Head of Procurement

1 month ago

St Peter, United Kingdom Aztec Group Full time

Reporting to the Group Head of Operations

This is an exciting opportunity to establish and lead a procurement function in a rapidly growing and transforming organisation. This position will drive the planning and development of market leading, innovative procurement strategies and frameworks that support organisational objectives whilst proactively addressing and managing risk and compliance. In addition to the creation of a procurement strategy for the Group, the role will additionally be responsible for the management of supplier risk, contract and commercial management, governance and oversight of good and services, systems and tools and the provision of procurement advise to the business.

Key responsibilities:

Accountable for establishing and leading an in-house procurement function which delivers a best-in-class procurement service to the wider Aztec business. Lead the strategic direction for the function including the creation and delivery of the Procurement Strategy, proactive identification of procurement risk and identification of continuous improvement initiatives that support the effective delivery of procurement activities. Development and implementation of overarching procurement policies, procedures, systems, tools, structures and frameworks that deliver best in class procurement solutions. Encourage innovative approaches and enhance value through improved procurement efficiency and outcomes. Working closely with the business, finance and legal teams to drive the right commercial outcomes with a focus from day one on large contracts. Accountable for developing a suite of procurement contract and service frameworks which deliver best practice procurement support to the Aztec procurement team Accountable for developing a robust tendering process, enabling the business to effectively evaluate tenders and identify the best outcome for the business. Develop and implement procurement arrangements and initiatives that deliver optimal value for money outcomes. Lead high level negotiations with procurement partners and suppliers and establish collaborative stakeholder and strategic supplier relationships to maximise the organisation’s influence. Provide expert, authoritative advice to key stakeholders on all aspects of procurement strategy and practice to inform business planning and action. Establish key performance indicators and qualitative and quantitative metrics to capture, report and evaluate the benefit and performance of all procurement activity and lead improvement planning and implementation in consultation with key stakeholders and suppliers.

 Skills and knowledge: 

Previous experience of building, leading and managing a procurement function at senior leadership level, in a 2000+ employee multi-jurisdictional organisation is required. Strong and inclusive people leader with demonstrable success on motivating and developing high performing teams. Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills with the proven ability to engage and influence at all levels, including C-suite level stakeholders. Proven experience in developing procurement frameworks, policies systems and tools that add value to the business and effectively manage risk. Experience of building and maintaining a vendor programme. Demonstrable ability to bring tangible commercial value through the successful contracting and management of suppliers. Strong project management skills. Change orientated with the proven ability to energize people to drive change/ growth, be highly adaptable to new situations and work agilely across teams Ability to think critically and independently problem solve, bringing insight and clarity to complex situations. Robust IT skills with the ability to embrace opportunities for increased digital and automated technology to drive effective solutions. An analytical, data driven thinker with experience of creating, presenting and driving metrics and reports. Strong communication skills with the ability to develop collaborative networks and relationships to drive solutions. Previous experience in a financial services company is desirable but not essential.

Qualifications:

MCIPS qualification is highly desirable but CIPS Level 5+ plus relevant experience would be considered. Project management qualification such as Prince 2, APM or Agile is of interest but not a requirement.

We will provide the training, both in house and from external providers for relevant technical knowledge and soft skills.

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