Senior Project Manager (Procurement Transformation)

Job description

Senior Project Manager - Procurement Transformation

Duration: Initial 6 Months

Location: Reading or Dublin (Hybrid)

Contract Type: Day Rate (Inside IR35)

We're looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead strategic Procurement Transformation initiatives within a major international retail organisation.

This role will drive high-priority projects focused on spend management, procurement excellence, cost optimisation, governance enhancements, and operational improvement, while coordinating a wider portfolio of Procurement Excellence initiatives. You will also act as the key link between Procurement Excellence and broader Source-to-Pay transformation programmes, ensuring alignment across dependencies, risks, and delivery plans.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead end-to-end delivery of procurement transformation projects and strategic change initiatives.
• Drive improvements in spend visibility, procurement controls, compliance, and governance.
• Coordinate delivery across multiple Procurement Excellence workstreams and stakeholders.
• Manage project plans, RAID logs, governance, reporting, and dependency management.
• Build strong relationships across Procurement, Finance, Technology, Commercial, and Operations teams.
• Support business readiness, stakeholder engagement, and change adoption activities.
• Track benefits realisation, ensuring measurable business outcomes are delivered.
• Align Procurement Excellence initiatives with wider Source-to-Pay transformation programmes.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience delivering complex transformation programmes within large organisations.
• Strong background in Procurement Transformation, Spend Management, Cost Optimisation, Procurement Excellence, or Operational Improvement.
• Knowledge of procurement processes, sourcing, supplier management, contract management, and governance.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and cross-functional stakeholder groups.
• Strong governance, planning, reporting, risk, and dependency management skills.
• Experience engaging and influencing senior leadership stakeholders.
• Demonstrable track record delivering business change and measurable benefits.

Desirable Experience

• Retail sector experience.
• Source-to-Pay transformation programmes.
• Procurement technology or digital transformation initiatives.
• PRINCE2, PMP, MSP, Agile, or equivalent project management certifications.
• This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping and delivering a strategic procurement transformation agenda within a fast-paced, global business.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Reading

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

04-09-2026

Profession type

Retail

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English