Beekeeper is seeking a dynamic and results-driven Procurement Manager to lead and oversee the procurement function. This individual will play a key role in transforming Beekeeper’s procurement practices, ensuring cost-efficiency, value generation, and compliance while supporting our strategic vision from a procurement perspective. You will manage procurement processes, contract administration, and vendor relationships, while fostering strong collaboration with key internal stakeholders, including Legal, InfoSec, Privacy, Finance, and IT departments.
This is a temporary contract (3-6 months)!
Your Responsibilities
- Procurement Leadership: Take full ownership of the procurement function, including line management responsibility for the procurement team. Drive the implementation of the Procurement 3.0 strategy.
- Category Management Strategy: Design and execute a category management strategy with support from Finance, including a comprehensive spend cube analysis.
- Procurement Process Design: Develop and implement efficient procurement processes, ensuring alignment with Beekeeper’s operational needs and compliance requirements.
- Negotiations: Lead the commercial negotiations for all agreements, ensuring the best price and best value, and proactively identifying cost-saving opportunities.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Enhance cross-departmental relationships across the business.
- Vendor Relationship Management: Design and implement a robust vendor management process, fostering strong vendor relationships while ensuring accountability for contractual obligations.
- KPI and Reporting: Further develop and track key procurement KPIs (e.g., savings achieved, contract negotiation success,...) and report regularly to leadership.
- Procurement Compliance: Ensure compliance with all internal procurement processes, including Privacy and Infosec requirements, while maintaining a commercially sensible approach.
What We Look For in You
- Experience: 7-10 years of procurement experience, with at least 3 years leading a procurement function. Experience in SaaS and technology procurement is highly preferred.
- Procurement and Legal Expertise: Strong knowledge of commercial contract terms and a proven ability to negotiate effectively, collaborating with Legal on contract-related matters.
- SaaS Procurement Experience: Previous experience working in a SaaS or technology company is a plus.
- Problem-Solving Mindset: Demonstrates a proactive attitude and effectively handles ambiguous and rapidly changing environments.
- Attention to Detail: Ability to manage multiple priorities with precision, maintaining a systematic and structured work style.
- Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work cross-functionally, engaging stakeholders at all levels.
- Fluent in English: Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. Other languages are a plus.
- Educational Background: Professional qualification (e.g., CIPS, Bachelor of Business, or related degree) is preferred.
Who we are
Beekeeper believes in the potential of every single employee. That’s why we’ve built the essential platform for frontline workers. We help organisations digitally enable their frontline, to boost productivity, quality and safety, and be more agile.
At Beekeeper, we celebrate diversity! All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. We are committed to ensuring a smooth application process for all candidates. If you require accommodations due to a disability, please reach out to [email protected], and our team will be more than happy to assist you.
Please know that you are not required to share your nationality, age or a picture of you on the CV! We are looking forward to your application 🙂!
