[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Wise jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/wise/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Wise · London, United Kingdom # Senior Procurement Lead - People & Workplace London, United Kingdom Full-time Manager or lead Supply Chain & Logistics Listed on Wise’s official careers site. Posted August 13, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Wise’s careers site →](https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Wise/744000143250875-senior-procurement-lead-people-workplace) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Wise](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/wise/) / Senior Procurement Lead - People & Workplace ## Job description We’re looking for a Senior Procurement Lead to join our Third Party Management and Procurement Team in London (UK). This role will focus on leading the People & Workplace category comprising or subcategories such as Recruitment, Benefits, Travel, Meals & Entertainment, Facilities. It's a unique opportunity to build on your entrepreneurial and commercial expertise, help deliver Wise’s mission of money without borders, and grow within a global, fast-paced listed company environment while ensuring our key deals deliver the best value for money for Wise. Wise is a fast growing business so we expect that the right candidate will be able to clearly demonstrate exceptional behaviours and commercial prowess which have resulted in material commercial outcomes in prior organisations. ### Your mission At Wise, our mission is to make money borderless — and Procurement plays a key role in making that happen. We enable smarter, data-driven sourcing decisions that ensure Wise partners with the right suppliers, minimises risk, and drives maximum value from every third-party investment. Our goal? To make buying at Wise as seamless and frictionless as sending money across borders. Procurement sits within our Third Party Management (TPM) function, alongside Third Party Risk Management, IntraGroup Services, and TPM Tooling. We’re a new and rapidly growing team that supports the business across all third party purchases. This is your chance to help shape what Procurement looks like at Wise — providing an exceptional standard of customer service, building scalable processes, driving innovation, and helping us create a best-in-class global procurement function from the ground up! Your mission is to enable, protect, and empower the business and people of Wise by ensuring Wise’s purchases support our commercial objectives, flow through frictionless processes and deliver the best value for money. ### About the Role Develop and execute long-term procurement strategies that align with Wise's business objectives. This includes conducting market analysis to stay ahead of industry trends and predict shifts in supply and demand. Manage a team of 2x Procurement professionals helping them to navigate complexity through effective coaching and development strategies. Strategically partner with the business acting as their main point of contact whilst building robust relationships with stakeholders within the organization. Facilitate regular cross-departmental meetings to ensure alignment between procurement strategies and business objectives. Lead efforts to achieve cost reductions and optimization of spend across categories. Utilize analytical and financial skills to assess total cost of ownership and budget impact of procurement decisions. Evaluate and support selection of suppliers, utilizing robust criteria for quality, price, and reliability. Identify opportunities for consolidating suppliers, renegotiating contracts, or initiating new proposals. Assisting in the creation of risk mitigation strategies to address supply chain disruptions. Stay informed about political and economic environments impacting supply chains and support the development of contingency plans. Stay up to date on initiatives aimed at sustainable and ethical sourcing to enhance Wise's reputation and ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations. Advocate for and implement innovative procurement technologies and process automation to enhance procurement processes, increase efficiency, and reduce manual tasks. Mentor and develop procurement team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth. Ensure all procurement activities comply with internal policies, legal requirements, and industry regulations while promoting integrity and transparency across all operations. Stay abreast of industry best practices and leverage them to improve Wise's procurement processes and strategy. Encourage creative problem-solving and new procurement solutions to maximize organizational effectiveness. This role will give you the opportunity to: Choose your path to impact. As a Lead You’ll take ownership from day one. Of course, you will have feedback from smart, curious people across Wise but you’ll experience unique levels of ownership and empowerment within your role. Be extremely hands on. No far away leaders in Wise, and in this role you’d be expected to take on the work yourself. Be part of our mission to make money without borders the new normal. ## Qualifications ### About you Experience in leading and developing commercial strategies relating to the categories in your scope. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in the financial services or the fintech industry. Proven track record of delivering and exceeding commercial targets such as savings, supplier consolidation, cash management. Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships, influence and work collaboratively across different teams Ability to advise, manage and report risks effectively, providing practical solutions to mitigate them. Experience with sourcing tools, market analysis and end-to-end procurement processes. Demonstrable ability to evaluate and summarise complex sourcing scenarios, communicating them in a clear and pragmatic way to different stakeholders and influencing with impact. Project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously. A get-it-done, collaborative approach to problem-solving. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Aug 13, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 11, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 66 days - Location: London, United Kingdom - Employment type: Full-time[Apply on Wise’s careers site →](https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Wise/744000143250875-senior-procurement-lead-people-workplace) ## More jobs at Wise ### [AI Implementation Senior Manager, TGS](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/wise/jobs/1d515f1aa81aef7d81b0/) London, United Kingdom ### [ALM Treasury Manager](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/wise/jobs/b034cbca0b71153bacd1/) London, United Kingdom ### [Account Executive - Wise Business](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/wise/jobs/841a6bfc6ae5c9316eb0/) London, United Kingdom ### [Analytics Manager - Marketing Science](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/wise/jobs/0b92c230c626f842792c/) London, United Kingdom ### [Analytics Manager - Risk & Controls](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/wise/jobs/6bc92219a76face2072c/) London, United Kingdom ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Finance Business Partner, Global Procurement (People Manager)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sandisk/jobs/b2b75b4f6e1fcf43b621/) Sandisk ### [People & Organization People Partner](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/siemens/jobs/82f51c485c6f4bef02a4/) Siemens ### [People & Organization (HR) People Partner](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/siemens/jobs/f3a7dccb31bef50b9c27/) Siemens ### [Associate Director, People & Performance (HR Business Partner), Global Procurement & Sustainability](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/kraft-heinz-company/jobs/a0a26977cf2d479ff10a/) Kraft Heinz Company · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands ### [Workplace Services Manager, People with Disabilities (English, Portuguese)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/jobs/8da4d0894f830f2684cc/) Alphabet · São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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