Overview

Benifex is seeking a Sourcing Manager to lead negotiation and contracting for all agreements. This is a greenfield role joining a fast-growing technology company where procurement has historically been owned within business units. Location: City of Bristol, United Kingdom. Hybrid work – two days a week in the Bristol office (typically Tuesdays and Wednesdays), with occasional travel to Southampton (expensed). Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship and require candidates to be based in the UK or Ireland for this position. Salary range: £75,000.00-£85,000.00.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day-to-day management of contracts in line with the Procurement Policy.
• Delivering sustainable savings across the supply base.
• Ensuring procurement decisions are made in line with ESG principles that ensure best practice is adopted.
• Manage multiple procurement projects / contract renewals concurrently, prioritising and ensuring timely completion to meet business objectives and/or contract deadlines.
• Responsible for planning on a monthly, quarterly, annual basis to develop a procurement pipeline.
• Working with senior stakeholders within Benifex to deliver their strategic priorities with third party support.
• Building and maintaining long-term relationships with vendors and suppliers.
• Providing consultancy support to stakeholders who are utilising the business owned processes.
• Providing market insights to relevant business areas who are considering tenders and/or changing suppliers.

What are we looking for?

• Proven experience in a sourcing or procurement manager role, able to operate independently with minimal support/supervision.
• Experience sourcing software and services.
• Proficient in writing and reviewing legal documents (with referral points to legal where required).
• Ideally studying towards CIPS or have relevant education (business or legal).
• Critical Thinking: Ability to evaluate detailed information critically and identify potential biases; develop logical arguments and support them with evidence.
• Commercial Acumen: Basic understanding of business operations, market dynamics, and the company\'s business model; can identify opportunities and threats within the market.
• Influence: Ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.
• Negotiation: Ability to identify key negotiation issues in complex scenarios and negotiate effectively to achieve favourable terms.
• Problem Solving: Ability to analyse complex problems, identify root causes, develop creative solutions, and implement them effectively.
• Relationship Building: Ability to cultivate effective, long-lasting relationships within and outside the organisation.
• Risk Management: Ability to assess risks and develop mitigation strategies; monitor and control risks.

Even if you don\'t meet all of the requirements for this role, we encourage you to apply. We are looking for talented and passionate individuals who are eager to learn and grow. We also offer other roles, so please check our careers page to see if there is a good fit for you.

About Benifex

We are a fast-moving technology company and one of the most successful providers of online reward and benefits solutions in the world. We believe that everyone deserves an exceptional experience at work, every day, and build workplace technology that makes this happen. Benifex\'s mission is to build remarkable experiences that employees love. Today Benifex supports more than five million employees in over 3,000 organisations across more than 100 countries. To help us on our quest to be the best, we need brilliant people on board and that\u2019s where you come in.

Why should you apply?

• Greenfield: As our first procurement hire you will lead sourcing and procurement for the business and show us what great sourcing looks like!
• Ownership: Have a high degree of autonomy, embedding procurement within Benifex.
• Support: Have the support of our Zellis Group Procurement Director and wider Procurement team.
• Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025 and Best Large Tech Company to Work for 2025.
• Work for a profitable, fast-growing market leader in the online reward and benefits space.

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship and require that candidates be based in the UK or Ireland for this position.

Hybrid work – two days a week in our Bristol office (typically Tuesdays and Wednesdays), with occasional travel to Southampton (expensed).

Full access to our comprehensive benefits package, including discounts from hundreds of high-street brands, salary sacrifice schemes across Finance, Health, Tech, and more.

Your birthday off.

Healthcare cash plan to cover the costs of day-to-day healthcare.

Income Protection (75%) and life assurance (4x salary).

Enhanced parental leave package - 26 weeks fully paid maternity leave and 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave.

Work from Anywhere policy for 90 days.

Buy and Sell scheme for holidays.

£50 monthly allowance to spend on whatever takes your fancy; your very own Benifex card will be topped up at the start of each month.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Purchasing, Supply Chain, and Legal

Industries

• Human Resources Services and Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and respected. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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