Senior Sourcing Advisor
Linklaters
Linklaters is a global law firm, providing legal services in 20 countries and through 30 offices.
Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.
We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.
Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere.
We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common goal.
About the role:
We’re looking for a Senior Sourcing Advisor to join our sourcing and procurement function, supporting the firm in delivering high‑quality, value‑driven outcomes across the HR category.
Working closely with HR stakeholders, finance colleagues and suppliers, you’ll provide end‑to‑end sourcing support across a broad range of HR services. This will include shaping sourcing strategies, leading competitive sourcing activities and supporting contract management, all while ensuring strong governance, commercial rigour and alignment to the firm’s wider objectives.
This is a collaborative and advisory role, balancing operational delivery with the opportunity to influence and improve how HR sourcing is approached across the business. You’ll contribute market insight, manage supplier relationships, and help embed best practice in sourcing, risk management and ESG considerations.
Key elements of the role include:
- Supporting the development and delivery of sourcing strategies across the HR procurement category, as well as providing support to other categories when needed
- Running sourcing and tender processes, including RFPs and supplier evaluations
- Partnering with HR stakeholders to understand requirements and challenge constructively where needed
- Supporting supplier selection, contract negotiations and ongoing contract management
- Delivering cost, value and risk outcomes in line with firmwide sourcing policies
- Contributing to continuous improvement of sourcing processes, tools and governance
What we're looking for:
Proven experience in HR category sourcing or procurement is essential for this role. We’re seeking someone who can bring immediate expertise and credibility within HR spend areas.
You’ll be able to demonstrate:
- Strong experience in sourcing or procurement, with a clear focus on HR categories (e.g. people services, HR consulting, talent-related services, learning, reward or wellbeing suppliers)
- A solid understanding of commercial sourcing principles, including supplier evaluation, negotiation and contract management
- The ability to work confidently with senior stakeholders, advising on sourcing options and commercial risk
- Strong analytical and organisational skills, with attention to detail and sound judgement
- A proactive, collaborative approach, comfortable operating in a complex, global organisation
You’ll also bring a professional, flexible mindset and a commitment to working in an inclusive, values‑driven environment, where collaboration and continuous improvement are central to success.
What's on offer:
This position is based at the Linklaters London office with a hybrid working model available.
Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:
Health & Wellbeing
Private Medical Insurance
Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships
Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments
Finance
Pension and flexible savings options
Income protection and life assurance
Mortgage advice and will-writing services
Family & Lifestyle
Electric car and cycle to work schemes
Emergency family care
Additional holiday/birthday leave
Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave
Travel insurance and season ticket loan
Option to join sports and social clubs, as well as our employee networks groups (such as our Gender Equality Network, With Pride, or Social Mobility Networks)
Technical Skills
This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.
Application Policy
Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) are only accepted online via the portal. Queries related to our roles must be directed to the relevant recruitment team and not the partners, practices or stakeholders (lateralrecruitment@linklaters.com for legal roles or ukbtrecruitment@linklaters.com for business team roles).
