Head of Content Creation Supplier Management

Oxford University Press; England; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Head of Content Creation Supplier Management to drive outsourcing and supplier management strategy for ELT content. The role focuses on scaling content delivery through supplier partnerships, overseeing KPI tracking, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. This position promotes work/life balance with a hybrid working policy and offers a salary between £55,000 and £65,000 based on experience.

Benefits

25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays and Christmas closure

12% pension contribution

Loans and savings schemes

Travel to work schemes

Access to local discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience in supplier management, outsourcing strategy, or content operations.
• Strong leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Expertise in resource planning, performance metrics, and budget control.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of global outsourcing models for ELT content.
• Manage supplier commissioning, performance, and capacity planning across regions.
• Align resource strategies with product pipelines and business priorities.

Skills

Supplier Management

Leadership

Negotiation

Stakeholder Engagement

Resource Planning

Budget Control

Innovation

Operational Efficiency

Job description

Head of Content Creation Supplier Management

We’re looking for a strategic leader to drive the outsourcing and supplier management strategy for ELT content creation. The Head of Content Creation Supplier Management role is central to scaling high-quality content delivery through effective supplier partnerships, resource planning, and cross-functional collaboration.

Key responsibilities in this role will include:

• Lead the development and execution of global outsourcing models for ELT content.
• Manage supplier commissioning, performance, and capacity planning across regions.
• Align resource strategies with product pipelines and business priorities.
• Oversee KPI tracking, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with Heads of Content, Product Managers, and operational teams to ensure delivery excellence.
• Drive cost control, budget planning, and supplier value optimization.

Please refer to the enclosed job description for the detailed key accountabilities in this role.

We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

• Proven experience in supplier management, outsourcing strategy, or content operations.
• Strong leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Expertise in resource planning, performance metrics, and budget control.
• A passion for innovation and operational efficiency in content delivery.

We care about work/life balance here at OUP. With this in mind we offer 25 days’ holiday that rises with service, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure (3-days) and a 35-hour working week. We are open to discussing flexibility in respect to working patterns, dependent on role. We also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies.

We help make your money go further by contributing to your pension up to 12%, offering loans and savings schemes through our partnership with Salary Finance, in addition to travel to work schemes and access to a wide range of local discounts.

Please see our Rewards and Recognition page for more information.

Please note this advert may be removed before the advertised end date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

We are committed to supporting diversity in our workforce, and ensuring an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and encourage applications from all.

£55,000 - £65,000 dependent on skills and experience