Location
London, United Kingdom

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary plus bonus where applicable

About the Role
The Senior Manager, Sustainable Procurement within Liberty Blume Procurement Services (LBPS) will play a pivotal role in delivering sustainable procurement practices across our suppliers and customers. This role requires collaboration with LBPS teams, suppliers, and customers to embed sustainability throughout the supply chain, building a culture of resilience and compliance with sustainability standards. The successful candidate will be motivated, hard-working, and passionate about sustainable procurement, with experience in sustainability and risk management. An understanding of the evolving procure-tech landscape and its potential to support a resilient and sustainable supply chain is highly valued.

Key Accountabilities
- Deliver market intelligence and best-in-class examples to embed sustainable practices in sourcing strategies, supplier evaluation, monitoring, and contractual negotiations.
- Design, manage, and update procurement documentation supporting source-to-contract processes and sustainability goals, including policies, training materials, and codes of conduct.
- Support sustainability impact assessments of suppliers, lead the annual EcoVadis assessment campaign, and manage supplier engagement and corrective action plans.
- Collaborate with suppliers to enhance sustainability performance through audits, carbon reduction, and engagement programs, while tracking KPIs and reporting performance.
- Engage with industry networks, forums, and working groups to share best practices and raise LBPS’s profile.
- Integrate social responsibility into supplier evaluations, ensuring compliance with labour standards, human rights, and ethical business practices.
- Use and develop data management tools to ensure accurate data processing, analysis, and reporting to support decision-making and monitor environmental impact across the supply chain.

Who We Are
Liberty Blume, a Liberty Global company, is a fast-growing business services provider specialising in tech-enabled back-office solutions. Our mission is to deliver efficiency, scale, and value through Business, Procurement, and Financial Solutions. Join us to be part of an innovative, fast-paced, and passionate team where you can grow your career and make a real impact.

Benefits
- Competitive salary plus bonus where applicable
- 25 days annual leave with option to purchase 5 more
- Wellbeing and mental health benefits including Calm app, personal medical, critical illness cover, and dental insurance
- Matched pension contribution up to 10%
- Access to car benefit scheme
- Online learning platform for continuous development

Experience
- Proven experience in sustainability within procurement and supply chain, ideally from a blue-chip in-house procurement team or consulting/professional services organisation.
- Strong knowledge of sustainable procurement principles, environmental standards, and social responsibility frameworks including EU regulations and certification schemes (e.g., ISO 20400, GRI, CIPS Sustainability Index, CSRD, CSDDD, CBAM).
- Experience leading teams, mentoring, and coaching junior staff.
- Skilled in data collection, analysis, and reporting using tools such as PowerPoint, Visio, PowerBI, and Excel.
- Familiarity with sustainability risk assessment tools like Moody's, EcoVadis, and Dun & Bradstreet.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with customer leads, functional teams, and senior leadership.
- Knowledge of current and emerging technology solutions relevant to sustainable procurement.

About You
- A proactive self-starter with strong initiative and curiosity to challenge conventional approaches.
- Comfortable working independently and driving projects from ambiguous or loosely defined briefs.
- Motivated, hard-working, and passionate about sustainable procurement.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in procurement, supply chain management, sustainability, risk management, or related field preferred.
- Advanced degree or relevant certifications in sustainability and/or risk management desirable.