Associate Director- Indirect Procurement

JR United Kingdom; England; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Associate Director for Indirect Procurement in Oxfordshire. This pivotal role will drive strategic initiatives to enhance procurement processes and optimize a significant indirect spend. You will lead a team, manage supplier performance, and collaborate with various stakeholders to align procurement objectives with business goals. If you are a passionate innovator with a strong background in procurement leadership, this is your chance to make a meaningful impact in a world-changing organization.

Benefits

Performance Bonus

Share Options

Flexible Working Hours

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced, ideally manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience in complex procurement settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Indirect Procurement team, setting KPIs and coaching.
• Manage procurement processes including sourcing and category management.
• Act as a business partner to stakeholders to align goals with procurement objectives.

Skills

Procurement Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Category Management

Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)

Strategic Sourcing

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field

Job description

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Associate Director- Indirect Procurement, Oxfordshire

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Client:

Procurement Heads

Location:

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

08.05.2025

Expiry Date:

22.06.2025

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Job Description:

Hybrid working (3 days a week on site South Oxford)

Up to £75,000 base (DOE) + up to 40% bonus + shares

Procurement Heads are delighted to be recruiting a newly created Head of Indirect Procurement role. An exceptionally exciting opportunity for a world-changing organisation.

Are you an accomplished procurement leader ready to drive strategic initiatives in a pioneering FTSE250 biotech company?

The Head of Indirect Procurement is a critical role in advancing our client’s procurement maturity programme and optimising their indirect spend.

Reporting directly to the Director of Procurement, you will be responsible for creating a strategy and providing support across high-risk and critical projects from within the c £150 million of indirect spend. This role is integral to enhancing procurement processes and achieving greater efficiency and effectiveness within the organisation. Spend covers several indirect categories, with a primary focus on IT, followed by marketing, facilities, HR, Capex, and R&D.

We are looking for an exceptional business leader, with the passion and gravitas required to further expand the Indirect Procurement team’s oversight and involvement of this spend.

The Head of Indirect Procurement will ensure that the indirect procurement team plays a crucial role in managing supplier performance, improving efficiency, and driving cost management. This position is pivotal in driving the maturity programme for procurement processes related to approximately £150m of spend and will be instrumental in gaining buy-in from various parts of the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop the Indirect Procurement team, setting KPIs, coaching team members, and fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Act as a business partner to stakeholders in Operations, Finance, IT, Marketing, Facilities, HR, and Legal to align departmental goals with procurement objectives and wider business priorities.
• Work with stakeholders to identify value, improve operational performance, and drive change through the team and organization.
• Create dashboards for savings, compliance, supplier performance, and working-capital metrics to show progress against key departmental objectives.
• Manage procurement processes including sourcing, SRM, and category management to ensure best total cost for products and services.
• Develop and implement strategies for procuring products or services within regulatory frameworks.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance across quality, service, and cost.
• Identify and research potential new suppliers, products, and services, monitoring commodity, market, and category trends.
• Improve supplier development and contractual performance and metrics across the team and supply chains.
• Demonstrate business leadership by understanding stakeholder needs, procurement goals, and wider business objectives, and making them work together.
• Involve in high-spend and high-risk projects, gradually gaining more governance across the business.

The ideal Head of Indirect Procurement would have:

• Prior experience in a fast-paced, ideally manufacturing environment
• Proven experience within a complex procurement environment
• Be a dynamic business leader with gravitas and passion—able to gain buy-in from a range of stakeholders
• Experience from a greenfield or brownfield procurement setting
• Exposure to at least 2-3 different Indirect spend categories
• Experience in team management and a desire to grow a world-class procurement team
• Be a passionate innovator, ready to make your mark!