Procurement Specialist

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned procurement requests from requirements clarification and supplier sourcing through evaluation, recommendation for approval and contract signing
• Run tenders end to end: agree the requirements with the internal customer, build the longlist and shortlist, collect and compare proposals, and recommend the award
• Break down and challenge vendor estimates – unit prices, quantities, hours, mark-ups and additional costs, where applicable – and document the savings achieved
• Negotiate commercial terms and prepare contracts within the delegation of authority; recommend the vendor choice and escalate anything above own authority level
• Own renewals: track expiry dates, open negotiations ahead of time and prevent automatic renewals on unfavourable terms
• Benchmark the cost of goods and services against the market and maintain a price reference for recurring purchases
• Coordinate requirements and timelines with internal customers to meet agreed business deadlines
• Consolidate spend across the group’s brands and entities to gain volume leverage, and keep the vendor portfolio and contract terms transparent
• Report hard savings and cost avoidance in the format agreed with Finance (like-for-like, confirmed baseline, no double counting)
• Work inside the group’s procure-to-pay process and controls: contracting only after vendor onboarding and KYB are complete; payment execution and accounts-payable bookkeeping sit outside this role

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in procurement, including supplier sourcing, commercial negotiations and contract management
• Sourcing of goods and services: understanding what the business buys, segmenting vendors and building a sourcing plan
• Reading and breaking down vendor estimates: the ability to challenge an estimate line by line
• End-to-end tender management: RFI / RFP, evaluation criteria, comparable bid analysis on a like-for-like / total-cost basis
• Commercial negotiation and savings discipline: the difference between hard savings and cost avoidance, and how to build a baseline that Finance will confirm
• Commercial terms of supplier contracts: scope of work, SLA and service KPIs, rate escalation clauses, renewal and termination terms; working with Legal on the paperwork
• Renewals management and market benchmarking of recurring goods and services
• Understanding of procure-to-pay controls: delegation of authority, segregation of duties, vendor KYB and master data as a prerequisite for contracting and payment
• Understanding of IT equipment and technical specifications, with the ability to clarify requirements and compare supplier proposals
• Advanced Excel / Google Sheets for spend analysis and bid comparison
• English B2+

Will be a plus

• Background in fintech, financial brokerage, or global corporate environments
• Track record of spend consolidation across multi-brand or multi-entity organizational structures
• Hands-on practice establishing category management workflows or implementing modern e-sourcing tools
• Practical understanding of vendor onboarding, KYB compliance, and master data maintenance

We offer

• 20 paid vacation days per year
• 10 paid sick leave days per year
• Public holidays according to company policy
• Medical insurance
• Remote work opportunity
• Professional education budget
• Language learning budget
• Wellness budget (gym membership, sports gear, etc.)