provided the opportunity to support a varied portfolio of strategic sourcing programmes, spanning the breadth of the Indirects and IT Procurement categories You will utilise your natural sense of curiosity and inquisitive nature to really get "under the skin" of your stakeholders requirements creating strong relationships Leading tendering processes and procurement initiatives working collaboratively with stakeholders You will play a key role in delivering savings target across the business areas Experience: You will demonstrate experience either IT or Indirect Procurement You will be passionate about working in a vibrant, changeable, people focussed business Have an inquisitive nature, with the ability to demonstrate success in the nurturing of relationships with both internal stakeholders and external customers Negotiating and influencing skills Understanding of basic contractual principles Ideally, you will be Degree or CIPS qualified Due to our clients requirements, applicants must hold current / valid UK RTW