Procurement Operations Transformation Lead

Gigaclear; Abingdon; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous employer pension

Income protection & life assurance

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Health cash plan with remote GP access

Online training & LMS access

Long service benefits

Flexible working environment

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Gigaclear, a growth-focused fibre broadband company, seeks a Head of Procurement Operations to define and embed best practice across the end-to-end procurement function. You will partner with Finance and other teams to ensure compliant, efficient processes and scalable systems.

You will lead a small team, drive cost control, data insights, and governance, and support longer-term progression through professional development opportunities, including potential CIPS study.

Qualifications

• Experience leading procurement operations transformation and improvements.
• Strong understanding of procurement and finance interfaces and governance.
• Hybrid work with on-site office presence and leadership of a small team.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve the end-to-end procurement operations model, defining standards and controls for the team.
• Act as senior escalation point for complex procurement queries, including contracting and budget management processes.
• Own the design and integrity of procurement systems, trackers and databases (Sage, Excel), ensuring scalability.
• Monitor supplier costs and contractual terms; own cost assurance framework and audit cadence.
• Produce regular cost and performance reports, analyse trends and generate actionable insights.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Data analysis

Category management

Tools

Sage

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Gigaclear, a growth-focused fibre broadband company, seeks a Head of Procurement Operations to define and embed best practice across the end-to-end procurement function. You will partner with Finance and other teams to ensure compliant, efficient processes and scalable systems.

You will lead a small team, drive cost control, data insights, and governance, and support longer-term progression through professional development opportunities, including potential CIPS study.