Senior I.T. Facilities & Procurement Manager
Location: London City (Hybrid – Minimum 2 Days Per Week in the London City Office, with the Flexibility to Attend More Frequently if Preferred)Salary: Excellent Package including 20% Bonus + Excellent BenefitsFull-Time | Permanent
Shape a Function. Influence a Business.
This is a rare opportunity to build and lead a procurement function from the ground up while overseeing facilities operations across multiple international office locations.
We’re seeking a commercially minded Senior Facilities & Procurement Manager to join a highly respected international insurance organisation. Reporting directly into senior leadership, you’ll play a pivotal role in establishing procurement governance, driving supplier performance, delivering cost efficiencies, and ensuring exceptional workplace services across offices in the UK and overseas.
If you enjoy creating structure, influencing stakeholders, and taking ownership of business-critical services, this role offers the autonomy and visibility to make a genuine impact.
Why This Opportunity?
- Excellent package
- 20% discretionary bonus
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Build and shape a procurement function from the ground up
- Significant exposure to senior leadership and executive stakeholders
- Broad remit spanning procurement, supplier management, facilities, governance, and operational excellence
- Hybrid working with a minimum of 2 days per week in the London City office and flexibility to attend more frequently if preferred
- Opportunity to influence business strategy and operational performance
- International exposure across multiple office locations, including occasional travel
- Join a collaborative and people-focused organisation with strong growth ambitions
Procurement Leadership
You will be responsible for creating and embedding a robust procurement framework across the business.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct detailed spend analysis across all business areas
- Develop and implement procurement policies, governance frameworks, and approval processes
- Establish supplier onboarding, due diligence, and third-party oversight procedures
- Create and maintain a central supplier register
- Lead supplier negotiations across:
- IT Services
- Professional Services
- Insurance Infrastructure
- Facilities Management
- Travel & Office Services
- Manage contract renewals and supplier performance
- Deliver cost-saving initiatives and value-for-money improvements
- Support audit, regulatory, and governance requirements relating to third-party suppliers
- Evaluate and implement procurement systems and tools to improve visibility and control
Facilities & Workplace Management
You will oversee facilities operations across multiple office locations in the UK and internationally, ensuring a safe, efficient, and professional workplace experience.
Responsibilities Include
- Managing relationships with landlords, managing agents, and service providers
- Overseeing office services including:
- Reception
- Cleaning
- Maintenance
- Health & Safety
- Office Supplies
- Supporting office relocations, refurbishments, and fit-out projects
- Ensuring compliance with health, safety, fire, and workplace regulations
- Managing business continuity planning relating to office facilities
- Maintaining fixed asset and equipment registers
- Working closely with HR and IT teams on workplace initiatives and employee onboarding
- Line management responsibility for facilities personnel across multiple locations
About You
We’re interested in speaking with experienced procurement and facilities professionals who combine commercial acumen with strong operational leadership.
Essential Experience
- Proven procurement or supply chain experience
- Experience developing or significantly improving procurement frameworks and processes
- Strong supplier negotiation and contract management skills
- Excellent stakeholder management abilities
- Experience managing multiple priorities independently
- Strong commercial awareness and analytical capability
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Highly Desirable
- Background within:
- Reinsurance
- Insurance
- Lloyd’s Market
- Financial Services
- Professional Services
- Knowledge of FCA, PRA, and third-party supplier governance requirements
- Experience managing international supplier relationships
- Facilities or workplace management experience
- CIPS qualification (or working towards)
- Experience supporting operational change and business growth
What Success Looks Like
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building new capabilities, improving processes, and creating lasting value.
You’ll be empowered to:
- Build a best-practice procurement function
- Deliver measurable savings and operational improvements
- Strengthen supplier governance and risk management
- Enhance workplace experience across international locations
- Become a trusted advisor to senior leadership
- Shape a function that will continue to evolve as the business grows
Interested?
If you’re looking for a role where you can combine procurement expertise, facilities leadership, stakeholder engagement, and strategic influence within a respected international insurance organisation, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today for a confidential discussion.
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