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About the Role
dmg::media connects with millions of people daily through iconic print and digital brands. This role reports into the Head of Procurement and is responsible for key indirect categories including Marketing, Sales, Travel, Human Resources, Facility Management, and Financial services. The position focuses on driving value and savings in a fast-paced media landscape.
Responsibilities
- Define and implement robust category strategies aligned with overarching business goals.
- Lead end-to-end sourcing projects and commercial/contractual negotiations to deliver service enhancements and cost efficiency.
- Proactively monitor, manage and negotiate contracts across the contract lifecycle to meet stakeholder requirements.
- Identify savings opportunities, build compelling business cases, and present actionable recommendations to decision-makers.
- Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with senior internal stakeholders.
- Manage key vendor relationships to ensure high service quality, budget adherence, risk mitigation, and security of supply.
- Streamline Procurement and Legal governance processes, improving the efficiency of supplier onboarding and contract risk management.
- Implement continuous improvement initiatives and drive supplier-led innovation across your portfolio.
Requirements
- Strong background in end-to-end indirect category management, with a track record of running complex sourcing projects and managing large contracts.
- Proven history of delivering significant, measurable cost savings and commercial value.
- A proactive self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and comfortably balances strategic thinking with hands-on tactical delivery.
- A sharp eye for process improvement, both across broader business operations and within the Procurement function itself.
- Hands-on experience with core procurement platforms including or similar to: Coupa, Ironclad, PowerBI, Microsoft Office or Google Workspace.
- Exceptional stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
- CIPS qualification and prior media/advertising sector experience are desirable, but not essential.
Skills
- Marketing
- Sales
- Travel
- Human Resources
- Facility Management
- Financial services
- Coupa
- Ironclad
- PowerBI
- Microsoft Office
- Google Workspace
- Negotiation
- Stakeholder Management
Location
- HSK, London
Work Type
- Full Time
- Permanent
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Experienced
Education Level
- CIPS qualification desirable
Benefits
- 25 days’ holiday (increasing by 1 per year up to a total of 30)
- Pension Plan with company contribution
- Life cover up to 3x basic salary
- DMGT Discounts
- Subsidised canteen
- Onsite gym
- Onsite nurse and GP clinics
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted dining cards
About the Company
- dmg media maintains an unwavering commitment to uncovering the stories that matter most.
- Its brands Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, MailOnline, Mail+, Metro, The i Paper and New Scientist reach more than 9 million people daily in the UK.
- Globally, dmg media’s brands reach 160 million unique browsers every month across its domains and apps.
- Its global newsroom of journalists, formidable story-getting power, and breadth of content formats, delivers highly engaging, trusted content to loyal and new audiences, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- The Mail brand reaches three in five Brits every month and is officially the best-read, most recognised, most engaged newsbrand in the country.
- It is the largest news publisher on TikTok with over 21 million total followers and nearly 30 billion views in the past year.
- www.dmgmedia.co.uk
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.
- We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process