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About the role

  • Lead major vendor renegotiations across cleaning services, utilities, furniture suppliers, and SaaS platforms targeting 15-20% cost savings.
  • Establish dual-provider strategy with minimum two providers per service per market to reduce concentration risk. Negotiate payment terms extensions from the current ~20 days to 45-70 days to improve cash flow.
  • Manage cleaning service transitions including legal compliance for employee transfers under Spanish labor law.
  • Optimize utility contracts across all markets, where current WiFi costs range from €19 to €40 per apartment and energy contracts very significantly.
  • Implement a SaaS license optimization program targeting 30% savings on software subscriptions through AI-powered auditing and benchmarking.
  • Establish a subscription approval process with centralized payment methods and manager workflows to eliminate unauthorized spending.
  • Drive furniture supplier negotiations leveraging increased spend volumes for better pricing and terms.
  • Monitor and control essential stock spending of €150k annually across 1,500 apartments with a 10% replacement rate.
  • Deploy a centralized vendor directory in Notion with vendor intelligence, pricing, SLA tracking, and contract renewal alerts.
  • Establish procurement workflows from vendor evaluation through contract execution and performance monitoring.
  • Implement a "No PO, No Pay" policy with proper approval hierarchies and expense controls.
  • Create vendor performance tracking with standardized rating systems and regular review processes.
  • Develop procurement reporting showing spend analysis, savings achieved, and vendor performance metrics.
  • Partner with the Finance team on invoice processing, payment optimization, and budget planning.
  • Support Operations teams with vendor relationship management and service quality issues.
  • Coordinate with the Legal team on contract negotiations, compliance requirements, and risk management.
  • Align with Supply Chain (when hired) for seamless handover of tactical procurement activities.
  • Lead the procurement transformation from a decentralized market approach to a centralized efficiency model.
  • Establish vendor standardization reducing complexity while maintaining service quality across markets.
  • Drive innovation in supplier relationships including franchise models, technology partnerships, and strategic alliances.
  • Support M&A activities with vendor due diligence and integration planning.

Requirements

  • +5 years of procurement experience in multi-location service businesses, preferably in hospitality, real estate, or facilities management.
  • Proven track record of achieving double-digit percentage cost savings through strategic negotiations and process improvements.
  • Skilled in vendor relationship management across diverse categories including technology, services, and physical goods.
  • Expertise in contract negotiation with a demonstrated ability to improve terms and reduce total cost of ownership.
  • Procurement systems proficiency with experience implementing vendor management platforms and approval workflows.
  • Financial analysis capabilities including spend analysis, TCO modeling, and ROI calculations.
  • Data-driven approach with ability to create reporting dashboards and present business cases to executives.
  • Fluent English required with Spanish proficiency highly preferred.
  • This role is based in Barcelona but requires availability to travel across Europe quarterly.

Benefits

  • Private Health Insurance with ALAN
  • Flexible retribution with Payflow
  • UKIO Anniversary gift
  • Team buildings and office events
  • Transportation card (transportation coverage for role that have traveling needed for their work tasks according to the internal policy)
  • Fuel your day with fruit, nutrition bars, bottomless coffee/tea, and popcorn whenever you need a boost
  • An amazing internal culture and no dress code!
  • International working environment with many different nationalities!

Job title

Procurement Manager

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridBarcelonaSpain

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