Procurement & Supply Chain Director

AR Resourcing Group Ltd; York; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent national construction company seeking a Head of Procurement & Supply Chain following a demerger. The successful candidate will spearhead strategic procurement initiatives and foster effective supply chain operations within a newly formed organization. Ideal applicants will have significant experience in procurement management, particularly within the construction industry, and possess a track record of leading change at a board level.

Qualifications

• Experience in creating procurement strategies.
• Career history in construction sectors and large contractors.
• Board level exposure in strategic change management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a national procurement and supply chain strategy.
• Lead procurement initiatives and manage supply chain risks.
• Engage and manage relationships with key stakeholders.

Skills

Procurement Strategy

Supply Chain Management

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Education

Professional qualification in Procurement and Supply Chain

Job description

Client Relationship
New client, first placement

Time to Fill 10 weeks 3 days from award to verbal offer accept

Here's what our client said...

We gave Adam a project to find us a Procurement & Supply Chain Director for our construction business which he filled first time. Adam presented a high calibre shortlist from which we could have selected any of the candidates. Throughout the interview process it was clear that all the candidates had been properly briefed and were well prepared for interview.

About the client

Summary

• Established in 1884, Tilbury Douglas is a leading UK building, infrastructure, engineering and fit out company that delivers vital projects across sectors including health, education, highways, justice, defence, aviation, water and environment.

Size

• 1,200 employees and a turnover of £535m.

About the Job

Reason for vacancy

• Backfill Head of Procurement & Supply Chain following a demerger from Interserve.

Key responsibilities

• Creation and delivery of a national procurement and supply chain management strategy.

Procurement and supply chain leaders with mainly construction experience from any medium to large main contractor, national search.

Experience of creating procurement strategies nationally or for a business unit, and had the resilience to manage a significant change programme. They also needed board level exposure.

Finding candidates of an appropriate calibre willing to consider a newly created business that was demerging from a struggling group.

Our Approach

We provided our Plan 1, Retained Executive Search recruitment service, we were retained as their sole recruiter to identify, qualify and present suitable candidates until we filled the job.

Clients choosing this product receive the following level of service:

Candidate Interview

• Headhunt candidates with an emphasis on phone or video interviews.
• Qualify candidates with multi-tiered screening.

Search Depth

• All regional candidates contacted multiple times from our database network.
• Headhunting from 20 competitors.
• Advertise on our Job Alerts candidate email, website, and LinkedIn feed, unless it’s a confidential hire.
• Prioritised over all jobs.

CV Format

• Candidate Suitability Matrix, Risks and Assessment of Suitability.

The Managing Director, supported by a Researcher.

Shortlist Timescale

• Within 4-6 weeks.

In Summary

Shortlisted

• 6 CVs shortlisted in Four weeks

Interviewed

• 6 candidates interviewed, 3 candidates invited to final interviews.

Offered

• Preferred candidate offered and appointed.

Susan Lussem
Executive Supply Chain Director

AR Resourcing Group Ltd, First Floor, Unit 10, Escrick Business Park, York, YO19 6FD
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