Procurement Lead establishing and managing global procurement function at Multiverse. Driving strategic value and efficiency in spend across SaaS, Contractors, and Marketing sectors.
Responsibilities
Define and execute a procurement strategy aligned with our commercial goals, focusing on value creation, cost-efficiency, and compliance across all indirect spend.
Lead sourcing, negotiation, and contract management for our key spend categories: SaaS, Professional Services/Contractors (SOWs), and Marketing/PR.
Own and optimize our P2P tech stack. You will be the business owner for Omnea, Ramp, and their integration with NetSuite, driving adoption and building frictionless workflows.
Establish and scale procurement policies, governance frameworks, and approval workflows that enable the business while managing risk.
Build and scale a vendor management framework to ensure performance, manage risk, and drive value from strategic suppliers.
Partner with our Security and Legal teams on the Vendor Due Diligence (VDD) process to ensure suppliers meet our security and data standards (e.g., GDPR, ISO 27001).
Implement dashboards and analytics to provide visibility into spend, vendor performance, savings, and ROI.
Serve as the primary point of contact for procurement matters and evangelise a culture of smart, responsible spending across the business.
Act as the primary procurement expert, managing the function end-to-end.
Requirements
A Senior Manager or Head of level professional with 8-12+ years of progressive experience in indirect procurement or strategic sourcing.
You must have experience building a procurement function from scratch (or "from 0 to 1") in a similar high-growth, tech-first environment.
This is a hands-on role. You must be an autonomous expert comfortable being the sole, senior procurement professional—willing to run the sourcing process, negotiate contracts, and configure the system workflows yourself.
Deep, hands-on expertise in sourcing and managing our key categories: SaaS, Professional Services/Contractors, and Marketing/PR.
You must be genuinely tech-savvy and comfortable in a modern fintech environment. Direct, hands-on experience with Omnea, Ramp, and/or NetSuite is a significant advantage.
Excellent communication skills with the credibility to influence senior leaders (VPs, Directors).
Strong negotiation, commercial acumen, and contract management skills.
Comfortable using data and analytics to guide decisions and measure performance.
Benefits
27 days holiday, plus 5 additional days off: 1 life event day, 2 volunteer days, 2 company-wide wellbeing days (M-Powered Weekend) and 8 bank holidays per year
private medical Insurance with Bupa, a medical cashback scheme, life insurance, gym membership & wellness resources through Wellhub and access to Spill - all in one mental health support
Hybrid work offering - we collaborate in the office 3 days per week
Work-from-anywhere scheme - you'll have the opportunity to work from anywhere, up to 10 days per year
weekly socials, company wide events and office snacks!
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