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You'll lead and develop the Procurement Team, delivering value, ensuring compliance, strengthening supplier relationships and mitigating supply chain risk.\nWorking closely with the CFO, leadership team and budget holders, you'll act as a trusted commercial advisor, driving continuous improvement across procurement policies, processes and systems. This hybrid role includes travel and occasional overnight stays, including visits to Indigo HQ.\nWhat You'll DoStrategic Sourcing\nDevelop and deliver Indigo's procurement strategy and annual procurement plan, aligned to business objectives and agreed with the CFO.\nCreate category plans to forecast sourcing activity, identify negotiation opportunities and align procurement with business demand and market conditions.\nLead end-to-end strategic sourcing exercises, including RFI/RFP processes, tender evaluations, negotiations and contract awards, focusing on high-value and complex spend categories.\nLead cross-functional sourcing projects from analysis through to contract mobilisation.\nAnalyse spend data and market intelligence to identify savings and value-creation opportunities.\nPrepare and present business cases, recommendations and sourcing outcomes to stakeholders and senior leadership.\nEnsure sourcing decisions consider total cost of ownership, risk, quality, supply base optimisation, sustainability and innovation.\nOwn the procurement value tracker, reporting savings, cost avoidance and commercial benefits.\nTeam Leadership\nManage and develop the Procurement Team, setting objectives and allocating sourcing activity.\nReview and approve sourcing recommendations and contract awards in line with Indigo's Delegation of Authority policy.\nAct as the escalation point for commercial, supplier and stakeholder issues.\nSupplier Relationship Management\nBuild and maintain strategic supplier relationships, personally managing key suppliers to maximise value and performance.\nMonitor supplier performance against KPIs, SLAs and contractual commitments, conducting regular reviews to drive improvement and innovation.\nManage supply chain risks, including continuity of supply, supplier financial stability, ethical considerations and ESG risks.\nBuild productive partnerships that position Indigo as a customer of choice.\nStakeholder Engagement\nAct as a commercial advisor to the CFO, leadership team and budget holders, aligning procurement activity with business needs.\nEngage stakeholders throughout sourcing projects to support effective decision-making and buy-in.\nProvide guidance on procurement best practice, compliance and supplier management.\nGovernance & Continuous Improvement\nLead service level agreement negotiations with relevant Indigo teams and supply contract negotiations with support from Indigo Legal.\nOwn and maintain procurement policies, procedures and templates, ensuring compliance with internal requirements, external regulations and ethical standards.\nReport procurement KPIs, including savings delivered, spend under management and policy compliance.\nDrive adoption of e-procurement systems, digital tools and analytics, alongside continuous process improvement.\nUphold the CIPS Code of Conduct, promoting ethical practices and compliance with laws and regulations.\nSupport the development of ethical procurement capability, including CIPS ethical qualifications sponsored by Indigo.\nAbout You\nWhat We're Looking ForEssential Skills, Knowledge & ExperienceAbility to develop and deliver procurement strategies and plans aligned with business objectives.\nStrong negotiation skills and a passion for achieving commercial value.\nExperience managing and negotiating direct and indirect spend, including services and subcontracting, ideally within telecommunications or IT engineering.\nProven track record of delivering savings and value through end-to-end strategic sourcing.\nExperience in contract management, supplier relationship management and supply chain risk management.\nExperience managing and developing procurement professionals.\nStrong communication and influencing skills, able to engage stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership.\nCustomer-focused and collaborative, building effective relationships with stakeholders and suppliers.\nStrong Microsoft Excel skills, with the ability to analyse and present data.\nSelf-motivated, proactive and adaptable, with the drive to identify opportunities, embrace change and add value.\nFull driving licence and willingness to travel for business.\nMCIPS qualification or equivalent professional qualification.\nDesirable\nProfessional chartership.\nExperience implementing or developing e-procurement systems.\nProcurement Professional Standards\nYou'll uphold the CIPS Code of Conduct by maintaining integrity in business relationships, promoting ethical practices, protecting the profession's reputation and ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations. Indigo will sponsor Procurement Team members in achieving their CIPS ethical qualification.\nThe role aligns with the Managing level of the CIPS Global Standard for Procurement and Supply, combining hands-on delivery with strategic leadership of procurement activity and team development.\n\nAbout Indigo\nIndigo is a strategic operational partner for critical digital infrastructure. We help customers design, deploy, support and scale the infrastructure their businesses rely on, giving them greater control, consistency and confidence. Our teams work across subsea, terrestrial, wireless, data centre and NOC environments, bringing specialist expertise, 24/7 support, field services and managed services together under one accountable model.\nBeing part of Indigo means working in a business where operational excellence, customer trust and doing things properly matter. We support customers in complex, performance-critical environments, helping them reduce risk, protect performance and deliver with confidence. Our people are central to that mission, bringing the skill, responsiveness and accountability needed to support the next generation of digital infrastructure. 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