Head of Procurement

Procurement Heads; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing technology-enabled information services company is seeking a Head of Procurement to create and implement a strategic procurement organization. The ideal candidate will have experience developing procurement strategies, strong supplier negotiation skills, and the ability to influence stakeholders. This role offers a competitive salary of £100-110,000 plus bonus and benefits, making it an exciting opportunity for hands-on leaders ready to make an impact.

Benefits

Bonus

Benefits

Qualifications

• Proven track record of hands-on, operational procurement development.
• Experience in setting up procurement from scratch.
• Strong expertise in supplier negotiations and contract management.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement a strategic procurement organisation.
• Build relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Establish category management processes and governance.

Skills

Strategic procurement development

Supplier negotiations

Category strategy development

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Job description

Procurement Heads are partnering with a fast-growing technology-enabled information services business that powers the global legal industry with intelligence, analytics and performance data.

A fast-growing, innovative company with a dynamic and diverse culture, our client takes great pride in delivering a world-class, cutting-edge service to their global clients. By applying the latest technology to the fast-moving legal world, they enable their users to find their competitive edge and decide with confidence, armed with the insight they need. Delivering trusted intelligence and insight to users around the world through a range of tools and platforms that combine proprietary data and unique analysis. They make sense of complex, fast-changing information and enhance critical decision-making.

With an international team of over 400 experienced professionals, our client has a proven track record of informing, engaging and connecting legal practitioners. Their specialist platforms help clients enhance their decision making, manage legal risk and drive improved performance.

Role Overview:

Our client is seeking a dynamic and experienced Head of Procurement / Procurement Director to join the business and create, implement and embed a strategic procurement organisation. Reporting into the Finance leadership, this high-profile role involves creating the foundations of a greenfield purchasing organisation and then developing and implementing the pathway to strategic procurement across international markets. This role will be responsible fordeveloping and executing category strategies, ensuring supplier performance, and delivering commercial value while reviewing and recommending the governance, framework and procurement policies for all markets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create, develop and implement a high-impact, strategic procurement organisation - ensuring clear vision, accountability, policies and procedures
• Build great relationships with clients, stakeholders and the internal team,collaborating to help identify future opportunities for value creation
• Establish best-in-classcategory management processes and governance, ensuring alignment with the wider procurement and business strategy
• Identify and execute short-term cost savings, assess and develop the digitalisation opportunity for the short-medium and long term horizons.

Candidate Profile:

The ideal candidate will have proven track record of hands-on, operational and strategic procurement development; previous experience setting up procurement from scratch, have strong expertise incategory strategy development, supplier negotiations, and contract management and have excellentcommercial acumen.

In addition, strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability toinfluence and alignacross multiple business functions; have solid experience inhigh growth/post-acquisition and PE/VC environments.

Why Join Our Client?

This is an exciting opportunity to create and shape the future of procurement, drive efficiencies, and have an immediate impact on the P&L. The base salary offered for this role is £100-110,000 plus bonus and benefits.

If you are a motivated, hands-on procurement leader ready to make a significant impact, we want to hear from you.