Head Procurement

Head of Procurement

Midlands Hybrid

We're looking for an exceptional Head of Procurement to shape strategy, drive transformation and build a best-in-class function. This is an opportunity for a commercially minded leader who thrives on complexity, influences at senior level and sees procurement as a driver of business performance. Reporting into the leadership team, you'll lead a significant function and play a key role in delivering long-term value, resilience and growth.

The Opportunity

The Head of Procurement will be responsible for setting the direction of the function, strengthening supplier partnerships, improving governance and leading transformation across the wider procurement landscape.

With significant influence across all areas of spend, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the business has the capability, suppliers and commercial strategies needed to support future growth.

What You'll Be Doing

• Developing and delivering the long-term procurement and commercial strategy.
• Driving supplier performance, risk management and resilience planning.
• Creating best practice, governance and continuous improvement frameworks.
• Leading strategic sourcing activity across a broad range of spend categories.
• Building strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Leading, developing and empowering a large, high-performing team.
• Supporting major business initiatives and transformation programmes.
• Delivering commercial value while balancing long-term strategic objectives.

About You

You'll be the kind of leader who enjoys getting under the skin of a business, spotting opportunities others miss and bringing people with you to make things happen. Comfortable operating strategically, you'll know when to challenge, when to support and how to turn ideas into results.

• Significant leadership experience across procurement, supply chain or commercial functions.
• A track record of delivering change, improving performance and influencing business direction.
• Experience managing substantial spend portfolios and leading high-performing teams.
• Strong commercial instincts and the ability to build trusted supplier partnerships.
• Credibility with senior stakeholders and the confidence to challenge constructively.
• A collaborative, down-to-earth leadership style that gets the best from people.
• Curiosity, energy and a genuine desire to leave things better than you found them.

Most importantly, you'll be excited by the opportunity to build, improve and shape. This is a role for someone who enjoys making an impact, not just maintaining what's already there.

Location: West Midlands (Hybrid)

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