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Head of Procurement

SF Recruitment
Posted 4 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Gillingham, Kent ME8 0RU, England

Salary

£60,000 - £72,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • SF Executive is seeking a Head of Procurement for a large, multi-site Private Equity-backed business to lead their bids, tenders, and supplier contracts processes.
  • The role focuses on leveraging the organization's growth to achieve cost savings through effective procurement strategies.
  • Candidates should have a commercial mindset and a proven track record of cost savings in procurement, along with strong negotiation skills.
  • The position requires either experience at the Procurement Lead level or a desire to progress to this senior role, with expertise in managing various supplier service contracts.
  • The role offers hybrid working and requires candidates to be commutable to Gillingham, Kent, with a competitive salary package available.

SF Executive are partnered with a large, multi-site Private Equity-backed business who are seeking a Head of Procurement to join them to lead in organising, reviewing, and modernising their bids & tenders and supplier contracts processes. Additionally, following substantial growth and scaling , an opportunity has arisen to leverage the organisation's size to enable cost saving through procurement. The role will include the re-tender of a number of existing supplier contracts and the ongoing management and renewal of these. The right candidate will have a commercial mindset, and a demonstrable track record of effective cost saving through the procurement of various business services. They will also possess the following attributes: - Strong ability to influence with gravitas. - Natural and successful negotiator.

- Highly personable with internal and supplier stakeholders. - Driven and always looking to achieve. - Be either experienced at Procurement Lead level already or be seeking progression to this number one level. - Expert on bids and tendering process. - Ability to manage a vast remit of supplier service contracts including, for e.g. rent, rates, utilities, logistics, services, security, phone contracts, company credit cards etc. This exciting opportunity provides a blank slate to build a robust and successful procurement service in this ever-growing business.

While the organdsiation offers hybrid working, candidates must be commutable to Gillingham, Kent.

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