Procurement Lead

Overview

Location: We offer Choice-Based Working
, giving you the flexibility to work from anywhere in the UK. You'll also have access to our Konica Minolta and Regus offices nationwide, with occasional travel as the business requires.

12 month fixed term contract

• 26 days' holiday (plus bank holidays) - with the option to buy more
• Access to award-winning learning content and targeted development opportunities
• Enhanced family leave and life assurance
• A paid day off to focus on your mental health
• A generous pension plan to help you grow your future
• Exclusive discounts on activities, tech, and dining
• One paid volunteering day to give back to your community
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for you and your immediate family

At Konica Minolta, we're leading the way in delivering sustainable and responsible procurement solutions that help our business reduce supply chain impact, promote ethical practices, and create long-term value for our customers and communities.

As our next Procurement Lead
, you'll play a key role in driving cost-effective, high-performance sourcing while ensuring supplier partnerships meet the highest environmental, social, and governance standards. You will lead strategic procurement initiatives, optimize supplier relationships, and influence cross-functional teams to embed sustainable practices across the organization.

• Contract Management & Supplier Governance: Ensure all key suppliers have appropriate Konica Minolta contracts, contracts are commercially reviewed at least annually and maintain a clear contract lifecycle plan. Ensure execution of contractual actions in line with business requirements and SLAs.
• Procurement Operating Model Review: Assess KM's procurement approach and recommend the optimal model—supported by best-practice improvements and safeguards.
• Annual Supplier Risk, Performance & Opportunity Reviews: Lead annual reviews of key suppliers to evaluate risks, opportunities, ESG performance, commercial and service delivery. Develop targeted improvement or mitigation plans or audits with stakeholders.
• Supplier Benchmarking: Annually benchmark the top ten suppliers on competitiveness, quality (including technical quality, alignment and security standards), and sustainability. Present findings and recommendations to leadership
• Sourcing, Tendering & Negotiation: Direct major sourcing activities, tenders, and negotiations to meet cost, quality, risk, and sustainability goals, ensuring robust stakeholder evaluations.
• Savings Delivery & Spend Control: Achieve measurable savings and strengthen spend governance to align with financial targets
• Cross-Company Buying Support & Governance: Provide guidance and tools for consistent procurement across departments. Support managers and enforce compliance with procurement policies and reduction of risk.
• Supplier Management & Sustainable Procurement Leadership: Lead supplier performance and risk management. Promote sustainable procurement, update policies and documentation regularly, and chair Buyers Forums to drive improvement and knowledge sharing.

We want your recruitment experience to be transparent, inclusive, and engaging - with clear expectations, open conversations, and space for you to be yourself.

• Screening Call: A friendly conversation with one of our Talent Acquisition team members - a chance for us to get to know each other.
• First Interview: Meet the hiring team and learn more about the role.
• Second Interview: Meet our ESG Partner
• Offer Stage: If we're a great fit, our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch with an offer. From there, our HR Operations team will take care of you.

• Strategic Sourcing & Category Management
• Contracting & Commercial Expertise
• Risk & Compliance Management
• SAP knowledge, in particular purchasing / supply chain / logistics modules
• CIPS Level 4 (Diploma) or Level 5 advanced diploma

We know that research shows some people, especially women and people from ethnic minorities, hesitate to apply unless they meet every requirement. At Konica Minolta, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so we encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't perfectly align - your potential and perspective matter to us.

We're proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you need adjustments at any stage, please let us know in your application or contact us at .

We also welcome discussions on flexible working or job-sharing arrangements
-we want this role to work for you.

With over 39,000 employees across 150 countries, Konica Minolta takes its environmental, social, and governance responsibilities seriously. Guided by our ESG framework, we're committed to sustainable growth that benefits both society and individuals.

Learn more about our sustainability goals here.

We may close applications early if we receive strong interest - so if…