Senior Leader, Source-to-Pay & Procurement (Hybrid)

The Donkey Sanctuary; Sidmouth; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance

Private health cover

Sickness income protection

31 days holiday

Wellbeing team

Pilates & Yoga

Long service awards

Healthshield plan

Free parking

Subsidised restaurant & shop

Job summary

The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth, Devon, invites applications for Head of Source-to-Pay. This hybrid, full-time role leads Procurement and Accounts Payable, guiding cross-site strategy and ensuring responsible use of charitable resources.

The role drives value for money, governance and continuous improvement, with 35 hours per week, 08:30-16:30, Monday to Friday. Joining the Senior Management Team, you will influence strategic direction and financial controls.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of leading procurement within a complex and/or multi-site organisation.
• Experience of developing and delivering procurement and supplier management strategies.
• A strong understanding of Source-to-Pay processes, governance and financial controls, together with experience of leading Source-to-Pay transformation, automation or systems improvement programmes.
• Experience of leading Accounts Payable or a comparable transactional finance function.
• A proven track record of leading, developing and motivating high-performing teams.
• Strong commercial, negotiation and stakeholder management skills, and able to influence at a senior level.

Responsibilities

• Leading the charity's Procurement and Accounts Payable functions, ensuring services are effective, customer-focused, compliant and aligned to organisational priorities.
• Developing, implementing and continuously evolving the charity's Source-to-Pay strategy, supporting value for money, sustainability, risk management and the effective stewardship of charitable resources.
• Acting as the process owner for Source-to-Pay governance, maintaining effective policies, procedures and control frameworks, ensuring they remain proportionate, effective and fit for purpose.
• Ensuring compliance with all relevant legal, regulatory, audit and internal control requirements, identifying and addressing areas of risk, control weakness or non-compliance.
• Providing strategic oversight of the Accounts Payable function, ensuring supplier invoices, expenses and payments are processed accurately, efficiently and in accordance with agreed controls and service standards.
• Using data, insight and performance information to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, effectiveness and value across the Source-to-Pay lifecycle.
• Leading, motivating, developing and supporting Procurement and Accounts Payable teams, creating a high performing and engaged culture.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Supplier management

Source-to-Pay

Accounts Payable leadership

Team development

Negotiation

Job description

The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth, Devon, invites applications for Head of Source-to-Pay. This hybrid, full-time role leads Procurement and Accounts Payable, guiding cross-site strategy and ensuring responsible use of charitable resources.

The role drives value for money, governance and continuous improvement, with 35 hours per week, 08:30-16:30, Monday to Friday. Joining the Senior Management Team, you will influence strategic direction and financial controls.