Senior Procurement Manager

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture and priorities, visit our strategy site.

Within our business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

The Project: Serves as the single point of accountability for the entire Owner's Representative engagement for a global pharmaceutical client, directing all workstream leads, governing scope and schedule, managing the client relationship, and owning overall delivery outcome.

You'll Be Responsible For :

• Category Management & Leadership.

• Development and maintains Relationship Management Expert.

• Manages and provides leadership to team/s, ensuring the principals, structures, tools/capabilities and responsibilities are in place to diver plans and deliver excellence.

• Due Diligence & Company / Market Understanding.

• Value Creating re Process, Performance & Commercial Activity.

• Plan Development & Implementation incl Embedding, Monitoring, Delivering via Others.

• Delivers on Objectives in Challenging Situations on Time.

• Provides performance management, talent development and coaching.

• Develops & maintains a series of both internal and external relationships.

• Manages and influences key/senior stakeholders.

• Works collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition, and share responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.

You'll need to have

• Proven experience in procurement leadership, delivering category strategies and driving commercial value across complex programmes.

• Strong expertise in procurement governance, including EPC review, vendor qualification, long lead item management, and schedule alignment.

• Demonstrated ability to conduct due diligence and develop strong company and market understanding to inform procurement decisions.

• Experience developing and implementing procurement strategies, embedding processes, monitoring performance, and delivering through cross-functional teams.

• Strong leadership capability, managing and developing teams through performance management, coaching, and talent development.

• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and build effective internal and external relationships.

• Degree (or equivalent) in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field, with a track record of delivering objectives on time in challenging environments.

Our values

Safety first - Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.

Integrity - Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable with-in the role.