Commercial Procurement Manager (Marketing)

Location: Any major hirify.global hub in the UK, including Belfast, Glasgow, London, Birmingham, Cardiff, and Salford.

Salary: £50,000–£65,000 per annum.

Company

hirify.global is a public-service media organization creating and distributing content that informs, educates, and entertains audiences.

What you will do

• Partner with marketing stakeholders across Marketing and Audiences, Media, the Licence Fee team, and the in-house Creative team.
• Develop and deliver sourcing plans for media, creative, communications, digital, partnerships, and sponsorship categories.
• Prepare strategic presentations and reports using spend insights and market trends to support recommendations and stakeholder buy-in.
• Manage agency and partner relationships, ensuring performance, innovation, and adherence to hirify.global standards.
• Lead procurement projects from initiation to completion, delivering on time, within scope, and budget.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of procurement processes in a publicly regulated environment, ideally within marketing categories.
• Experience managing agency and supplier contracts with a track record of driving commercial outcomes.
• Analytical skills to interpret spend data and market trends and provide actionable insights for marketing investment.
• Project management expertise delivering complex procurement projects across multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for building trusted relationships with marketing teams and external partners.

Nice to have

• Professional procurement certification such as CIPS or CPSM.
• Experience in media buying, creative services, or digital marketing procurement.
• Knowledge of emerging marketing technologies and trends.
• Experience with cost optimization across marketing categories.
• Mentoring or leadership experience in procurement teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent employment with a flexible 35-hour working week.
• 25 days of annual leave, with the option to buy five additional days.
• Defined pension scheme plus discounted dental care, healthcare, and gym benefits.
• Flexible working can be discussed during the application, selection, or offer process.
• Professional development opportunities in an inclusive, values-based environment.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted online only; CV applications are not accepted.
• Offers are conditional on reference checks, eligibility-to-work checks, and, where applicable, safeguarding and adverse media or social media checks.
• Before the start date, candidates may need to disclose unspent convictions or police charges in line with the recruitment policy.