Morgan Philips is partnering with a fast-scaling global SaaS company to identify a Senior Procurement Manager to lead and professionalise its global procurement function. Procurement has the scale, visibility, and executive sponsorship — what’s needed now is a hands-on leader who can execute, transform, and develop talent.
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As Senior Procurement Manager, you will own the day-to-day execution of global procurement, personally leading complex negotiations while driving a significant transformation of tools, processes, and ways of working.
You will act as both operator and coach : setting standards, building scalable processes, and developing a team of category managers across technology, SaaS, cloud, and professional services spend.
Lead or co-lead high-value and complex negotiations across SaaS, cloud, technology, and professional services
Manage the full sourcing lifecycle end-to-end: scoping, RFx, evaluation, negotiation, award, and contract execution
Act as the primary escalation point for supplier issues, contract risks, and active deal challenges
Design and roll out a scalable global procurement operating model (intake, approvals, P2P, CLM)
Lead the selection, implementation, and adoption of procurement tools (e.g. Coupa, Zip, SAP Ariba or similar)
Build and embed category playbooks, contract templates, sourcing frameworks, and supplier onboarding standards
Establish spend visibility, analytics, savings tracking, and vendor performance dashboards
Partner closely with Finance, Legal, and IT to integrate procurement seamlessly into the business
Act as hands-on coach to category managers, reviewing deals and elevating negotiation quality
Set clear performance standards and individual development plans
Build long-term team capability, enabling category managers to grow into senior, independent operators
8–12 years of procurement experience, with 3–4+ years in a senior / lead hands-on role within a technology or SaaS environment
~ Strong reputation xcskxlj as an executor: pragmatic, delivery-focused, and comfortable operating in fast-paced environments
~ Proven experience leading procurement process or systems transformations
~ Track record managing and developing junior or mid-level procurement professionals
~ Deep expertise across SaaS, cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure), IT hardware, and enterprise software
~ Experience with modern procurement platforms (Coupa, Zip, Ariba, or similar)
~ High analytical capability: spend analysis, savings modelling, and business case development
~ Fluent English required; Has strong views on what “good procurement” looks like — and the ability to bring the organisation along