Head of Procurement & Category Strategy

Haven; Park Lane (CT); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday Buy Scheme

Annual bonus

Discounts on Haven and Warner Hotels

wellbeing support

Exclusive partner discounts

Learning and Development opportunities

Job summary

Haven in Hemel Hempstead is seeking a Senior Head of Procurement to shape category strategy and lead a skilled team. The role focuses on delivering value, negotiating high-value contracts, and driving optimisation across multiple hospitality categories.

The position is hybrid (3 days in the office) with a strong emphasis on collaboration with senior leaders to align procurement with business goals and EBITDA targets.

Qualifications

• Experience leading procurement across multi-site hospitality.
• Strong negotiator with contract management expertise.
• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement at all levels, including executive/C-suite.
• Experience with procurement systems (Coupa or similar).

Responsibilities

• Shaping category strategy – developing and delivering procurement strategy across assigned categories.
• Driving commercial value – identifying savings, cost avoidance, and value-generation opportunities.
• Building brilliant supplier partnerships – developing strong supplier relationships and best-in-class management.
• Leading and growing your team – mentoring Category Managers and Procurement Managers.
• Partnering across Haven – collaborating with senior stakeholders to unlock procurement value and support transformation.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Category management

Negotiation

Stakeholder engagement

People development

Problem solving

Education

CIPS/MCIPS qualification

Tools

Coupa

Job description

Haven in Hemel Hempstead is seeking a Senior Head of Procurement to shape category strategy and lead a skilled team. The role focuses on delivering value, negotiating high-value contracts, and driving optimisation across multiple hospitality categories.

The position is hybrid (3 days in the office) with a strong emphasis on collaboration with senior leaders to align procurement with business goals and EBITDA targets.