One of the UK's most recognisable FMCG brands with an urgent requirement for an Interim EMEA Procurement Manager for IT and Professional services.

This will be an initial 6-month contract offering up to £355 p/d inside IR35 and remote working.

The new Global procurement Organization is driving a transformation agenda, driving increased levels of collaboration and a more strategic global approach to category management, enabling simplification and standardization of procurement categories and processes. This role has responsibilities for purchases for regional/local EMEA IT & regional/local EMEA REFM (real estate, facility management), with a spend of approximately $80M and will report directly into the Global Director of IT Procurement.

Key Requirements:

• You are driven to understand both the global and local IT/professional services & REFM procurement categories, leveraging global scale and bringing competitiveness to the business.
• You can successfully drive value in a category by developing a procurement strategy that puts the client in a favorable position and are a skilled negotiator.
• Extensive experience in Procurement (IT/Professional Services Category preferred with experience in Cyber Security and cloud an advantage).
• Experience working in a complex matrixed procurement environment.
• Extensive experience in stakeholder management
• Experience in change management for procurement functions
• Self-motivated and assertive with internal and external contacts.
• Skilled in Supplier Relationship Management.

This is an urgent requirement so if it is of interest please apply immediately and contact Jamie.mackinlay@1st-executive.com to find out more.