Procurement Consultant

at  St Jamess Place

St. James’s Place (SJP) works in partnership to plan, grow and protect our clients’ financial futures. We deliver personalised, face-to-face financial advice to our clients, who trust us to manage their money to reach their goals. We provide this service via the Partnership, a network of qualified, expert advisors. We put financial wellbeing and responsible business choices at the heart of everything we do. We believe in the value of difference and know that diverse teams can help us problem solve and innovate for clients.
We look for people to join SJP to make an impact and to contribute to our culture which is based around long term relationships, doing the right thing, and being the best version of ourselves.
Location: Cirencester Office
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Employment Type: 12 month Fixed-Term Contract
Seniority: Associate
We are looking for an experienced and logical Procurement Consultant to join the Group Expense Management Team in our Finance Division. The team is responsible for supplier onboarding and contract management and oversea the whole procurement lifecycle within SJP.
The Procurement Consultant will be accountable for effective procurement activity, which aligns with SJP’s long-term business strategy and financial objectives.
If you are a driven procurement professional with a keen interest in financial services, we would love you hear from you!

• On-boarding of suppliers from a commercial point of view, aligned to SJP’s relevant policies, processes and gets the best commercial and financial outcome for SJP.
• Ongoing contract management through effective performance measurement, spend monitoring and ensuring any contractual obligations of third parties are fulfilled.
• Ensuring procurement best practice is followed and maintained within regulatory, legislative or business frameworks
• Ensuring the relationships between the Procurement Consultants and business SME’s are productive and steer relevant SJP policies with a commercial lens.
• Manage and lead supplier relationships for key vendors.
• Preparation of any reporting to outline supplier spend and enable the business to manage its costs effectively in relation to 3rd parties.