Description
Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world's money. Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.
We're looking for a Senior Procurement Lead to join our Third Party Management and Procurement Team in London (UK). This role will focus on leading the People & Workplace category comprising subcategories such as Recruitment, Benefits, Travel, Meals & Entertainment, Facilities.
Your mission: At Wise, our mission is to make money borderless , and Procurement plays a key role in making that happen. We enable smarter, data-driven sourcing decisions that ensure Wise partners with the right suppliers, minimises risk, and drives maximum value from every third-party investment.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute long-term procurement strategies that align with Wise's business objectives.
- Manage a team of 2x Procurement professionals helping them to navigate complexity through effective coaching and development strategies.
- Strategically partner with the business acting as their main point of contact whilst building robust relationships with stakeholders within the organization.
- Lead efforts to achieve cost reductions and optimization of spend across categories.
- Evaluate and support selection of suppliers, utilizing robust criteria for quality, price, and reliability.
- Identify opportunities for consolidating suppliers, renegotiating contracts, or initiating new proposals.
- Assist in the creation of risk mitigation strategies to address supply chain disruptions.
- Stay up to date on initiatives aimed at sustainable and ethical sourcing to enhance Wise's reputation and ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
- Advocate for and implement innovative procurement technologies and process automation to enhance procurement processes, increase efficiency, and reduce manual tasks.
- Mentor and develop procurement team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth.
- Ensure all procurement activities comply with internal policies, legal requirements, and industry regulations while promoting integrity and transparency across all operations.
This role will give you the opportunity to:
- Choose your path to impact.
- Be extremely hands on.
- Be part of our mission to make money without borders the new normal.
Qualifications:
- Experience in leading and developing commercial strategies relating to the categories in your scope.
- Proven track record of delivering and exceeding commercial targets such as savings, supplier consolidation, cash management.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships, influence and work collaboratively across different teams.
- Ability to advise, manage and report risks effectively, providing practical solutions to mitigate them.
- Experience with sourcing tools, market analysis and end-to-end procurement processes.
- Demonstrable ability to evaluate and summarise complex sourcing scenarios, communicating them in a clear and pragmatic way to different stakeholders and influencing with impact.
- Project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- A get-it-done, collaborative approach to problem-solving.