Senior Procurement Manager – Regional Procurement Governance
Role Summary
We are looking for an experienced Senior Procurement Manager to lead procurement governance and strategic sourcing across Atome Financial's regional operations. This role will serve as a key partner to the COO, Finance, and business teams, providing oversight across multiple markets and ensuring procurement activities are commercially sound, appropriately controlled, and compliant with both Group policies and country-specific regulatory and procurement requirements.
As a key first line of defence against procurement and third-party risks, the role will provide independent oversight of procurement activities, strengthen governance frameworks, and ensure appropriate controls are embedded throughout the procurement lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead regional procurement governance and oversight across Atome Financial's markets, ensuring alignment with Group policies as well as applicable country-specific requirements.
- Serve as the first line of defence against procurement, vendor and third-party risks, identifying control gaps and driving appropriate mitigation.
- Oversee procurement activities including sourcing, RFQs/RFPs, vendor evaluation, commercial negotiations, contract management and renewals.
- Review procurement proposals, vendor selection and approval processes to ensure appropriate governance, documentation, segregation of duties and approval requirements are met.
- Partner closely with COO, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Risk and business teams to provide guidance on procurement decisions and manage potential commercial and operational risks.
- Maintain oversight of country-specific procurement requirements, regulatory considerations and local practices across different markets.
- Monitor procurement spend, vendor performance and budget utilisation, identifying opportunities for cost optimisation and greater procurement efficiency.
- Support internal and external audits and ensure procurement activities are supported by appropriate documentation and audit trails.
- Drive continuous improvement of regional procurement policies, controls, workflows and vendor governance frameworks.
- Provide reporting and insights to senior management on procurement performance, key risks, exceptions and areas requiring management attention.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Procurement, or a related discipline.
- 8–10 years of procurement experience, preferably within financial services, fintech, banking, technology or other regulated industries.
- Strong experience in procurement governance, strategic sourcing, vendor management, contract negotiations and third-party risk management.
- Proven experience managing procurement activities across multiple countries, entities or regional markets, with an understanding of local procurement and regulatory requirements.
- Strong understanding of internal controls, risk management, approval frameworks and governance processes.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders across COO, Finance, Legal, Compliance and business functions.
- Experience in a fast-paced, regional and matrixed environment is highly preferred.
