VodafoneThree - Procurement Lead

Working hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday This is a rare opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of the UK's largest mobile network provider. As a Strategic Sourcing Lead within Finance Operations, you'll help build high-value partnerships that support critical financial services, drive commercial value, and ensure resilience in a highly regulated environment. Working closely with Finance, Risk, Treasury, Legal, Procurement, and external partners, you'll influence strategic decisions that help deliver exceptional outcomes for both the business and its customers. You will: Develop and deliver forward-thinking sourcing strategies across finance-related categories, anticipating changing business, market, and regulatory requirements. Build and maintain category plans that align with Finance, Risk, Treasury, and commercial priorities, identifying opportunities to create value and improve performance. Use market intelligence, analytics, stakeholder insights, and financial modelling to inform investment decisions and shape sourcing strategies. Lead complex sourcing initiatives across areas such as financial services, insurance, payments, banking, treasury, audit, tax, and debt management. Negotiate commercial agreements and contracts that balance value, compliance, operational effectiveness, and long-term business objectives. Apply market benchmarking, supplier insights, and risk management practices to strengthen supplier performance and optimise outcomes. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to leverage best practice, drive innovation, and enhance category strategies. Support effective supplier governance, ensuring smooth transitions, strong service delivery, and the resolution of operational or compliance challenges. Champion responsible sourcing practices while ensuring compliance with governance frameworks, regulatory obligations, financial controls, and sustainability standards. Significant experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or category management within financial services or related categories. Strong commercial awareness and the ability to influence and collaborate with senior stakeholders across Finance, Risk, Treasury, Legal, and Procurement functions. Proven experience leading complex negotiations and managing commercial, regulatory, financial, and operational risk. Knowledge of financial products and services, including areas such as insurance, banking, treasury, audit, tax, payments, credit services, or debt management. Ability to translate data, market insights, and financial analysis into clear commercial recommendations and sourcing strategies. Experience working in large, complex, and highly regulated organisations with multiple stakeholders. Understanding of procurement governance, compliance requirements, risk frameworks, and financial controls. A track record of delivering measurable value, cost efficiencies, service improvements, and supplier innovation. Excellent relationship-building, communication, and stakeholder management skills. A collaborative, curious, and solutions-focused approach, with a commitment to continuous improvement and inclusive ways of working.