Senior Manager, Procurement Sustainability - London - Liberty Global

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We're looking for a Senior Manager, Sustainable Procurement to join our team in London, United Kingdom. The Sustainable Procurement Senior Manager, within Liberty Blume Procurement Services (LBPS), will play a pivotal role in the delivery of sustainable procurement across our suppliers within LBPS and for our customers. This position is suited to an individual who can collaborate with LBPS teams, suppliers, and customers to embed sustainability practices throughout the supply chain. The successful candidate will help build a culture of resilience and sustainability, ensuring compliance with relevant sustainability standards.

Key Accountabilities

Sustainable Procurement Practices: Deliver market intelligence and showcase best-in‐class examples to identify opportunities for embedding sustainable practices across LBPS sourcing strategies, supplier evaluation, supplier monitoring and contractual negotiations.

Sustainable Procurement Documentation: Design, manage, and continuously update procurement documentation to support source‐to‐contract processes, sustainability goals and best practices, including strategies, policies and training materials.

Sustainability Impact Assessments: Support sustainability impact assessments of suppliers, including reviewing and scoring supplier screening and RFP responses against a set criterion.

Lead and coordinate the annual EcoVadis sustainability assessment campaign: Ensure timely supplier engagement, accurate data submission and regular progress reporting to customer stakeholders, maintaining or improving company‐wide ratings and supporting strategic procurement objectives.

Supplier Engagement and Ongoing Monitoring: Collaborate with suppliers to enhance sustainability performance through targeted initiatives—audits, carbon reduction and engagement programmes—while leading stakeholder engagement, tracking KPIs and delivering regular performance reporting.

Industry Engagement & Profile Management: Connect with key industry networks to gather and share best practices, build the LBPS network and increase our profile within the sector, actively participating in industry forums and conferences.

Social Responsibility Integration: Collaborate with LPS category leads to integrate social responsibility considerations into supplier evaluations and selection processes, ensuring suppliers follow labour standards, human rights and ethical business practices.

Data, Analytics & Reporting: Use, develop and maintain data management tools and systems to ensure accurate and efficient data processing, analyse data to generate actionable insights and prepare detailed reports or visualisations to support decision‐making.

Preferred Education / Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in procurement, supply chain management, sustainability, risk management or a related field is preferred.

Advanced degree in sustainability (and/or risk management) or relevant certifications is desirable.

Skills & Abilities

Experience working in sustainability, preferably within procurement and supply chain.

Strong understanding of sustainable procurement principles, environmental standards and social responsibility frameworks, including EU regulations and relevant certification schemes.

Excellent reporting skills including timely preparation of meeting materials and governance documents.

Ability to operate software such as PowerPoint, Visio, PowerBI and Excel to support data analysis and reporting.

Experience collecting and analysing data, identifying key indicators and sustainability metrics, and using them to make data‐driven decisions.

A proactive self‐starter with a strong sense of initiative and curiosity to challenge conventional approaches.

Demonstrated experience in leading teams, including training, mentoring and coaching junior staff.

Knowledge of current and emerging technology solutions relevant to supply chain management and sustainable procurement.

Utilise sustainability risk assessment tools such as Moody's, EcoVadis and Dun & Bradstreet.

Experience working cross‐functionally with customer leads, functional teams and senior leadership to ensure alignment and momentum.

What's in it for you?

Competitive salary + bonus, where applicable

25 days annual leave with the option to purchase 5 more

Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal medical, critical illness cover and dental insurance

Matched pension contribution up to 10%

Access to our car benefit scheme

Access to our online learning platform to continue to develop and grow your career

The chance to join an innovative, fast‐paced and passionate team

About Liberty BlumeLiberty Blume, a Liberty Global company, is a rapidly growing business services provider specializing in tech‐enabled back‐office solutions. Our mission is to deliver efficiency, scale and value to our customers through business, procurement and financial solutions. If you're curious, customer‐centric and enjoy being one step ahead, join us on our scale‐up journey and unlock your freedom to grow

Liberty Global is an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive environment and accommodating all candidates. We're eager to hear from you, no matter your background.

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