Senior Purchasing Team Manager

Nomia is transforming the way organizations manage tail spend procurement.

Our AI-powered SaaS platform combines cutting-edge technology with deep human procurement expertise to simplify sourcing, drive compliance, and unlock measurable value.

With a fast-growing global customer base and teams across London, Dubai, Singapore, Krakow, Chicago, and India, we’re building a rocket ship for growth, and we’re looking for passionate, high-impact people to join us.

The Team

The procurement team are fundamental to Nomia, by combining the rich experience of our people with the innovative use of our technology, Nomia brings a unique and disruptive procurement solution to our customers to better-manage their tail spend.

Procurement is responsible for the end-to-end sourcing and procurement activities for customer tail spend projects. We are trusted by our customers to maximise the value of their investment and provide an excellent customer experience.

The team is focused on developing strong global category strategy, regional supplier relationships, and speed of project execution through a global purchasing team. Our talented and high-performing global team works with customers across Europe, Middle East, North America, and Asia.

The Role

You will be responsible for leading, supporting, and developing a high-performing purchasing team, ensuring the effective execution of the end-to-end purchasing process.

This role balances operational delivery with a strong focus on team care—creating a positive, inclusive environment where individuals are supported, empowered, and encouraged to grow.

In addition to driving process efficiency, compliance, and supplier performance, you will foster open communication, well-being, and collaboration within the team. A key part of the role is aligning team efforts with the company’s strategic goals, including process innovation and the ambition to lead in the procure-tech space, while also ensuring team members feel valued, supported, and set up for success.

Roles and Responsibilities

Team Leadership & People Management

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Purchasing Specialists, Senior Purchasing Specialists, and Purchasing Managers.
• Allocate workload effectively across the team, ensuring balance and adherence to service levels.
• Provide guidance and support to resolve escalated procurement issues and ensure smooth operations.
• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and support career development pathways within the team.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance team culture that aligns with Nomia’s values.

Operational Management

• Oversee the end-to-end procurement process, ensuring timely and accurate processing of RFQs, POs, supplier onboarding, and invoice generation.
• Monitor team adherence to SLAs, procurement policies, and system usage (e.g., Nomia platform, Business Central).
• Ensure consistent application of procurement processes, playbooks, and compliance standards across the team.
• Track and report on key procurement metrics, identifying areas for process optimization.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as the main point of contact between the Purchasing team and regional/category procurement leads.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Finance, Legal, Sales, and Technology to support purchasing activities and resolve cross-team challenges.
• Maintain strong supplier and customer relationships, ensuring timely communication and resolution of escalations.

Process Improvement & Systems

• Identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives in purchasing processes, systems, and policies.
• Contribute to system enhancement projects, providing feedback from the team and participating in testing/training as required.
• Champion best practices in S2C and P2P processes across the team.

Qualifications & Experience

• Proven 10+ years’ experience in procurement or purchasing operations, including managing E2E purchasing processes.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, managing and developing high-performing teams.
• Solid understanding of S2C and P2P workflows, supplier onboarding, and procurement systems.
• Experience with procurement platforms and ERP systems such as Microsoft Dynamics (Business Central) is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Attention to detail and commitment to process accuracy and compliance.
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to build rapport across teams and functions.
• Comfortable with change management and process transformation.
• Proactive, solution-oriented mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.

General Information

• Adhere to Nomia’s data protection and information security policies at all times.
• Promote diversity and inclusion in line with Nomia’s core values.
• This is a hybrid role, with three office days per week required, potentially more during training or as requested by your supervisor.
• Contribute to continuous improvement in systems and processes.
• Please note that this role description is a guideline, and duties may evolve over time.