Procurement Client Partner

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Procurement Client Partner responsible for strategic initiatives at Barclays across procurement, acquisitions, and change programmes. Ensuring effective service delivery and stakeholder management in a dynamic environment.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timeKnutsford • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Join a high‑performing procurement team, working across a broad portfolio of strategic initiatives including acquisition activity, major change programmes, and cost optimisation efforts.
Operate across the team with flexibility, supporting priority engagements and driving delivery across multiple workstreams in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment.
Play a key role in leading and supporting procurement‑led programmes, bringing strong sourcing or Third‑Party Risk Management expertise, while partnering with senior stakeholders across the business.
Navigate complexity, influence at senior levels, and contribute to the delivery of transformation outcomes across procurement and wider business initiatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Development & implementation of the wider Procurement strategy in collaboration with stakeholders and Procurement domains.
Implementation of the procurement strategy aligned to the bank’s objectives and relevant regulators, through the prioritisation and use of Procurement resources.
Provide expertise on Procurement policies and procedures, third party risk, sourcing strategy and supplier relations to business stakeholders through education.
Act as a point of escalation for Procurement service and delivery issues for business stakeholders.
Act as the primary interface for Procurement with senior stakeholders, developing and utilising relationships and influence to deliver improvements in key indicators and objectives.
Identification of & where applicable, delivery of opportunities for business cost savings, client experience, service improvement & Procurement efficiency.
Voice of the business with Procurement domains, developing and utilising relationships & influence to impact Procurement service delivery.
Provide insights and actionable intelligence to business stakeholders to support business decision making to improve the commercial & risk profile of the business.
Support the business with strategic activity acting as the Procurement representative for key business change programmes, acquisitions and divestments.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Strong experience in procurement, focusing on sourcing and/or Third‑Party Risk Management.
Proven experience delivering/supporting programmes and projects, including programme or portfolio management activity.
Strong change management capability, contributing to transformation initiatives across complex organisations.
Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to engage senior leaders and drive alignment across procurement domains.
A self‑starter mindset, capable of operating independently and managing priorities across multiple workstreams.
Experience in mergers, acquisitions, or major commercial activity (M&A/MMA).
Exposure to transformation programmes, particularly within procurement or cost optimisation initiatives.
Experience working in a regulated or financial services environment.
Strong adaptability, with a learning mindset and the ability to thrive in roles with variety and ambiguity.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Procurement PoliciesSupplier RelationsChange ManagementCost Savings IdentificationProcurement Efficiency

Soft Skills

Influencing SkillsRelationship BuildingCommunication Skills