1st Executive Ltd

1st Executive Ltd in London seeks a Procurement Manager for Professional Services to lead sourcing initiatives and drive supplier engagement. The role combines strategic procurement with hands-on analytics and stakeholder collaboration. The role offers hybrid working with three days in the office and a competitive salary in the £65k-£70k range, plus benefits. Applicants must be based in the UK with right to work.

Procurement Manager 70k - Professional Services £65000 - £70000 per annum + hybrid working/corporate benefits Salary: upto 70k p/a + benefits Location: London - hybrid working 3 days p/w in office If you're a driven procurement professional with Professional services procurement category experience and you're hungry for more, this is the opportunity where you won't just support procurement transformation you'll help build it. Be part of the creation of something ambitious. That means fresh thinking, new processes, smarter analytics, stronger supplier partnerships - and room for you to make your mark early. This Role: This is joining a procurement function in growth mode - shaping frameworks, influencing stakeholders, and driving measurable performance improvements across the business. You'll work closely with Category Managers and senior procurement leaders; Expect to: Lead sourcing projects primarily across Professional Services category Pro-actively drive and seek new commercial opportunities Influencing stakeholders Drive spend analytics and performance insights Build category tools and templates Develop commercial acumen fast What We're Looking For Procurement experience within Profesional Services category (ie Consultancy, tax or audit etc) Strong negotiation and stakeholder communication skills Passionate about working in an pro-active ambitious, changeable, people focussed business Confident communicator with an engaging personality and an inquisitive nature Strong analytical skills and confidence working with data sets and extracting insights from procurement data Knowledge of sourcing principles and supplier management Enjoys working in fast paced environment, autonomously What You'll Gain Exposure to senior procurement leadership Ownership of sourcing activity and supplier engagement Real influence in a growing, evolving procurement function Accelerated development in analytics, commercial strategy and stakeholder management A culture that values initiative, collaboration and bold thinking Applicants must be based in the UK to commit to hybrid working requirement and hold current/valid UK RTW.

1st Executive Ltd is looking for an experienced IT Sourcing Manager to join their team in Edinburgh. You'll lead end-to-end procurement in the Software category, partnering with stakeholders to deliver long-term commercial value. This role offers the chance to influence sourcing strategies and build strong supplier relationships that drive innovation. The position allows for hybrid working and requires candidates to hold valid UK Right to Work.

IT Sourcing Manager - Software - up to £80K Location: Edinburgh - Hybrid working Salary: Up to £80K + Excellent Benefits Package Drive Commercial Impact. Shape Smarter Procurement. This is an opportunity for an ambitious procurement professional to step into a high-impact role within a fast-moving and transformation/integration focused environment. We're looking for a commercially driven IT Sourcing Manager who thrives on influence, negotiation and delivering measurable value. Someone who combines strategic thinking with hands on delivery - and who wants to play a key role in shaping the future of procurement. You'll work closely with senior stakeholders across the business to lead sourcing strategies, optimise supplier relationships and drive commercial outcomes that improve performance, reduce risk and enable innovation. If you enjoy solving complex challenges, building trusted partnerships and operating at pace, this role offers the visibility and progression to accelerate your career. What You'll Be Doing You'll lead end-to-end IT procurement and sourcing activity across the Software category, partnering with stakeholders to deliver long-term commercial value. The role is aligned to the Software category, working with suppliers such as Microsoft, Adobe, IBM, SAP, Oracle. You will: Develop and execute category sourcing strategies aligned to business priorities Lead complex sourcing, outsourcing and negotiation activity Build strong supplier relationships that drive innovation and continuous improvement Deliver robust commercial agreements with strong governance and risk management Use market insight, analytics and commercial thinking to influence strategic decisions Manage contract pipelines and support high-value procurement projects Identify opportunities to optimise cost, improve resilience and unlock value Challenge existing ways of working and help shape smarter procurement practices This role suits someone who is equally comfortable operating strategically and rolling up their sleeves to deliver results. Who We're Looking For You're commercially sharp, confident influencing stakeholders and motivated by delivering impact. You'll bring: Strong IT procurement and Software category management experience within a complex or regulated environment Expertise in sourcing, contract negotiation and supplier relationship management Excellent commercial acumen with a track record of delivering value led outcomes Strong stakeholder management and influencing capability The ability to analyse data, market trends and supplier insights to inform decisions Knowledge of contract governance, risk management and compliance A proactive mindset with the confidence to challenge and improve Energy, resilience and a continuous improvement mentality Why Join? This is a role with genuine influence, visibility and growth potential. You'll have the opportunity to: Work on strategic, business-critical procurement initiatives Partner with senior stakeholders across a complex organisation Shape supplier and sourcing strategies that deliver measurable impact Drive innovation and smarter commercial outcomes Be part of a collaborative team focused on transformation and continuous improvement Build long-term career progression within a forward-thinking procurement function Hybrid working with collaboration across UK wide office locations All applicants must hold current and valid UK Right to Work

1st Executive Ltd in London is seeking an Interim Senior Software Lead to drive backend Kotlin development for a cloud-native issuance platform used in global capital markets. You will focus on event-sourced, real-time systems while collaborating with product and business stakeholders in a fast-paced XP environment. Hybrid working in London is offered with strong emphasis on coding quality and scalable design.

Interim Senior Software Lead Kotlin £1200 p/d Duration: 6-month Contract Location: London (Hybrid) Client: Investment Banking Technology An Interim Senior Software Engineer to join a high-performing front-office engineering team delivering a next-generation cloud-native issuance platform for global capital markets. This platform is replacing a legacy bookbuilding system used by investment banking teams worldwide and supports high-volume, real-time workflows during critical trading windows. The engineering environment is collaborative, fast-paced, and strongly aligned to Extreme Programming (XP) principles. The Role The lead Software Engineer will have senior-level experience in Kotlin and Event-sourcing, and business communication skills. You will leverage your Kotlin and event sourcing expertise within the team, as well as communicating with business users, without proxy. This is a senior engineering position focused on designing, building, and evolving backend services in Kotlin within a modern cloud-native architecture. You will work closely with engineers, product specialists, and business stakeholders to deliver resilient, scalable solutions that support real-time issuance and allocation workflows. The role places strong emphasis on: Mob programming Collective ownership Required Skills & Experience Extremely senior-level Kotlin experience Event-sourcing, and business communication skills Ability to leverage Kotlin sourcing expertise with the team and communicate well with business users Strong commercial experience building backend services using Kotlin Deep understanding of event-driven and/or event-sourced architectures Extensive experience with XP engineering practices Strong cloud engineering experience within GCP environments Experience working within regulated or enterprise-scale environments Comfortable supporting high-availability production systems This is an opportunity to work on a business-critical platform used globally, within a modern Cloud-native engineering environment. Note: Applicants must hold current and valid UK Right to Work