Senior Procurement Lead Workplace

Position: Senior Procurement Lead - People & Workplace
Company Description Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.

Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.

Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.

For everyone, everywhere.

More about our mission and what we offer.

Job Description We’re looking for a Senior Procurement Lead to join our Third Party Management and Procurement Team in London (UK). This role will focus on leading the People & Workplace category comprising or subcategories such as Recruitment, Benefits, Travel, Meals & Entertainment, Facilities. It's a unique opportunity to build on your entrepreneurial and commercial expertise, help deliver Wise’s mission of money without borders, and grow within a global, fast-paced listed company environment while ensuring our key deals deliver the best value for money for Wise.

Wise is a fast growing business so we expect that the right candidate will be able to clearly demonstrate exceptional behaviours and commercial prowess which have resulted in material commercial outcomes in prior organisations. Your mission:
At Wise, our mission is to make money borderless — and Procurement plays a key role in making that happen. We enable smarter, data-driven sourcing decisions that ensure Wise partners with the right suppliers, minimises risk, and drives maximum value from every third-party investment. Our goal? To make buying at Wise as seamless and frictionless as sending money across borders.

Procurement sits within our Third Party Management (TPM) function, alongside Third Party Risk Management, Intra Group Services, and TPM Tooling. We’re a new and rapidly growing team that supports the business across all third party purchases.

This is your chance to help shape what Procurement looks like at Wise — providing an exceptional standard of customer service, building scalable processes, driving innovation, and helping us create a best-in-class global procurement function from the ground up! Your mission is to enable, protect, and empower the business and people of Wise by ensuring Wise’s purchases support our commercial objectives, flow through frictionless processes and deliver the best value for money.

About the Role:

Develop and execute long-term procurement strategies that align with Wise's business objectives. This includes conducting market analysis to stay ahead of industry trends and predict shifts in supply and demand.

Manage a team of 2x Procurement professionals helping them to navigate complexity through effective coaching and development strategies.

Strategically partner with the business acting as their main point of contact whilst building robust relationships with stakeholders within the organization. Facilitate regular cross-departmental meetings to ensure alignment between procurement strategies and business objectives.

Lead efforts to achieve cost reductions and optimization of spend across categories. Utilize analytical and financial skills to assess total cost of ownership and budget impact of procurement decisions.

Evaluate and support selection of suppliers, utilizing robust criteria for quality, price, and reliability. Identify opportunities for consolidating suppliers, renegotiating contracts, or initiating new proposals.

Assisting in the creation of risk mitigation strategies to address supply chain disruptions. Stay informed about political and economic environments impacting supply chains and support the development of contingency plans.

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