Procurement Strategy Development Lead
2 weeks ago
Austin Fraser is currently supporting an excellent energy/utilities organisation in their continued expansion and development. We are looking to recruit for a Procurement Manager to cover the whole of their Professional Services procurement, including strategy development. This position operates on a hybrid-working model, with 2 days a week spent in their Warwick based office.
Key Responsibilities
- The successful candidate will lead on the development of the strategy and implementation plan for all professional services procurement to ensure the organisation is equipped to deliver on operational duties and requirements.
- Motivating, developing and leading a team of procurement professionals will be a key responsibility.
- The role involves driving value creation across the spend base through various means and mechanisms.
- The incumbent will report on spend performance to provide a holistic picture of procurement activity.
- Ensuring risks are anticipated, identified and mitigated to prevent any disruptions to timely procurement delivery is crucial.
- A rational, systematic approach to managing spend should be developed and adopted across wider procurement.
- Strong influencing, negotiation, and relationship management skills, including high-spend, large-scale, complex procurements.
- High-level experience with professional services as an overall category.
- Strong experience designing and implementing procurement strategies, strategic sourcing, category management, leading & negotiating high complexity and value large-scale procurements.
- Knowledge of regulated procurement and contract environments; familiarity with Public Contracts Regulations, Utilities Contracts Regulations or other similar regulations, laws, and restrictions.
- Excellent internal and external stakeholder management capabilities.
We are looking for an individual with strong leadership skills and experience in professional services procurement. The ideal candidate will have high-level experience with professional services as an overall category and knowledge of regulated procurement and contract environments.
This role would suit an experienced procurement professional who has previously held positions such as Procurement Manager, Category Manager, Purchasing Manager, Procurement Lead, Category Lead, Head of Procurement, or Head of Category.
The estimated salary range for this position is £60,000 - £80,000 per annum, depending on experience.
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