Head of Procurement
1 week ago
**Details**:
**Reference number**:
- 437087
**Salary**:
- £80,535
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP
**Job grade**:
- Other- Head of - Grade 4
** Contract type**:
- Permanent
** Business area**:
- Directorate: COO Group
** Type of role**:
- Commercial
Procurement and Contracts Management
** Working pattern**:
- Flexible working, Full-time
** Number of jobs available**:
- 1
**Contents**:
- Location
- About the job
- Benefits
- Things you need to know
** Location**:
- Brighton, South East England, BN1 6AF
** About the job**:
** Job summary**:
- **About The Pensions Regulator**
- With a career at TPR, you’ll be joining an organisation with real purpose and who are proud of their diverse range of skills and experience that positively impact on millions of people. Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2trn of savings safe.
- Our Corporate Strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should continue to evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the pensions landscape. We believe diversity and inclusion are vital to good decision-making for positive saver outcomes. We’re committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and dynamic work environment where everyone can thrive; understanding the link between the work we do and its positive impact on society.
- Find out more about us.
** Job description**:
- **The role and responsibilities**
- As Head of Procurement, you will lead the entire commercial lifecycle, overseeing procurement, contract management, and supplier relationship management in line with best practice, legislative requirements, and government guidelines. Reporting to the Director of Finance, you’ll shape commercial strategies, deliver innovative solutions, and ensure robust contractual frameworks that support business continuity and outstanding supplier outcomes. You’ll manage and develop high-performing teams, foster collaborative relationships across the organisation and with key external partners, and play a pivotal role in major projects and outsourced contracts.
** Person specification**:
- **The role criteria**- MCIPS, BIFM or equivalent professional qualification.
- Proven experience in strategic procurement and contract management, including major outsourced contracts.
- Strong knowledge of contract law, supplier management, and commercial best practice.
- Demonstrable leadership skills, with experience managing and developing teams.
- Excellent relationship-building, influencing, and negotiation abilities.
- Effective communicator, both written and verbal, with strong interpersonal skills.
- Analytical and problem-solving mindset, able to make sound decisions and assimilate complex information.
- Experience working with government guidelines, regulatory bodies, and compliance requirements.** Benefits**:
- Alongside your salary of £80,535, Pensions Regulator contributes £23,330 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- **The team**
- **TPR offers**:
- Genuine opportunities for learning and development.
- A values-led, inclusive environment.
- Hybrid working and flexible shift patterns.
- A vibrant workplace with employee networks (Disability, Family, LGBT+, Minority Ethnic, Women’s).
** Reward and benefits**
- We offer 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a hybrid working model, 35 hour working week (full-time), flexible working patterns, and flexitime. We also provide competitive parental leave, as well as a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Our dedicated benefits portal (Edenred) offers retail, gym, tech and restaurant discounts, and a cycle to work scheme.
- Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- **Our culture**
- TPR strives to be a high-performing organisation, and we prioritise our people's growth and well-being. We offer various learning, secondment and development opportunities, support flexible working, and foster a diverse and inclusive environment.
- Equality, diversity and inclusion is very important to us and we strive to make sure everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed. Our modern Brighton offices are in Telecom House overlooking Preston Park, they are over two floors of a shared building facility and when designed in 2023 we followed the government’s workplace design guide to ensure accessibility by design was achieved for our section.
- We're proud to have a range of networks and opportunities to bring people together with supportive and safe spaces to connect with one another.
** Things you need to know**:
** Selection process details**:
- **Applications**
- **Selection and interview**
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
** Security**:
- People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in
