Senior Facilities & Procurement Manager

Senior Facilities & Procurement Manager

Department:
Operations

Employment Type:

Permanent - Full Time

Location:

UK (London)

London, Hybrid, two days in office, Permanent. We are a fast‑growing global reinsurance speciality company servicing the insurance markets of Lloyd's, Europe and North America. Due to growth we are looking for our first Senior Facilities & Procurement Manager to establish and lead our procurement function from the ground up. This is a unique opportunity to design and implement procurement frameworks, introduce best‑in‑class supplier governance and drive commercial value across the business.

A key focus of this role will be IT services and technology procurement, ensuring robust supplier management, cost optimisation and governance across critical technology and infrastructure services.

• Build and implement a fit‑for‑purpose procurement framework, including policies, controls and governance.
• Conduct spend analysis to identify opportunities, with a particular focus on IT services, infrastructure and digital suppliers.
• Lead supplier negotiations across key categories, especially IT services (managed services, SaaS, infrastructure, cyber).
• Establish supplier due diligence processes and maintain a central supplier register.
• Manage contract lifecycle (negotiation, renewal, compliance, documentation).
• Drive cost efficiencies and value improvement across the supplier base.
• Partner with IT and senior stakeholders to shape sourcing strategies for technology solutions.
• Evaluate and negotiate contracts with IT vendors, ensuring scalability, security and value.
• Support vendor selection for systems, tools and outsourcing arrangements.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory expectations around third‑party technology risk and outsourcing.
• Introduce best practices in IT supplier governance and performance management.
• Support audit, regulatory and board‑level reporting on supplier risk and performance.
• Oversee facilities management across UK and international offices.
• Manage vendors for office services, ensuring compliance and operational efficiency.
• Support office projects (relocations, refurbishments and fit‑outs).

• Right to work in this location.
• Proven experience in procurement or supply chain, ideally within financial services, insurance or professional services.
• Strong track record in IT procurement (managed services, SaaS, infrastructure, cloud).
• Experience building or transforming procurement functions.
• Strong commercial and negotiation skills.
• Knowledge of third‑party risk, outsourcing and regulatory requirements (e.g., FCA/PRA).
• Ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders across business and IT teams.
• CIPS qualification (or working towards).
• Experience across multiple international jurisdictions.

• Competitive salary and annual bonus.
• Health & wellbeing subsidy (£20 per month) from Day 1.
• Generous pension (eligible after probationary period).
• Private healthcare from BUPA and a healthcare cash plan from Medicash from Day 1.
• Life assurance from Day 1.
• Income protection from Day 1.
• 25 days annual leave from Day 1.
• Cycle to work scheme from Day 1.
• Season ticket loan (interest free) eligible after probationary period.
• Electric vehicle scheme eligible after probationary period.
• Employee assistance programme from Day 1.
• Learning and study support and reimbursement for professional memberships.
• Hybrid working.
• Employee socials and recognition programme.