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About the Role

This is a high-impact, hands-on procurement role supporting various categories and departments within a fast-moving media business. You will aid in commercial decision-making, identify cost-saving opportunities, negotiate terms, manage contracts and suppliers, and reduce commercial risks.

Responsibilities

• Support the business in acquiring the best value goods and services by leading sourcing projects, negotiating contracts, and building strong internal and external relationships.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders across the business, acting as a key liaison between business stakeholders, Legal, Information Security, Technology, and Finance teams.
• Assist with supplier communication, commercial negotiations, internal stakeholder management, and spend analysis.
• Ensure the timely delivery of goods and services with effective contract management.
• Support key stakeholders across the business with the delivery of their department’s strategies.
• Identify cost saving opportunities.
• Lead on supplier negotiations to achieve the best value for the business.
• Support sourcing activities including market research, RFx documentation creation and issuance, tender execution, and collation of supplier responses.
• Create and maintain visibility of the Procurement team's projects and contract prioritization.
• Perform and support supplier due diligence processes, highlighting risks to stakeholders.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, addressing issues to maintain positive supplier performance.
• Provide data and insights on procurement activities, including spend analysis and supplier performance reports.
• Perform administrative tasks such as ensuring contracts and documentation are saved in relevant locations.
• Suggest and support the implementation of new processes across the business and within the Procurement team.
• Monitor contract expiry reports to prevent service lapses by negotiating renewals.
• Ensure all procurement activities adhere to company policies, guidelines, and industry best practices.

Requirements

• Clear understanding and experience of the end-to-end procurement cycle.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Good communication skills at all levels.
• Well organised, adaptive, and possess good time management skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Computer proficiency (Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel; PowerBI, contract lifecycle tools, and Coupa).
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently.

Skills

• Procurement
• Commercial Negotiation
• Contract Management
• Supplier Management
• Sourcing
• Market Research
• Tendering
• Spend Analysis
• Stakeholder Management
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Excel
• PowerBI
• Contract Lifecycle Tools
• Coupa

Location

• DMGT HQ - High Street Kensington, London

Work Type

• Permanent
• Onsite

Education Level

• Higher national or degree level is desirable but not essential.
• CIPS qualification (or working towards) is desirable but not essential.

Benefits

• 25 days’ holiday (increasing by 1 per year up to a total of 30)
• Pension plan and life cover
• Discounts on online shopping, dining cards and vouchers
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Onsite gym
• Subsidised canteen
• Onsite nurse and GP clinics

About the Company

• DMG Media is one of the UK’s most influential media companies, home to well-known brands like the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, MailOnline, The i Paper, New Scientist, and Metro.
• The company reaches millions of readers daily across print and digital platforms and aims for continuous growth.
• The Procurement team seeks a sharp, commercially minded individual to enhance efficiency, optimize spending, and build effective supplier partnerships.

Equal Opportunity

• Committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture.
• Welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.
• Disability Confident Committed.
• Offers recruitment documentation in alternative formats and reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.
• Information regarding adjustments is held separately and not part of the selection process.