Divisional Head of Procurement & Procurement Business Partner

What you’ll bring

• Significant procurement experience gained in a complex, multi-site or international organisation.
• Strong direct-material procurement experience within manufacturing, engineering or a similar industrial environment.
• A track record of developing and delivering category, commodity and supplier strategies.
• Evidence that you’ve delivered procurement savings and successfully converted them into financially recognised business benefits.
• Strong sourcing, negotiation, contracting and supplier-management experience.
• Practical experience of managing supplier performance, continuity and supply-chain risk.
• Experience working within a matrix or centre-led procurement model.
• The confidence to influence senior stakeholders and challenge constructively, even when you don’t have direct authority.
• Experience leading, developing and improving procurement teams.
• Strong commercial, analytical and financial judgement.
• A relevant degree, equivalent professional experience or both.
• A recognised procurement qualification, such as CIPS, would be useful but isn’t essential.

You’ll be comfortable moving between strategy and delivery. One day you may be advising divisional leadership; the next, you may be working through a supplier risk or removing a barrier that’s stopping a new agreement from being adopted.You’ll also know that good procurement isn’t simply about pushing for the lowest price. It’s about balancing cost, quality, technical capability, delivery, innovation, resilience and sustainability, then making a decision the business can actually live with.

What you’ll get

• A senior, high-visibility staff role with ownership across divisional direct and indirect procurement.
• The opportunity to shape procurement strategy, capability and ways of working across a multi-site business.
• A US-based remote working arrangement.
• Travel to company sites and suppliers as required, with much of the site footprint located in the Northeast.
• The chance to influence both divisional priorities and the wider global procurement agenda.

Interested in learning more?

If this sounds like the right next step, apply now.Don’t have an up-to-date CV? No problem. Apply with what you have, or reach out to our Talent team via LinkedIn for an initial conversation

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