Procurement Category Lead - BPO and Material Supplier Governance

Salary: Competitive and based on experience

Location: London (hybrid working)

Keywords: Procurement, Category Lead, BPO, Material Supplier Governance

Our client, Aspen Insurance, is seeking a Procurement Category Lead to join their team in London. Aspen Insurance is a leading, diversified specialty insurance and reinsurance company that values respect, honesty, trust, and professionalism. They are committed to finding the best outcomes for their clients and business partners through carefully tailored solutions. This role offers an exciting and challenging environment where achievement is rewarded. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering across five main areas including owning the Policy and Framework related to Material Outsource contract governance, overseeing contract and commercial management for major non-IT outsourcing, and directly supporting Service Owners and Procurement Category Leads.

Leading specialty insurance and reinsurance company Exciting and challenging work environment
Opportunity to develop your career

What you’ll do:

As a Procurement Category Lead at Aspen Insurance, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the sourcing strategy for non-IT services. You will lead procurement supplier selection and contract negotiations, ensuring that supply contracts meet business needs. Your role will involve maintaining optimal partnerships for service delivery while supporting issue identification and resolution with non-ITO outsourcers. You will also drive suppliers to innovate services through sharing initiatives for service growth, automation, and technology advancements. Furthermore, you will ensure compliance with Aspen Group’s Procurement and Supplier Management regulatory requirements.


*Define and execute the sourcing strategy for non-IT services
*Lead on procurement supplier selection and contract negotiations
*Ensure supply contracts are fit for business need
*Maintain optimal partners for service delivery
*Support issue identification and resolution with non-ITO outsourcers
*Identify and align on initiatives for further delivery of contract value
*Drive the Supplier to innovate services through sharing initiatives for service growth/automation and technology advancements
*Ensure compliance with Aspen Group’s Procurement and Supplier Management regulatory requirements


What you bring:

The ideal candidate for the Procurement Category Lead position at Aspen Insurance brings a wealth of experience in overseeing the contracting and performance of successful Outsource partnerships. You have strong experience in overseeing the operation of an Indian based Supplier, including understanding their market, culture, and ways of working. Your track record includes driving operational and process excellence as well as setting baselines SLA’s and KPI’s. Your strong interpersonal and communication skills enable you to build relationships at all levels within the organisation. You possess an analytical mindset with the creativity to seek non-traditional approaches. Your ability to persuade, influence, and negotiate both directly and indirectly will be key to your success in this role.


*Must have SS2/21 regulation experience
*Experience in managing BPO Indian based outsources
*Experience in overseeing the contracting and performance of a successful Outsource partnership
*Strong experience of overseeing the operation of an Indian based Supplier
*Experience of driving operational and process excellence
*Experience of setting baselines SLA’s and KPI’s
*Strong interpersonal and communication skills
*Ability to persuade, influence, negotiate both directly and indirectly
*Analytical mindset with creativity to seek non-traditional approaches


What sets this company apart:

Aspen Insurance is a leading, diversified specialty insurance and reinsurance company that has been providing thoughtful and creative solutions since 2002. They believe that the way they work is just as important as the work they do, and they are guided by their core values of respect, honesty, trust, and professionalism. Aspen is committed to diversity and inclusion, recognising that it is good for their people, their business, and the environments in which they operate. They welcome applications from people which allows them to draw on diverse cultures, perspectives, skills, and experiences.

What’s next:

Ready to take the next step in your career with a leading insurance company? Apply now!

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We are committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require accommodations because of disability or health condition, please email: gscemeaedi @ robertwalters.com. This position is being sourced through our Outsourcing service line.