Senior Sourcing Manager

Who we are

We are one of the largest international law firms in the world. With over 30 offices across the globe, we strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, providing them with the highest-quality advice and legal insight, which combines the firm’s global standards with in-depth local expertise.

Our firm, work and people span jurisdictions, cultures, and languages. We offer our clients a truly international perspective. We believe every career should be rewarding and stimulating - full of opportunities to learn, thrive, and grow. That’s why we’re so proud of our inclusive, friendly, and team-based approach to work.

You’ll find our clients in commercial and industrial sectors, the financial investor community, governments, regulators, trade bodies, and not-for-profit organisations. But no matter who they are or why they’ve reached out to us, we provide a world-class service every step of the way. And that’s possible thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit and conscientious approach to work that you’ll find across all of our teams.

Whichever area of the business you join, you’ll become an integral part an innovative, diverse and ambitious team of people. Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet.

The role

To lead strategic Procurement sourcing projects, end to end, categories include Technology, Real Estate and Consultancy.

Who you will work with

This is a global role that will require engagement with stakeholders across a number of offices. They will work day-to-day with the procurement team, risk teams, business stakeholders, fee earners, up to Exec Director level.

What you will be responsible for

The Senior Sourcing Manager will be responsible for key relationships and Global areas of spend, in particular:

• Technology
• Real Estate
• Professional Services/Consultancy

The Senior Sourcing Manager will be responsible:

• To act as a procurement subject matter expert across their area.
• To collaborate with the Procurement team and their stakeholders.
• To negotiate commercial and contract terms with suppliers.
• Support initiatives to ensure growing compliance and adherence to the Firms global procurement policies.
• To contribute as a Procurement team member and help drive the Procurement value proposition.

What you will do

As a member of the wider Procurement team, the Senior Sourcing Manager is expected to run and manage RFPs, mark up contracts, negotiate with suppliers, manage internal stakeholders and work as part of a team. The will involve presenting and utilising your influencing skills, which will be paramount, in order to articulate complex projects to your stakeholders. With agreement up to Executive Director level.

Your experience

• A strong understanding of Procurement best practice, process and tools and its application to a comparable organization.
• A strong understanding of key procurement categories includes Technology and Real Estate
• Good experience identifying and delivering large cost savings and efficiency opportunities through developing global sourcing strategies.
• Good experience leading large, complex global Technology and Real Estate procurement projects.
• Good experience negotiating and marking up supplier contracts.
• Experience managing and influencing difficult stakeholders and suppliers.
• Experience presenting to senior leadership teams and project committees. 

How we will support you

From your first day with us, you will have varied opportunities to continuously grow and development your skills and knowledge. From formal training, informal coaching and mentoring through to skills-based and technical training and on the job learning.

Hybrid working

This role follows our 'balanced' hybrid working approach and as long as business needs allow, you will be supported to work in a hybrid way with the expectation of working from the office for a minimum of 50% of your time.

What we offer including our broad range of benefits and working environment

When you join Clifford Chance, you will have access to a broad range of benefits to support you across many aspects of your personal and professional life including financial, wellbeing, lifestyle, and family friendly benefits. For more information on what we offer specifically in the UK, please visit our What We Offer page on our career site.

Equal opportunities statement

At Clifford Chance, we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families, our firm and society.

We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age.  This applies to recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment including pay, promotion, training, transfer and every other aspect of employment.

We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement.

Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity, an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm. 

Find out more about our inclusive culture here.

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