Head of Procurement - Indirect

Unipart Group; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics and manufacturing company in Nuneaton is looking for a Head of Procurement for indirect goods and services. The role involves leading procurement strategy, managing supplier relationships, and overseeing a team of Procurement Managers. Ideal candidates will possess strong commercial awareness and negotiation experience. This position offers a competitive salary, car allowance, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

33 days holiday

Pension

Bonus

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Strong commercial awareness with proven negotiation skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working with risk management frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for strategy and performance for strategic suppliers.
• Manage a team of Procurement Managers effectively.
• Provide consultancy on strategic procurement opportunities.

Skills

CIPS degree or equivalent in purchasing and supply

Strategic sourcing experience

Strong commercial awareness

Negotiation experience

Excellent communication skills

Risk management experience

Education

Degree in procurement or related field

Job description

Overview

Head of Procurement - Indirect
Nuneaton

£80,000 to £85,000 plus car / car allowance, 33 days holiday, pension, bonus, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme

About the Job

As our Head of Procurement – Indirect, you will lead and manage the procurement of indirect goods and services for our operations in logistics, manufacturing, and distribution. You will have a strong background in procurement strategy, contracting, supplier relationship management, cost optimisation, and improving the overall stakeholder experience across a diverse range of indirect categories. Additionally, you will provide expert procurement guidance and insights to senior stakeholders across the business as needed.

Responsibilities

• Be accountable for the strategy, contracting and performance for all strategic suppliers on behalf of Unipart (inc. all subsidiary UK and overseas operations)
• Ensure that relevant category strategies are in place and delivering value, whilst managing supply chain risks in order to minimise impact for Unipart
• Manage a team of Procurement Managers and give advice and guidance to the immediate and greater procurement team
• Provide internal consultancy on strategic procurement opportunities
• Work with internal stakeholders closely such as legal, finance, commercial, HR, bids and peers in procurement to drive alignment and maximise opportunities
• Work with the other Procurement teams to deliver KPIs and other duties such as supporting supplier development activities and escalation of issues from operations

About You

We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!

• CIPS degree or equivalent in purchasing and supply with strategic sourcing experience
• Strong commercial awareness with proven commercial and negotiation experience and sound financial acumen
• Ability to deliver to targets and timescales and to adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to build strong, credible, strategic relationships with both internal and external contacts
• A high degree of initiative with advanced decision making and problem solving capability
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence at senior management levels
• Experience of working with risk management frameworks

Equality and Recruitment

Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected characteristic as defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales. As an organisation we also promote an environment which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe and confident to be the best version of yourself and do your best work every day.