Head of Procurement

Head of Procurement - Strategic Transformation - Southend/Hybrid - £75k - £80k - Leading Facilities Services Firm

To apply please contact Adam at jobsAV@bramwithconsulting.co.uk

Rapidly growing professional services firm seeks an experienced procurement leader to join their procurement function during a period of exciting transformation and growth. This organisation has gone through unprecedented growth over the last 18 months paving the way for procurement to become an integral value-led function within at the heart of the business' growth agenda.

Renowned for their people-orientated culture that ensures every employee is valued and central to decision making, this is an excellent opportunity to join an exciting organisation in a procurement position centred around value creation as opposed to a pure cost focus.

As the Head of Procurement - you will:

• Manage sourcing activity across indirect services (Facilities, Construction, IT & Professional Services)
• Work in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholder groups to develop & deliver sourcing best practices
• Develop end to end sourcing strategies helping transition the procurement team from transactional to a more a strategic function focusing on category management & SRM development
• Build strong relationships across the business and with the supplier base, ensuring that business strategies are integrated into the procurement planning process
• Negotiate & manage contracts with key suppliers
• Create & maintain procurement processes, tools & strategy
• Manage and mentor junior procurement staff

Required Skillset:

• Strong procurement expertise across the end-to-end sourcing process with a track record of delivery strategy
• Indirect category expertise as a generalist is beneficial, with exposure across spend such as Construction, Facilities & Corporate Services
• Excellent communicator with strong expertise engaging and building relationships with senior stakeholder groups
• Degree & MCIPS preferred but not required

Keywords: Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Contracts Management, MCIPS, CIPS, Essex, Southend, London, Central London, Indirects, Construction, Essex, Southend, Colchester, Chelmsford, Construction, Facilities, NEC3,

To Apply please contact Adam at JobsAV@bramwithconsulting.co.uk