Associate Director, Procurement – Brand Marketing and Communications

Role Overview

• Act as Counselor for the BMC Sourcing Manager, supporting development, capability uplift, and alignment to Global Procurement standards
• Lead delivery of UK&I BMC RFPs, including scope development, evaluation approach, commercial input, approvals, and award documentation
• Lead delivery of UK&I BMC contracting activity, including drafting, review, negotiation, and execution of MSAs, SOWs, amendments, extensions, and terminations
• Ensure contracts are completed accurately, approved in line with governance, and aligned to EY commercial, legal, and risk standards
• Act as the procurement point of contact for UK&I Brand, Marketing & Communications stakeholders, supporting sourcing and contracting requests and managing expectations on timelines and process
• Execute UK&I activity in line with global BMC category strategies, focusing on implementation and delivery
• Work with Legal (GCO), Risk Management, and SRM to manage contractual risk and resolve issues during sourcing and contracting
• Responsible for delivery of UK&I BMC procurement performance targets, including Quantitative Value, Spend under Management, and Speed to Market
• Maintain visibility of the UK&I BMC sourcing and contracting pipeline, ensuring prioritisation, progress tracking, and escalation where required
• Support adoption of Global Procurement policies and processes, addressing non‑compliance and driving consistent ways of working
• Contribute to continuous improvement of sourcing and contracting processes and cycle times within the UK&I BMC portfolio
• Own prioritisation, sequencing and delivery outcomes across the UK&I BMC sourcing and contracting pipeline, while continuing to personally deliver high‑volume transactional activity
• Act as the point of escalation for delivery, prioritisation and contractual risk across UK&I BMC activity, making judgement calls where trade‑offs between pace, risk and governance are required.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in Procurement
• A Bachelor’s and follow-on degree in Business or similar discipline is recommended
• Experience in a category leadership role in Procurement within a collaborative, high-performance environment and deep experience of BMC categories
• Strong procurement expertise and commercial acumen to drive sourcing and demand management strategies across a broad array of category services
• Ability to align efforts with key stakeholders and influence these leaders, as necessary, and possess a global mindset
• Experience with Source-to-Pay (“S2P”) processes and execution of online Rfx and e-Auctions
• Advanced English and able to lead conversations autonomously
• Experience working collaboratively, virtually and independently.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Professional development opportunities