Procurement Manager

Description

 The PureGym Group is a leading gym operator headquartered in the UK, boasting 700 locations and more than 2 million members worldwide. We're thrilled to announce our expansion into the United States! Our commitment to providing high-quality, affordable gyms for everyone, everywhere, remains unwavering.

Our mission to inspire healthier nations has made us the UK's favorite gym, and now, an international success story. With our unique "Everybody Welcome" approach, we create a friendly, warm, and inclusive environment for all our employees and members. We offer:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Short-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• EAP
• Legal and Identity Theft Protection
• 401K Retirement Plan

Details

Location: New York/New Jersey. 2-3 days a week at our Manhattan office. Requirement for international travel in Europe 3-4 times a year.

Contract type: Permanent and full-time

Salary: $100-125k

Application: Apply by Monday 24th August

The role

The Procurement Function consists of approximately 19 colleagues across the UK, US and Denmark encompassing 3 sub-teams – Sourcing, Contracts & Governance, and Special Projects. While each team has their own specific responsibilities, the team works together in a highly collaborative environment to support the delivery of joint objectives. The Procurement Manager will sit within the Sourcing sub-team reporting directly in the US Sr. Procurement Manager, working along side 8 other Procurement Managers and Procurement Officers.

The Procurement Manager is responsible for sourcing goods and services, negotiating contracts, managing supplier performance, and ensuring cost-effective procurement while maintaining quality, compliance, and operational efficiency. Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and implement procurement strategies that align with business/functional objectives.
• Lead multiple, simultaneous sourcing activities including but not limited to RFIs, RFPs, benchmarking activities, contract renewals and direct supplier negotiations. This includes

-  Facilitating / project managing the end-to-end process from project initiation to supplier mobilization.

-  Working with stakeholders to identify and define requirements.

- Reviewing the market to identify potential suppliers and solutions.

- Negotiating commercial terms with suppliers.

- Working closely with Contract Managers to support legal negotiations.

- Working closely with Procurement Governance Manager to support the due diligence / supplier vetting process.

- Working with senior stakeholders to obtain sign off and approvals. 

- Supporting stakeholders to mobilize contracts / suppliers effectively.

• Provide support to business stakeholders during supplier management activities, actively contributing to supplier performance reviews and quarterly business review meetings.
• Be the point of escalation for contractual and supplier performance issues.
• Provide support and sound commercial advice to stakeholders on all procurement matters.
• Develop strong and credible relationships with stakeholders across multiple functions including IT, Operations, Facilities, Property, Finance, Human Resources and Marketing
• Ensure stakeholders are aware of and adhere to the Procurement policies / standards.
• Identify areas of opportunity – in the form of cost reduction, service improvement and risk mitigation, and work with stakeholders to identify a plan for delivery.
• Support the development of the Procurement team's strategy and plan.
• Actively contribute to ensure the team meet all Procurement KPIs – including financial savings / benefits, contract compliance, sourcing compliance etc.
• Manage indirect and direct spend, including capital expenditure from time to time.

Requirements

The person

The successful candidate will be:

• Proactive, driven and willing to take the lead on their own projects / initiatives.
• Adaptable and comfortable working at pace in a fast moving and dynamic environment.
• An effective team player, providing support to others within the team, and helping foster a safe, inclusive and fun work environment.
• Able to work under pressure, managing multiple projects and priorities.
• Solutions orientated, with the ability to think strategically and commercially to achieve pragmatic solutions.
• Knowledgeable on standard contract clauses / provisions and comfortable negotiating basic T&Cs independent of Contract Manager support.
• Comfortable engaging with, managing and where appropriate, challenging stakeholders within cross functional teams.
• Able to think critically to identify areas of opportunity and improved ways of working, and influence others to implement change.

Qualifications & Skills

5+ years in a procurement role with experience leading sourcing / RFP processes, including complex negotiations, generating cost savings and commercial impact.

Key skills required:

• Planning & Project Management
• Communication & Influencing
• Negotiation
• Effective Stakeholder Management / Business Partnering 
• Supplier Management
• Critical Thinking & Commercial Mindset
• Teamwork
• Data Analytics
• Experience working with P2P / S2P systems.
• Highly proficient in the use of business tools, including but not limited to: Microsoft Office; AI (Claude, Co-Pilot etc.); Project Management software (e.g. Monday.com)
• Not afraid to do tactical work

PureGym is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our company mantra is ‘Everybody Welcome’ and we are dedicated to promoting a diverse and inclusive place to work. From a hiring standpoint, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to ensuring that our PureGym colleagues reflect the diversity of the nation as well as our millions of gym members we serve. 

Join us on our mission is to bring high quality, affordable fitness to everyone, everywhere.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the advert may be withdrawn at any time. Early application is encouraged.