Head of Procurement & P2P Transformation

The PA Media Group; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days' holiday

Wellbeing Day & volunteering time

Pension & life assurance

Hybrid working with Leeds West Village

Job summary

The PA Media Group in Leeds is seeking an experienced Head of Procurement to lead and transform our Group procurement function, reporting to the CFO and building a proactive business-partnering model.

You'll shape the Group procurement strategy, strengthen the team, and forge trusted relationships with senior leaders. The role focuses on technology procurement and will own global Procure-to-Pay, driving automation and stronger controls.

Qualifications

• Significant procurement and commercial leadership experience.
• Proven track record transforming procurement to be proactive and influential.
• Strong technology procurement experience with the credibility to partner with Technology leaders.
• Evidence of delivering value through strategic sourcing and supplier management.
• Strong commercial judgement and the confidence to challenge senior stakeholders.
• Experience leading and developing a high-performing procurement team.
• End-to-end Procure-to-Pay understanding and process improvement.
• CIPS qualification.
• Experience of SAP S/4HANA, workflow automation and electronic invoicing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop our Procurement team, building its capability as a commercially focused and credible business partner.
• Develop and deliver a Group-wide procurement strategy aligned with our commercial and operational priorities.
• Partner with senior leaders and budget holders, providing commercial insight and constructively challenging requirements, spend and supplier decisions.
• Lead strategic procurement across key areas of spend, including technology, delivering sustainable savings, cost avoidance and working-capital improvements.
• Strengthen our approach to strategic sourcing, negotiation, supplier relationship management and contract management.
• Improve visibility and control of third-party spend, contractual commitments, supplier performance and commercial risk.
• Own the end-to-end global Procure-to-Pay process, driving simplification, automation, stronger controls and systems development.
• Build effective cross-functional relationships across Procurement, Finance, Technology and our operating businesses.
• Oversee our corporate insurance renewal and Group travel arrangements.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Transform procurement function

Technology procurement

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Supplier relationship management

Contract management

Procure-to-Pay (P2P)

Cross-functional collaboration

SAP S/4HANA experience

Education

CIPS qualification

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Workflow automation

Electronic invoicing

Job description

The PA Media Group in Leeds is seeking an experienced Head of Procurement to lead and transform our Group procurement function, reporting to the CFO and building a proactive business-partnering model.

You'll shape the Group procurement strategy, strengthen the team, and forge trusted relationships with senior leaders. The role focuses on technology procurement and will own global Procure-to-Pay, driving automation and stronger controls.