Procurement Specialist

Responsibilities - Manage assigned procurement requests from requirements clarification and supplier sourcing through evaluation, recommendation for approval and contract signing - Run tenders end to end: agree the requirements with the internal customer, build the longlist and shortlist, collect and compare proposals, and recommend the award - Break down and challenge vendor estimates – unit prices, quantities, hours, mark-ups and additional costs, where applicable – and document the savings achieved - Negotiate commercial terms and prepare contracts within the delegation of authority; recommend the vendor choice and escalate anything above own authority level - Own renewals: track expiry dates, open negotiations ahead of time and prevent automatic renewals on unfavourable terms - Benchmark the cost of goods and services against the market and maintain a price reference for recurring purchases - Coordinate requirements and timelines with internal customers to meet agreed business deadlines - Consolidate spend across the group’s brands and entities to gain volume leverage, and keep the vendor portfolio and contract terms transparent - Report hard savings and cost avoidance in the format agreed with Finance (like-for-like, confirmed baseline, no double counting) - Work inside the group’s procure-to-pay process and controls: contracting only after vendor onboarding and KYB are complete; payment execution and accounts-payable bookkeeping sit outside this role Requirements - 3+ years of hands-on experience in procurement, including supplier sourcing, commercial negotiations and contract management - Sourcing of goods and services: understanding what the business buys, segmenting vendors and building a sourcing plan - Reading and breaking down vendor estimates: the ability to challenge an estimate line by line - End-to-end tender management: RFI / RFP, evaluation criteria, comparable bid analysis on a like-for-like / total-cost basis - Commercial negotiation and savings discipline: the difference between hard savings and cost avoidance, and how to build a baseline that Finance will confirm - Commercial terms of supplier contracts: scope of work, SLA and service KPIs, rate escalation clauses, renewal and termination terms; working with Legal on the paperwork - Renewals management and market benchmarking of recurring goods and services - Understanding of procure-to-pay controls: delegation of authority, segregation of duties, vendor KYB and master data as a prerequisite for contracting and payment - Understanding of IT equipment and technical specifications, with the ability to clarify requirements and compare supplier proposals - Advanced Excel / Google Sheets for spend analysis and bid comparison - English B2+ Will be a plus - Background in fintech, financial brokerage, or global corporate environments - Track record of spend consolidation across multi-brand or multi-entity organizational structures - Hands-on practice establishing category management workflows or implementing modern e-sourcing tools - Practical understanding of vendor onboarding, KYB compliance, and master data maintenance We offer - 20 paid vacation days per year - 10 paid sick leave days per year - Public holidays according to company policy - Medical insurance - Remote work opportunity - Professional education budget - Language learning budget - Wellness budget (gym membership, sports gear, etc.)