Procurement Manager - Professional Services

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Job Req ID: 61019 About the role As Procurement Manager – Professional Services, you will play a key role in delivering procurement excellence across BT’s professional services spend. Working closely with business stakeholders, you will develop and execute category strategies, lead end-to-end sourcing and RFx activity, and drive commercial value through robust financial analysis and supplier management. You will be responsible for ensuring contract compliance, delivering cost-saving opportunities, and building trusted relationships across the business to support strategic procurement decisions. To succeed in this role, you will combine strong commercial and procurement expertise with excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills. You will be confident analysing and presenting complex pricing models, negotiating with suppliers, and engaging senior leaders to gain buy-in for procurement initiatives. A proactive, data-driven approach, coupled with the ability to operate independently within a complex organisation, will enable you to drive continuous improvement and deliver measurable business outcomes. What you’ll be doing Develop and implement procurement category strategies aligned to business objectives and long-term commercial goals. Lead end-to-end RFx and sourcing activities, ensuring the best commercial outcomes and value delivery for BT. Drive cost-saving initiatives through data-led category management, business case development, and commercial modelling. Build strong partnerships with business stakeholders, securing engagement and support for procurement initiatives. Manage and develop strategic supplier relationships to enhance performance, value, and procurement excellence. Own and analyse complex pricing structures, providing commercial insight and recommendations on alternative approaches where required. Ensure contract governance and adherence, maintaining timely and compliant commercial agreements. Influence and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders, including presenting recommendations and outcomes at executive level. Essential Skills / Experience Strong commercial, finance, accounting, or procurement expertise with the ability to understand and articulate complex pricing models. Proven experience leading strategic sourcing, procurement, and end-to-end RFx activities. Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills, with the confidence to engage senior leaders. Highly developed negotiation skills with the ability to secure value and influence positive business outcomes. Desirable Skills / Experience Experience working within a large multinational or complex matrix organisation. Strong commercial modelling and analytical capabilities. Ability to identify and implement process improvement opportunities across teams and functions. Demonstrated ability to work independently, solve problems, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment. Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work accurately to tight deadlines. Experience building and managing effective supplier and stakeholder relationships to drive business value. Our Package Tailored benefits make a real difference. That’s why we offer a comprehensive range to support your growth, wellbeing, and everyday life. You can design the package to suit you and your lifestyle. Your core benefits include: 10% on target bonus 25 days annual leave + bank holidays and an opportunity to buy up to five more days every year Hybrid working, with state-of-the-art offices within Canal Plaza BT Sourced Pension Scheme - 6% BT contributions Life Assurance from 1st day of employment - 4x salary We provide healthcare cover and permanent health insurance (income continuance) Access to excellent training tools, programmes and communities to help you connect, learn and grow. And we like it when our people do good things so there will be the opportunity to take time off for volunteering and we'll help with your fundraising too. BT Group is the UK’s leading communications group and the holding company behind some of the country’s most recognised brands – including BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet. Our purpose is as simple as it is ambitious: we connect for good. Our customers include consumers, small, medium and large businesses, public sector organisations and other communications providers. BT Group’s role is about setting direction, unlocking value and creating the conditions for our brands and businesses to thrive. Having come through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, our focus now is on what comes next – simplifying how we operate, using technology and AI to work smarter, and organising ourselves to serve customers better and grow sustainably. Group teams shape strategy, policy, brand, capital allocation and transformation, helping the whole organisation perform at its best. We have a singular culture that unites all our people: we are customer-first challengers, who are committed, clear and connected. These behaviours unite us as one team to deliver for our colleagues, our customers, our stakeholders and the country. Joining BT Group means working at the heart of a business that matters to the UK, with the opportunity to shape decisions, influence outcomes and help set the future course of one of the country’s most important companies. #LI-BTSourced #Procureco #LI-TE1 #LI-Hybrid