Procurement Manager
Posted 1 day 6 hours ago by Dmgmedia
Contract Type: Full Time/Permanent/Hybrid - Minimum of 3 days/week in the office
About Usdmg media maintains an unwavering commitment to uncovering the stories that matter most. Its brands Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, MailOnline, Mail+, Metro, The i Paper and New Scientist reach more than 9 million people daily in the UK.
Its global newsroom of journalists, formidable story-getting power, and breadth of content formats, delivers highly engaging, trusted content to loyal and new audiences, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The Mail brand reaches three in five Brits every month and is officially the best-read, most recognised, most engaged newsbrand in the country. It is the largest news publisher on TikTok with over 21 million total followers and nearly 30 billion views in the past year.
dmg media connects with millions of people daily through iconic print and digital brands including The Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, The i Paper, Metro and New Scientist. The organisation has offices across the UK, US, Australia and Ireland.
The role reports into the Head of Procurement, who is looking for an experienced Procurement Manager to take ownership of key indirect categories including Marketing, Sales, Travel, Human Resources, Facility Management and Financial services, along with other areas on an ad hoc basis.
Activities typically are operational and delivery focused, with multiple projects running in parallel. Focusing on driving value or savings for the organisation which operates in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving media landscape where agility, innovation and strategic value drive our business forward.
Main Responsibilities- Category Strategy: Define and implement robust category strategies aligned with overarching business goals.
- Sourcing & Negotiation: Lead end-to-end sourcing projects and commercial/contractual negotiations to deliver service enhancements and cost efficiency.
- Contract Management: Proactively monitor, manage and negotiate contracts across the contract lifecycle to meet stakeholder requirements.
- Savings & Value Creation: Identify savings opportunities, build compelling business cases, and present actionable recommendations to decision-makers.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with senior internal stakeholders.
- Supplier Relationship Management (SRM): Manage key vendor relationships to ensure high service quality, budget adherence, risk mitigation, and security of supply.
- Governance & Operations: Streamline Procurement and Legal governance processes, improving the efficiency of supplier onboarding and contract risk management.
- Continuous Improvement: Implement continuous improvement initiatives and drive supplier-led innovation across your portfolio.
- Experience: Strong background in end-to-end indirect category management, with a track record of running complex sourcing projects and managing large contracts.
- Commercial Track Record: Proven history of delivering significant, measurable cost savings and commercial value.
- Mindset: A proactive self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and comfortably balances strategic thinking with hands-on tactical delivery.
- Process Focus: A sharp eye for process improvement, both across broader business operations and within the Procurement function itself.
- Tools & Systems: Hands-on experience with core procurement platforms including or similar to: Coupa, Ironclad, PowerBI, Microsoft Office or Google Workspace.
- Relationship Building: Exceptional stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
- Qualifications & Sector Background: CIPS qualification and prior media/advertising sector experience are desirable, but not essential.
Our benefits package increases the longer you've been with us. Here's what toexpect:
- 25 days' holiday (increasing by 1 per year up to a total of 30)
- Upon joining you will be automatically enrolled onto the Pension Plan atthe minimum level of 5% employee contribution, 3% Companycontribution.
- Life cover under the Pension Plan of up to 3x your basic salary.
- DMGT Discounts (for discounts on online shopping, vouchers and
reloadable cards) - Subsidised canteen
- Onsite gym (Northcliffe House only)
- Onsite nurse and GP clinics (Northcliffe House only)
- Our Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted dining cards
Plus many other benefits .
We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusiveworkplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidatesregardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation,age, marital status, or disability.
We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require anyrecruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonableadjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured thatany such information will be held separately to your recruitment applicationand will not be considered as part of the selection process