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Head of Procurement

Head of Procurement

Pure Resourcing Solutions

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Romford, Greater London RM5 3BZ, England

Part Time

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An excellent opportunity is available for an interim procurement auditor with a focus on reviewing and improving current procurement activities.
The role requires significant experience in procurement, ideally within professional services, insurance, or B2B environments.
Candidates should possess strong negotiation skills and the ability to manage supplier relationships effectively.
The position offers a competitive day rate and allows for hybrid working, with an immediate start available.
Interested applicants should be prepared to commit for at least 3 months, with the role being outside of IR35.

An excellent opportunity to join a leading business to review and audit the current procurement activities and work with the leadership on best practice for the future. This is an interim role, with an immediate start available, outside of IR35 for at least 3 months. The position is based near Romford and offers hybrid working. Overview of the positions as follows:

Review all the businesses current procurement activities, current agreements to provide a through audit of the organisations procurement activities.
Cultivate strong supplier relationships and negotiate competitive terms with suppliers
Extract tangible cost savings across our third-party suppliers
Work with suppliers to tackle any supplier issues, queries or lapsed agreements
Lead discussions with suppliers to gain business insights and reporting to share with he business to drive strategic advantage
Build and maintain a robust pipeline of high-value suppliers. Evaluate supplier offerings to ensure suppliers are aligned to business values and offer good value propositions
Recommend best practice and key business planning elements for the future

We are looking or the followings skills experience:

MCIPS qualification (or working towards) - advantageous but not essential
Significant experience in procurement within a professional service, insurance or B2B environment
Excellent negotiation and supplier relationship management capabilities
A strategic mindset and the ability to influence at all levels of the business

On offer is an immediate start with an excellent day rate. Flexible working on a full time or slightly reduced hours basis is available. We are keen to find someone who can commit to the duration of the project. Pls get in touch for all the details.

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