Head of Procurement

**Professional Services**:
**Finance, Planning, Property and Commercial Operations**:
**Salary**:

- £58,596 to £65,814 per annum

**Post Type**:

- Full Time

**Contract Type**:

- Permanent

**Closing Date**:

- Tuesday 10 June 2025

**Interview Date**:

- To be confirmed

**Reference**:

- HR0183841

This job is only available to University of Bradford staff. It may be released externally should we not appoint internally.

Working Model: Campus based / Hybrid

**University of Bradford**

At the University of Bradford, our focus is on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. We are committed to social inclusion. Our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach their potential, has led to us topping the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the last four years. Our University Strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025, which we will achieve by using our proud heritage as a springboard and remaining steadfast in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

**Safeguarding**

The University of Bradford is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and Adults at Risk through robust safer recruitment practices.

**Directorate**

You will be leading a well-regarded and established team, one that has seen considerable growth in profile over the last 5 years. This is an opportunity to expand upon the positive impact the team has already had at a critical time for the University. Your leadership across the organisation will be essential in delivering further procurement improvements as we embark on the University’s new strategy.

**What you will be doing**:

- Lead and advise the senior management team regarding procurement activities and purchasing culture across the University, defining procurement strategies, policies and procedures to meet business needs.
- Define, develop and lead the procurement service so that it proactively provides professional advice to the University senior management team, to support effective decision-making.
- Manage a centrally based team of Procurement professionals responsible for the delivery of procurement and insurance services ensuring targets and standards are successfully achieved according to policies and regulations and that reporting requirements are completed to a high standard and on time.
- Lead the evaluation and agreement of high value capital and revenue contracts, identifying issues and opportunities to ensure contracts offer value for money and are fit for purpose.
- Line management, staff development and training of the Procurement team to develop capability levels.

**Qualifications/ experience**:
CIPS qualified with extensive post-CIPS senior purchasing experience in a large and complex organisation.

Experience of leading change, in respect of procurement activities and processes.

**Celebrating Diversity - The University of Bradford**

At the University of Bradford, we recognise and embrace people that work in diverse ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

**In Return we Offer**:

- 30 days and 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).
- Family-friendly policies
- Great campus facilities including:

- Unique fitness centre
- Eye clinic
- Physiotherapy & sports rehabilitation,
- Counselling & mental health services
- On site nursery
- Food & drink outlets
- Generous employer contribution pension schemes - Universities Superannuation Scheme
- Generous benefit schemes, including car leasing, cycle to work, holiday purchase, home & technology scheme and shopping discounts

Find more information about the many other benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes and campus nursery.

**Additional Information**: