Procurement Manager (4 month contract)

OUR MISSION To become the car-changing destination of choice. By combining technology, media and deep automotive expertise, we've turned how people buy, sell, advertise and lease cars on its head. What started as a simple reviews site is now one of the largest online car-changing destinations in Europe. Last year alone we grew over 50% with nearly £3bn worth of cars bought on site, while £1.8bn of cars were listed for sale through our Sell My Car service. In 2024 we went big and acquired Autovia - creators of AutoExpress and Evo magazines - doubling our audience overnight. Together we now have one of the biggest YouTube channels in the world with almost 10m subscribers and over 1.1 billion annual views, while we sell 1.2 million print copies of our magazines and have an annual web content reach over 350 million. And we’re a long way from done!

YOUR MISSION We need a commercially-driven Procurement Manager to own and scale our procurement function. Reporting into the CFO, you'll turn savings into a repeatable system, reduce supplier complexity, and drive procurement maturity through better tools, processes, and negotiation practices. You will play a key role in shaping procurement strategy, implementing efficient processes, and maintain a supplier renewal calendar and negotiation pipeline to support our fast-growing business. Working closely with legal, engineering, strategy, and leadership teams, you'll turn savings into a repeatable system, reduce supplier complexity, and drive procurement maturity through better tools, processes, and negotiation practices.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead supplier negotiations with focus on SaaS, tooling, and professional services
• Support and coach Supply Account Managers (SAMs) in preparation and execution
• Operate and enhance our SaaS optimisation platform (Torii) to surface savings and waste
• Design and implement supplier consolidation reviews and rationalisation processes
• Build dashboards and reports on spend, renewals, and savings performance
• Develop and maintain a supplier renewal calendar and negotiation pipeline
• Co-own contract lifecycle process with Legal, including templates and alerts
• Roll out a scalable purchase order (PO) process in partnership with Finance
• Align procurement data and reporting with finance systems and GL structures
• Drive adoption of procurement processes and compliance across business units

KEY REQUIREMENTS We know that no candidate will be the perfect match for all we've listed in this posting, so we’d encourage you to apply if you feel you're close to the brief but not an exact match to the below

• 4-5+ years of experience in procurement, ideally from a top-tier consultancy or as a procurement manager in a start-up/scale-up
• Deep knowledge of SaaS and digital tool procurement
• Proven track record in supplier negotiations and cost reduction initiatives
• Experience with procurement tools (e.g. Torii, NetSuite, Precora) or the ability to quickly adopt them
• Excellent stakeholder management across technical, legal, and finance teams
• Highly structured communication and documentation skills
• Familiarity with procurement processes like PO workflows, CLM design, and supplier onboarding
• Understanding of finance alignment (e.g. budgeting, cost allocation, accruals)
• Prior work in a scale-up or cross-functional operating environment
• Nice to have: Background in finance or operations, providing a solid understanding of cost structures and financial impact within procurement.

INTERVIEW PROCESS Introductory call to get to know each other with a member of the Talent Team Interview with the CFO and/or Financial Controller Case study interview Diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our culture. We know that diverse teams are strong teams, so we welcome those with alternative identities, backgrounds, and experiences to apply for this position. We make recruiting decisions based on experience, skills and potential, so all our applicants are treated fairly and equally.