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Department: Finance
Location: Brighton
Description
As Head of Procurement, you will ensure the organisation achieves optimal value, performance, and risk management from external suppliers by developing a strategic procurement strategy that enables operational delivery, financial sustainability, and long-term business growth.
Your impact will be felt in creating organisation-wide procurement leadership, improving supplier sourcing, governance, and management to strengthen William Reed's commercial performance and sustainable business outcomes.
During the first 5 months, regular travel may be required to our Gatwick office.
This role will require some occasional travel to our London Bridge office.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Developing and maintaining the organisation's procurement strategy and operating approach to ensure third-party expenditure delivers optimal value, supports organisational objectives, and aligns with financial and operational priorities
- Leading the organisation's approach to supplier relationships and contract management to achieve expected performance, service, value, and risk outcomes while supporting long-term resilience
- Establishing and overseeing procurement governance, policies, and commercial controls that facilitate effective decision-making, manage supplier and supplier chain risk, and meet regulatory and compliance requirements
- Providing expert procurement and commercial advice to senior stakeholders to empower strategic initiatives, investment choices, and business priorities
- Developing effective relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to influence procurement practices, sourcing decisions, and commercial outcomes through expertise, credibility, and collaboration
- Enhancing procurement capability, frameworks, and operating models that support evolving organisational requirements and future business growth
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- Broad and authoritative expertise in procurement, commercial management, supplier relationship management, and procurement governance
- Strong understanding of sourcing strategies, contract management, supplier markets, commercial risk, and value optimisation
- Demonstratable experience in developing procurement capability, frameworks, and operating approaches
- Knowledge of financial, operational, and regulatory considerations relevant to procurement activities
- Ability to provide strategic procurement guidance and commercial insight to inform decisions
- Collaborative approach to building relationships and influencing internal stakeholders, and in creating long-term strategic partnerships with external suppliers
- Ability to oversee and effectively manage third-party expenditure, and use procurement systems, tools, and data framework to support efficient management, reporting, and decision-making
Benefits & Initiatives
- Generous annual leave – 25 days plus standard England and Wales bank holidays for full-time employees
- Long service holiday reward – Receive an extra day's annual leave for each year of service after six years, up to a maximum of 30 days plus bank holidays for full-time colleagues
- Christmas office closure – Enjoy additional paid leave between Christmas Day and New Year's Day to cover discretionary office closure days
- Holiday purchase scheme – Buy up to three additional days' annual leave each year and spread the cost over up to six months
- MeDay – Take an additional paid day off to celebrate your birthday, a cultural or religious event, or another occasion that is meaningful to you
- Volunteering day – One paid day each year to support a charity, community group, or cause close to your heart
- Hybrid and agile working – Flexible ways of working to help you balance work and life commitments (role dependent)
- Enhanced pension contributions – Benefit from employer pension contributions above the statutory minimum
- Life assurance – Providing financial protection and peace of mind for you and your loved ones
- Group Income Protection – Financial support if you're unable to work due to long-term illness or injury
- Family-friendly policies – Enhanced pay entitlements to support you and your family during important life events
- Health and wellbeing support, including:
- Healthcare cash plan
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Virtual GP service
- Health and wellbeing resources and tools
- Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion – Supported by employee-led networks, with a culture where everyone feels welcome and valued. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer
- Cycle to Work scheme – Save money and support a healthier commute
- Electric Car scheme – Access an affordable and sustainable way to drive an electric vehicle
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