Job Description

The Head of Indirect Procurement will be a highly commercial leader who takes stewardship of global indirect procurement. This is a hands-on role with real opportunity to strategically change how indirect spend is managed across the organization, the role will focus on:

• Part of the global procurement leadership team with accountability for all aspects of indirect procurement
• Developing global, regional, and local procurement strategies across the entire organization, including all functions and regions, for all indirect sourcing and procurement
• Support the transformation of the global Procurement function to underpin strong Operating Profit growth during a period of rapid scale-up and strengthening risk management and governance in the supplier base
• Be part of a new leadership team, to develop and implement a new structure, processes and systems to support the company's business model, strategies, and financial operating plans
• Develop sourcing and purchasing processes and supporting technology to deliver strong cost base performance across the global enterprise
• Lead Sourcing and procurement activities that are driven with a global perspective to continue to maximize leverage and overall effectiveness of supply at a global, regional and local level
• Establish the indirect category 'Centres of Excellence' to drive best practices locally
• Drive step change across the organization, and, in partnership with procurement and operational leadership and strategic suppliers, moving the organization to the next level of indirect procurement.
• Execute value for money decision making through spend leverage, cost benchmarking and through the negotiation of favorable terms and fact-based recommendations
• Ensure and mitigate business risk across the portfolio of indirect category areas
• Develop, implement and manage global, regional and local indirect category strategies which significantly improve the commercial performance of the organization, embrace innovation and minimize risk
• Drive global adoption to the new procurement operating model, policies and processes
• Has ownership and accountability for the delivery of indirect procurement savings and improvement targets
• Develop and implement rigorous contracts for all critical, strategic and preferred suppliers across all indirect spend areas
• Optimize the indirect supply base at a global, regional and local level ensuring business continuity whilst managing risk
• Support the development and deployment of group standards, tools and working practices to deliver effective procurement and supplier management
• Ensure effective communication of processes and policies to further improve procurement across the organization
• Support the business to design and implement appropriate supplier management plans and lead reviews for critical/strategic suppliers
• Work closely with post acquisition companies to transition Indirect supply base into the organization; ensuring that benefits, costs and other synergies are captured

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Degree educated or equivalent (& proven track record)
• Procurement experience within a multiple Indirect Category Role
• Experience working within a complex private sector multi-national business.
• Result orientated with the ability to present results in a structured and professional manner
• Strong project management skills
• Commercial acumen and ability to influence business leaders. driven and positive attitude
• Strong analytical skills
• Cost reduction experience and evidence
• Team player and influential using robust data to influence business decision making and direction
• Specialist sourcing qualification (CIPS)
• Prior experience in multi-commodity Indirect procurement
• Prior procurement transformation experience
• Prior experience of managing business critical suppliers