EY Senior Procurement Manager - Human Capital Assistant Director 

United Kingdom, England, London 

711535774

Your key responsibilities

• Act as a trusted business advisor to EY stakeholders, aligning projects with the business pipeline and providing exceptional customer service while delivering quantitative value through cost savings, cost avoidance and contract value realization.
• Responsible for the delivery of Global Procurement functional performance targets for the Human Capital category covering Quantitative Value (cost savings and cost avoidance), Spend under Management and Speed to Market.
• Develop relationships with key EY business stakeholders and report category insights and progress via regular meetings.
• Execution of end-to-end strategic sourcing activities in accordance with the Procurement policy and provision of excellence throughout the process analyzing information, setting sourcing strategies, identifying requirements and opportunities, negotiating terms and conditions, and contracting products and/or services.
• Lead procurement strategy and execution across Human Capital categories including temp labour, consultancy and executive recruitment.
• Deliver high-value RFPs and supplier relationships, ensuring compliance and performance globally.
• Oversee category spend and reporting dashboards, including category specific and external workforce management PowerBI dashboards.
• Facilitate stakeholder alignment and policy adherence across procurement processes and governance frameworks.
• Lead supplier relationship management reviews and reporting handovers for Human Capital programs.

• Delivery of transformation programs in support of the EY regional Procurement teams.

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong commercial acumen and procurement expertise across indirect categories, especially Human Capital.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across global teams.
• Skilled in Source-to-Pay processes, RFPs, and strategic sourcing execution.
• Effective in managing change, building trust, and leading transformation initiatives.
• Highly organized and capable of independently managing complex workloads and priorities.
• Collaborative and adaptable in virtual, cross-cultural environments.
• Knowledge and interest in the Human Capital landscape.
• The ability to drive change by building strong, trusting relationships with senior stakeholders and business partners.
• Spend dashboard creation and country-level opportunity assessments for external workforce programs.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to independently manage and prioritize workload.
• Experience in a category lead role in Procurement within a collaborative, high-performance environment and preferable experience with the Talent Procurement category.
• Strong procurement expertise and commercial acumen to drive sourcing and demand management strategies across a broad array of category services.
• Ability to align efforts with key stakeholders and influence these leaders, as necessary, and possess a global mindset.
• Experience on execution of online Rfx and e-Auctions.
• Experience in data management and PowerBI dashboards.
• Advanced English and able to lead conversations autonomously.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• A bachelor’s and follow-on degree in Business or similar discipline is recommended.
• CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management) will be a plus
• 7+ years of experience in Procurement
  
  • Excellent oral, written communication and presentation skills in business English
  • Experience with a global, culturally diverse organization
  • Experience working collaboratively, virtually and independently