Head of Procurement
Central London - Hybrid Working
£70,000 + benefits
We are looking for a value add and people focused Head of Procurement to deliver change and professionalisation to an established procurement function within a leading not-for-profit organisation in central London.
This position reports directly into the Group Finance Director and is offering high levels of autonomy to lead change within the function.
We are looking for a people centric business partner who is humble and energetic.
Wish List
- Professional certification in procurement (CIPS, CPM, CSCP)
- Prior experience leading procurement teams
- Experience of tenders and supplier contract review/negotiation
- Ability to partner with stakeholders across all levels to highlight the importance of robust procurement processes.
The Role
The successful Head of Procurement will manage the following:
- To effectively manage all procurement activities, identifying opportunities to increase value for money, transparency, supply chain efficiencies and savings.
- Own the procurement strategy and policy to meet business needs
- Act as a strategic partner to the organisation in regards of procurement activity
- Sharing and promoting best practice across the business and guiding colleagues on how to ensure adherence to procurement policy.
- Enhance procurement processes, reporting and systems to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
- Develop and deliver 1-3 year category strategies resulting in sourcing projects to meet business requirements whilst minimising the cost of ownership.
- Strategic sourcing, execution, implementation and overall management of various programmes.
- Manage complex procurement initiatives and sourcing projects through the full procurement process including contract award and signature.
- Govern contract management, supplier performance and relationship management for all supplier agreements reviewing at least on an annual basis.
- Take responsibility for all applicable procurement compliance matters. Proactively address any compliance issues internally and externally.
- Lead tenders and negotiations ensuring appropriate plans are in place for the process and next steps following a decision on the supplier.
- Provide excellent leadership and direction for the team to become a centre of excellence for procurement.
- Support the internal stakeholder group during the annual budget process,
- Ensure cost approval processes are adhered to for capex or operational budgets.
- Preparation of monthly procurement reports to SLT.
Your Profile
We are looking for a proactive Procurement leader who looks to drive improvement in their roles.
Someone with prior experience in a procurement management role covering a broad range of day to day responsibilities is essential. Someone with prior experience improving or developing a procurement department would be ideal for this opportunity but it could equally suit someone with passion and enthusiasm looking to step upwards.
We need someone ambitious who has a commercial mindset and the people skills to add value and pro-actively make improvements across the business.
Benefits
£70,000 + strong benefits. This role is offered on a hybrid basis 1 day per week in office