Head of Procurement

Macdonald & Company; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an iconic London estate as the Head of Procurement, leading a skilled team while shaping procurement strategies aligned with sustainable goals. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to implement processes and directly impact the organization's performance within a diverse portfolio, including finance, healthcare, and education sectors.

Qualifications

• CIPS qualified or similar procurement qualification required.
• Experience in the Property sector is necessary.
• Management experience with a record of developing staff is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-value tenders and supplier engagements.
• Monitor internal and external compliance to Procurement Policies.
• Develop and manage supplier onboarding processes.

Skills

Negotiation

Influencing

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Communication

Data Analysis

Contract Management

Education

CIPS qualification

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Office 365

Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM

Job description

This is a superb opportunity for a Procurement professional to join aniconic London estate, responsible for a diverse and culturally enriched portfolio spanning first class office space, exciting retail & leisure businesses,world class healthcare providers,residential communities, and cutting edge educational institutions.

You will be leading an existing in house team that deals withall aspects of procurement arising in relation to the Estate’s business. As the Head of Procurement,you will be operating at both strategic and operational level, with the responsibilityfor setting and leading the procurement agendaacross the organisation. It is a fantastic opportunity for the right individual to embed processes and principles to enhance the way of working and drive the business towards the set strategicobjectives.

Core responsibilitiesinclude:

• Lead high-value tenders and supplier engagements with a focus on delivering a net-zero cabon future.
• Continuously improve best-practice processes and procedures.
• Develop SLAs, KPIs and policy compliance.
• Monitor internal and external compliance to Procurement Policies.
• Develop and manage formalised supplier on boardingprocesses.
• Investigate opportunities for partnering with key service providers.
• Develop and agree pricing frameworks with suppliers.
• Leadership and development of the procurement team.

You will need:

• CIPS qualified, working towards a CIPS qualification, or similar procurement qualification.
• Understanding of basic contracting principles of English Law.
• Experience working in the Property sector.
• Motivated by hitting targets and able to deliver to these, with an ability to think creatively and independently and to take initiative to solve problems.
• Excellent influencing and negotiation skills.
• Highly collaborative approach to working with colleagues, peers, and external clients and suppliers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experienced in scoping requirements in relation to supplier KPIs and SLAs to be included in contractsand agreements.
• Management experience, with a proven track-record of developing staff.
• Competence in the use of systems to prepare and manage contracts, maintain supplier records and data, and develop reporting is essential.
• Experience of managing and analysing data, including the competent use of tools such as Power BI would be beneficial.
• Strong IT skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 suite.
• Experience of the following systems is desirable Microsoft Power Platform,M-Files document management system, Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM.