Head of Procurement Delivery

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Role Purpose:
You will be responsible for developing and leading all global procurement delivery activities in order to maximise effectiveness, drive efficiencies and deliver value from all of Lloyd's operational procurement requirements across the Corporation and Market.

Principal Accountabilities:
Support the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) with the continued development of a best in class global strategic procurement function

Support the CPO to define and deliver Group Procurement’s strategic growth plans; reporting and monitoring progress against these priorities

Develop and deliver the core operating model for procurement delivery at Lloyd’s; including effective communication of the vision, strategy and business plans to all internal and external stakeholders

Corporate advocacy of procurement operational practices through relationship building, resolute delivery and effective communication to ensure procurement delivery is a core strategic requirements

Responsible for development and oversight of the procurement governance framework, including departmental policies, central and local controls, third party risk and performance and regulatory compliance

Oversee the establishment and development of collaborative stakeholder and global strategic procurement operations

Oversee delivery of key procurement projects and identify opportunities to drive improvements

Oversee delivery of Lloyd’s critical and strategic procurement tools

Escalation and issues management, interpretation and dispute resolution at a senior level

Establish and develop cross-functional working enablement between Procurement, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Finance and Operations functions. Oversee the production of regular management information for senior management and risk committees

Skills Knowledge and Experience:
**Skills**:

- Excellent negotiation and analytical skills
- Proven leadership skills and people management experience
- Understanding of risks and issues that impact the supply management process Supply management qualifications
- IT skills, in particular Excel, Word and SharePoint
- Interpersonal skills
- Good organisational skills and ability to multitask
- The ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Understanding of the Lloyd’s market would be an advantage

Knowledge:

- In depth knowledge of procurement
- Contract management processes and best practice

**Experience**:

- Experience of working within procurement operations
- Advanced vendor and contract management experience
- Demonstrable record of building and implementing strategy and change (ability to make things happen, mobilise and motivate)
- Demonstrable commercial awareness and experience
- Significant business partnering experience and a track record of innovation & influencing
- Management of third parties and internal stakeholders

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We understand that our work/life balance is important to us all and that a hybrid of working from the office and home can offer a great level of flexibility.? Flexible working forms part of a total reward approach which offers a host of other benefits overand above the standard offering (generous pension, healthcare, wellbeing etc).? These include financial support for training, education & development, a benefit allowance (to spend on our flexible benefits such as gym membership, dental insurance, extra holidayor to partake in our cycle to work scheme), employee recognition scheme and various employee discount schemes.

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