Head of Procurement & Contract Management

Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits

Location: Remote / Home based

The Role

We are looking to appoint a Head of Procurement & Contract Management, to be responsible for overseeing and managing all commercial aspects of our supply chain and procurement, to support OPA’s operations, managing and leading both the Procurement and QS Teams as one Commercial function.

Through the strategic development and implementation of comprehensive procurement and global supply chain strategies, this role enhances organisational efficiency, drives cost savings, and mitigates risks. By executing efficient procurement policies and practices, it ensures that contracts for goods and services are in place on time, offering the necessary flexibility to meet business needs, while strictly complying with public procurement regulations.

This newly created role provides a unique opportunity for the successful candidate to continue to develop and improve the Procurement & Contract function, to meet our organisational needs, and add a great deal of value at a high level, for our organically growing business.

As regular travel with some overnight stays will be a feature of this role, candidates will need to have a full (preferably clean) driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Developing and executing the company’s procurement and global supply chain strategy. This involves identifying opportunities, to maximise value and deliver goods and services to meet the business and our customers’ needs.
• Implement and oversee forecasting plan of procurement requirements, and scheduling of those business needs to ensure supply contracts are timely placed to meet delivery requisites.
• Proactively manage global supply chain disruptions/risks and adapt sourcing strategies to market trends.
• Overall management of the Procurement & QS functions. This includes developing plans, setting targets and objectives, monitoring performance, and implementing effective commercial strategies.
• Improve systems and workflows to demonstrate lean, efficient, proportionate procurement processes, which demonstrates both commercial best practice and compliance with the public procurement regulations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with global and local suppliers, negotiating favourable terms and ensuring performance through regular evaluations and audits.
• Oversee OPA’s 3rd party supply chain delivering the safe, efficient and value for money without detriment to specifications and deliverables of goods and services.
• Implement and oversee an assurance audit plan for contractors within the supply chain, identifying and managing risks, in line with the OPA’s risk appetite, and driving improvement in delivery.
• Prepare and manage the procurement and supply chain budget, providing regular performance reports on major spends against critical or complex contracts.
• Oversee pricing and supply strategies, ensuring optimal pricing for goods or services to maximise our financial resources, without detriment to specifications and deliverables of goods and services.