About You:
Are you a senior Procurement professional with extensive experience in the Real Estate sector?
Do you thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where innovation, agility, and results drive success?
If you're looking for a role where you can make a real impact and help shape the future of a dynamic company, we’d love to hear from you!
About Praxis Group:
Praxis is a well-established privately owned investor and manager of UK real estate with a track record of exceptional investment performance rooted in astute market timing and best-in-class management.
Joining Praxis means becoming part of a team that values ambition, ownership, and the ability to make an impact.
About the Role:
We are seeking a proactive and strategic Procurement Manager to drive cost efficiency, best practices, and supplier performance across our portfolio. As a key member of the Property Management Leadership Team, you will collaborate with FM, Property Managers, and Asset Managers to optimise procurement processes, leverage scale for value, and ensure alignment with RICS, ISO, and our Sustainability Blueprint.
Your role will focus on supplier management, performance optimisation, and innovation, ensuring a consistent and effective approach to procurement across the business.
Key Responsibilities:
* Identify existing spend and procurement arrangements across the portfolio, maintaining a comprehensive master list for key expenditure categories.
* Investigate market options for local, regional, and national suppliers, providing recommendations on the best route to market.
* Manage tender processes to leverage portfolio scale, ensuring optimal pricing and supplier engagement.
* Liaise with the supply chain to obtain quotes and support onboarding for new assets and management instructions.
* Define, measure, and oversee performance management of the supply chain, including Praxis Facility Management.
* Develop and deliver management information with supply chain input, supporting stakeholder reporting and ESG measurement.
* Identify cost savings and potential new revenue streams across the portfolio.
* Act as the primary point of contact for infrastructure improvements related to utility measurement and recharging across the portfolio.
* Lead the ISO certification process and manage amendments to the Quality Management System (QMS).
* Collaborate with the Property Management Leadership team to oversee delivery of day-to-day operations, ensuring alignment with department KPIs.
Skills and Competencies:
* Proven procurement and operations experience within the real estate sector, ideally with a landlord focus.
* Strong organizational skills to balance daily tasks, long-term projects, and KPI deadlines.
* Financially literate, with the ability to align procurement strategies with asset management goals.
* Deep understanding of RICS standards, ensuring diligence and compliance in all procurement activities.
* Strong stakeholder management, engaging effectively with senior leadership, suppliers, tenants, and internal teams.
* A problem-solving mindset, with a drive to implement innovative and practical solutions.
* Collaborative and team-oriented, contributing to the growth and development of peers.
Benefits:
* 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
* PMI and Healthcare Cash Plan
* 5% Company Pension Contribution
* 3x Life Assurance
Location: On-site: London Knightsbridge – with Nationwide responsibility.
Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to drive impactful procurement strategies while working in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment. Your contributions will directly support our mission of delivering excellence across the portfolio, creating value, and fostering sustainability.