Procurement Manager

We are looking for an outstanding, proven Procurement Manager to directly support in overseeing all procurement-related activities within Admiral Pioneer.

Who are Admiral Pioneer?

Disruptive. Customer Centered. Transformational.

Admiral Pioneer exists within Admiral Group as a venture studio, providing the greenhouse in which to grow new businesses. We’re leveraging Admiral’s strengths to deliver commercially strong businesses that answer the financial needs of new audiences and respond to emerging opportunities.

We seek to disrupt the markets we enter, taking a truly customer-centric approach. We achieve this by experimenting and proving new products, business models and partnerships through a disciplined, discovery-driven approach.

About the role 

Please note: This role requires the succesful candidate to work from the Cardiff office at least 2 days per week.

We are seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to establish and lead an internal procurement function for Pioneer. This role requires a proactive leader who can build processes from the ground up.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing procurement strategies and initiatives, managing internal stakeholders, negotiating directly with suppliers, and leading on the creation of contractual agreements.

You will be operating in an agile environment, working with a high degree of independence. In time, it’s likely the candidate will also be required to manage a small team, focusing on cost and quality optimisation, risk management, and group policy adherence.

Main Duties:

• Supports in developing and establishing an internal procurement function for Pioneer.
• Creates and standardises procurement policies and procedures for Pioneer.
• Develops and implements procurement strategies and initiatives that support the goals and objectives of Pioneer.
• Coordinates and supports the end-to-end procurement cycle from requirements gathering and supplier identification, through to contract implementation and onboarding.
• Implements robust tracking and reporting systems to ensure visibility of procurement activities.
• Engages with all stakeholders in a timely manner to manage the contract renewals process.
• Works closely with key departments including finance, legal, data protection, information security, risk, etc.
• Conducts market research, analysis, and benchmarking to identify new suppliers, products, and services that can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the procurement process.
• Negotiates with suppliers to ensure both value and quality optimisation.
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with internal stakeholders, supplier account managers, and contract managers to ensure high levels of service delivery and quality.
• Develops and maintains procurement policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Identifies opportunities to drive value and improve performance of existing and potential suppliers.
• Seeks ways to improve innovation in processes, reduce costs and risk, and stimulate performance improvement.
• Acts as a subject matter expert for everything procurement-related within Pioneer.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong leadership skills and experience managing a team of procurement professionals.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
• Proven track record of identifying and delivering both cost and quality improvements.
• Knowledge of contract law and ability to work alongside our in-house legal team.
• Experience managing the end-to-end procurement cycle.
• Ability to balance and effectively prioritise a varied workload.
• MCIPS – qualified or working towards qualification (desirable).

Salary, Benefits and Work-Life Balance

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we’re consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK.

All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join us, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here.

Admiral, Where You Can Be You

At Admiral you’re accepted, supported and empowered to be you. Because you’re brilliant.

We’re proud of our people-centric culture which has led us to being recognised as a Great Place to Work for Women, a Great Place to Work for Wellbeing, and an overall Great Place to Work for over 25 years! We’re committed to ensuring that at Admiral, progression is not slowed or haltered by barriers related to protected characteristics.