Strategic Indirect Procurement Lead (Hybrid, AI-Driven)

Purpose Nomia is focused on delivering an innovative and disruptive procurement solution to our customers to make managing tail spend simpler, more transparent, and generate incremental value. Nomia acts as an extension of our customer's procurement team by aggregating and executing the end-to-end sourcing, supplier onboarding, and contracting process for indirect categories of spend. We are a global team, with Procurement Hubs in Europe, Middle East, North America, and Asia. About the Team The procurement team are fundamental to our company, by combining the rich experience of our people with the innovative use of our technology, Nomia brings a unique and disruptive procurement solution to our customers to better-manage their tail spend. Procurement is responsible for the end-to-end sourcing and procurement activities for customer tail spend projects. We are trusted by our customers to maximise the value of their investment and provide an excellent customer experience. The team is focused on developing strong global category strategy, regional supplier relationships, and speed of project execution through a global purchasing team. Our talented and high-performing global team works with customers across Europe, Middle East, North America, and Asia. About the Person You will operate at the intersection of procurement expertise and digital intelligence — using data, AI-powered platforms, and category insight to drive smarter sourcing decisions and measurable customer value. We are looking for our procurement manager to be spending some of their time face-to-face with our customers and suppliers, this person should therefore be a commutable distance to a Nomia office, and be able to travel to our customers or suppliers if required, with limited travel anticipated, primarily within region. Key Responsibilities Indirect Sourcing & Procurement Support development and execution of regional procurement strategy, ensuring alignment with Nomia's business objectives, customer requirements, and regional market dynamics Lead end-to-end sourcing and procurement activities for indirect categories, including IT hardware, software, licenses, & professional services Run RFx processes (RFP/RFQ) using Nomia platform, ensuring data-backed, structured, and comparable supplier responses Evaluate suppliers based on commercial competitiveness, capability, compliance, and service quality using platform analytics and spend data to inform decisions Negotiate pricing, service level agreements, and contractual terms with suppliers, using market data and/or cost modelling Ensure sourcing outcomes meet both Nomia and customer operational requirements, with AI proficiency and data analysis at the heart of sourcing & procurement activities Supplier Development & Relationship Management Develop and manage relationships with regional suppliers Expand the supplier ecosystem to support indirect procurement needs across the region Maintain and manage the regional preferred supplier list for indirect categories Category & Market Expertise Support development and implementation of category strategies for indirect spend, leveraging AI-driven category intelligence and regional market data Apply category management principles to regional spend, where there is no global coverage Conduct regional spend and supply market analysis to identify cost optimisation opportunities, interrogating spend data and translating insights into actionable recommendations Provide insights to Category Management and Global Buying teams regarding regional supplier markets and trends Supplier Onboarding & Compliance Manage supplier onboarding ensuring completion of compliance checks, sanctions screening, and contractual documentation Support supplier adoption of the Nomia platform, and adherence to structured RFx processes Customer & Internal Collaboration Support sourcing activities for new customer contracts, ensuring supplier capability, pricing structures, and service capability are aligned with customer needs Work collaboratively with other functions, including Business Development, Customer Success, Legal, Finance, and Product teams to ensure alignment of delivering exceptional customer experiences Represent Nomia in supplier and customer meetings when required, articulating procurement value through data-led insights and commercial acumen Contribute to continuous improvement of sourcing processes and procurement playbooks About You 5+ years of experience working in a sourcing & Procurement role Proven ability to support category strategies & SRM initiatives A strong understanding of sourcing and procurement, S2P workflows and processes, and technologies A strong level of AI fluency and experience of data analysis, sourcing, commercial and contract negotiation, and SRM Experience working with enterprise SaaS is advantageous Effective, empathetic verbal and written communication with all levels of seniority General Ensure compliance with Nomia's data protection and information security policies Whilst this position is Hybrid, working from the office 3 days each week is generally expected, or more if requested by your line manager Be aware at all times of diversity and inclusion and acting in line with Nomia's core values Foster and promote continuous improvement in systems and processes #J-18808-Ljbffr