Role: Procurement Manager - Contract role (x4) Consulting Seniority: Consultant - Manager Day rate: £400-£525 £Outside IR35 Project duration: 18 months Location: Remote with UK/Europe working hours We’re supporting a global construction and property consultancy that advises clients across major real estate, infrastructure and sustainability programmes worldwide. They're seeking 4 Procurement Managers to lead strategic procurement and category management across major programmes. The role will drive the full category management lifecycle from spend analysis and market intelligence through to sourcing execution, supplier relationship management, and continuous improvement ensuring efficient, cost-effective acquisition of goods and services. We’ve a preference for you to apply directly via the Project Blackbook website as the consultancy will eventually view your profile in our platform. If you are already in the community, feel free to quickly apply here or reach out to your Blackbook contact but no need to re-apply directly. Tasks - Develop and execute category strategies across CAPEX and OPEX spend areas, applying the fully category management lifecycle from spend analysis and market intelligence through to execution - Collaborate with project and client teams to define and track procurement baseline budgets, timelines, and delivery schedules while managing supply chain risk and mitigation strategies - Lead end to end sourcing processes including RFx/ITT development, supplier engagement, bid evaluation, and contract negotiations to achieve best value for clients Requirements - An independent consultant - CIPS Qualified (MCIPS), actively working towards MCIPS designation, or demonstrating a clear desire to attain professional CIPS accreditation - Industry experience with Data centres, Construction, Pharma, or Oil & Gas - Nice to have: Ariba experience

Synthomer is a leading supplier of high-performance, highly specialised polymers and ingredients that play vital roles in key sectors such as coatings, construction, adhesives, and health and protection – growing markets that serve billions of end users worldwide. Headquartered in London, UK and publicly listed there since 1971, we employ c.3,900 employees across our 5 innovation centres of excellence and more than 29 manufacturing sites across Europe, North America and Asia. Around 20% of our sales volumes are from new and patent protected products. At our innovation centres of excellence in the UK, Germany, China, Malaysia and Ohio, USA we collaborate closely with our customers to develop new products and enhance existing ones tailored to their needs, with an increasing range of sustainability benefits. Since 2021, we have been proud holders of the London Stock Exchange Green Economy Mark, which recognises green technology businesses making a significant contribution to a more sustainable, low-carbon economy. Part-Time | 12-Month Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover) Approx. 20 hours per week (around 4 hours per day, Mon–Fri – flexible) Are you analytical, detail-focused, and passionate about sustainability and energy management? Would you enjoy a role where your insights help shape strategic decisions across a global organisation? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. About the Role We’re looking for a motivated Procurement Analyst – Energy to join our team on a part-time, fixed-term basis to cover maternity leave. In this role, you’ll provide vital support to our Energy & Renewables Category Manager and a range of business stakeholders across our global network. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact by improving visibility, accuracy, and reporting of energy-related data across approximately 40 international sites and an annual energy spend of £75–100 million. You’ll play a key role in helping us understand trends, manage costs, improve processes, and support our energy budgeting and forecasting cycles. What You’ll Be Doing - Monitoring, analysing, and reporting on energy data including spend, consumption, and pricing - Improving data accuracy and quality across multiple systems and sources - Ensuring seamless information flows between suppliers, sites, Accounts Payable, and our energy consultancy partners - Investigating and resolving invoice discrepancies and cost queries - Maintaining a global overview of energy consumption and cost, including shared/landlord supply arrangements - Supporting finance teams and site controllers with monthly variance reporting and impact assessments What You’ll Bring We’re looking for someone who is naturally curious, organised, and confident working with data. You’ll thrive in this role if you have: - Strong attention to detail and accuracy - Confidence handling, manipulating, and interpreting data from multiple sources - An analytical mindset with the ability to challenge data and spot anomalies - Great communication skills – able to build strong relationships across teams and levels - The ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks - A proactive, solution-focused approach - Experience working to deadlines and managing your own workload effectively Why Join Us? - Flexible part-time hours – ideal for balancing with other commitments - A genuinely impactful role supporting global operations - The opportunity to shape better processes and improve our energy reporting landscape - Collaborative and supportive colleagues within Procurement, Finance, and our site teams - A chance to contribute to sustainability and operational efficiency across a global business If you’re looking for a flexible, analytical role where you can make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to join us on our journey towards smarter, greener energy procurement. 🌍 Global Benefits Overview - 💰 Competitive, market-aligned compensation - 🎯 Discretionary global bonus scheme - 📈 Discretionary Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) – for senior positions - 🚗 Company car or car allowance – varies by region and role - 🩺 Healthcare – tailored to regional locations - 👶 Parental leave and family support – maternity, paternity, adoption (aligned with regional policies) - 🏡 Working options – flexibility where it matters, based on role and business needs - 📚 Learning & development opportunities – training, online platforms, buddy/mentorship programs, Internal Synthomer University with L&D offers - 💙 Wellbeing support – employee assistance program (EAP), mental health resources, wellbeing initiatives - 🌱 Retirement / pension contributions – plans vary by country - 🤝 Culture of Inclusion – where everyone can thrive - 🏆 Performance culture, global reward & recognition programmes

Role Description We're supporting a global construction and property consultancy that advises clients across major real estate, infrastructure, and sustainability programmes worldwide. They're seeking 4 Procurement Managers to lead strategic procurement and category management across major programmes. The role will drive the full category management lifecycle from spend analysis and market intelligence through to sourcing execution, supplier relationship management, and continuous improvement ensuring efficient, cost-effective acquisition of goods and services for data centre clients. - Develop and execute category strategies across CAPEX and OPEX spend areas, applying the fully category management lifecycle from spend analysis and market intelligence through to execution. - Collaborate with project and client teams to define and track procurement baseline budgets, timelines, and delivery schedules while managing supply chain risk and mitigation strategies. - Lead end to end sourcing processes including RFx/ITT development, supplier engagement, bid evaluation, and contract negotiations to achieve best value for clients. Qualifications - An independent consultant. - Proven experience in strategic procurement and/or category management, with a demonstrated track record of delivery. - Industry experience with Data centres, Construction, Pharma, or Oil & Gas. - Nice to have: CIPS Qualified (MCIPS), actively working towards MCIPS designation, or demonstrating a clear desire to attain professional CIPS accreditation. - Nice to have: Ariba experience. Company Description We build and manage your on-demand freelance associate bench via a simple, cost effective service.

• Train vendors on conducting capacity planning using SAM. • Perform capacity monitoring on a regular basis. • Support and drive lean initiatives (e.g. workflow, line layout, combining operations)/deployment plan with our strategic vendors. • Support establishing efficiency baseline/man-machine ratios and guide vendors to achieve their longer term strategic targets. • Continuously improve and create internal and external processes and procedures. • Work with Technical, PQA and Raw Materials team to ensure all commercial decision and standards are met. • Partner with Raw Materials, PQA and Technical teams to resolve fabric or quality issues. • Manage bulk production tracking processes to meet timelines. • Be sensitive and alert proactively on high risk potential order problem to ensure production on track through regular production meeting and cc mail. • Provide recommendation on claim settlement options. • Resolve issues within a timely manner while working to continuously improve and create internal and external processes and procedures. • Review and evaluate vendor performance.