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Head of Procurement (6 month FTC)
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We are looking for an experienced Head of Procurement to join our client on an initial 6-month fixed-term contract, with a clear focus on reviewing our supplier base, identifying commercial opportunities, and delivering measurable cost savings.
Role: Head of Procurement
Location: Remote UK (applicants must be in the UK with a valid working permit)
Salary: neg
The role will involve undertaking a detailed review of spend across multiple material categories, identifying key suppliers, areas of dependency, and opportunities for supplier consolidation.
You will be responsible for:
- Analysing current spend, supplier dependency, and purchasing categories to identify cost-saving and consolidation opportunities.
- Reviewing existing supplier contracts, pricing, and commercial terms, identifying gaps and upcoming renewal risks.
- Benchmarking pricing and reviewing previous negotiations and realised savings to identify further opportunities.
- Leading supplier negotiations to deliver savings through price reductions, improved payment terms, volume leverage, specification rationalisation, and supplier consolidation.
- Reviewing supplier governance, performance, risk, and business continuity arrangements.
- Establishing a procurement pipeline and negotiation tracker, prioritising opportunities based on potential value, spend, and ease of delivery.
- Developing a 12-month procurement roadmap, setting out key initiatives, timelines, savings targets, and ownership.
- Tracking and reporting on key procurement KPIs, including cost savings, cost avoidance, savings realised, spend under contract, preferred supplier usage, and supplier consolidation.
- Improving contract coverage and ensuring appropriate supplier agreements, renewals, and risk assessments are in place.
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The successful candidate will be a commercially focused and analytical procurement professional, with strong supplier negotiation skills and the ability to quickly assess opportunities, build relationships, and deliver tangible financial results.
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This is an opportunity to make a significant and measurable impact on our procurement strategy and cost base within an initial 6-month period.
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