Head of Procurement
- Employer
- Communicate Recruitment Solutions Ltd
- Location
- London
- Salary
- 130,000
- Closing date
- 13 May 2021
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- Sector
- Engineering
- Responsibilities
- Procurement, Supply Chain / Logistics
- Position/Level
- Department Head
- Contract Type
- Permanent
Job Details
My client, an Engineering company (circa 900m turnover) is currently looking to recruit a Head of Procurement on a permanent basis, reporting into the Senior Vice President of Procurement.
The role will focus on both direct and indirect procurement. Therefore, it will be your responsibility to lead the procurement set-up by creating a mutually coerced category by category program, establishing maximum delivery in the most effective and agile way possible.
As the Head of Procurement, your responsibilities will include:
- To develop and successfully implement a strategic sourcing strategy for the client.
- Responsible for ensuring the right contractual framework to deliver on the priorities and ongoing performance KPIs.
- Ensure group procurement is fully efficient in line with key business change.
- Implementing a procurement system which guarantees cost-reduction, on an annual basis.
- Leading contract negotiations with essential internal stakeholders.
- The first year will focus on designing and executing a new operating model for the client’s procurement function. Once this is formalized, you will be responsible for maintaining a business-as-usual operation, ensuring maximum cost reduction year on year.
The ideal candidate:
- MCIPS qualified.
- Extensive experience in a senior Supply Management / Procurement position including international exposure and collaboration.
- A robust knowledge of supply chain key issues and challenges from Strategy, Planning, Logistics, Manufacturing, Procurement and Sustainability.
- Experience of working at a senior level to structure programmes within a major consultancy or strategy organisation.
The most appropriate candidates for this role will be one’s who have already undertaken senior leadership transformational Procurement positions, and feel comfortable dealing with C-Suite level colleagues, preferably within a blue-chip business environment. Experience within the engineering space is not a pre-requisite, however, leading similar transformational procurement programmes is preferred.
Company
Communicate stands for excellence, entrepreneurialism and delivery.
Our aim is simple: to source and place the best candidates within timeframes which surpass those of other recruitment businesses. With 32% of placements made this year being at FTSE 100 companies, we feel we are living up to our aspirations.
Specialising in the placement of permanent and interim candidates for many of the world’s best companies, Communicate has earned an excellent reputation for providing fast and effective recruitment on a retained or contingent basis, without ever compromising quality. Indeed, despite the market average for finding new opportunities through word-of-mouth being just 18%*, this year, 67% of the placements made so far have been agency network, referred or headhunted candidates.
In addition, we are thought leaders, regularly appearing in national, regional and trade publications.
We are also market leaders. Our pioneering product – the Communicate Contingent Retainer – guarantees we fill vacancies within six weeks or refund all payments, in full, immediately. This means positions are filled with exceptional candidates at four times the speed of the industry standard and clients are not exposed to the 20% risk of paying for a service they do not receive, as is typical with most of our competitors’ retained assignments.
*Survey data collected from conversations with our leading clients in 2012 on sourcing candidates.
Specialties
Commerce & Industry Finance, Treasury, Tax, Audit, IT, Executive Search (Senior Appointments).
- Website
- http://www.communicate-rs.com/
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