Head, Procurement

Job Purpose

The Head of Procurement is responsible for leading and transforming the organisation’s procurement function into a strategic enterprise enabler that supports both internal operational excellence and external business growth and revenue generation.

This role positions procurement as a dual-value driver by enhancing cost efficiency and service delivery across business units, while improving bid competitiveness and enabling successful execution of revenue-generating contracts.

The incumbent will balance commercial agility, operational effectiveness, and robust governance, ensuring procurement delivers value across the full spectrum of business needs while upholding compliance, transparency, and audit integrity.

Responsibilities

1. Strategic Leadership & Governance

• Develop and execute a group-wide procurement strategy aligned with both operational priorities and revenue growth objectives.
• Establish procurement policies and frameworks that support business agility while maintaining strong governance, control, and compliance standards.
• Provide strategic advisory to senior leadership on operational efficiency, cost optimisation, commercial risks, and supply market dynamics.
• Ensure procurement frameworks are fit-for-purpose to support internal service delivery and external commercial competitiveness.

2. Commercial & Business Partnership

• Partner with business units to understand internal operational needs, demand drivers, and service requirements, as well as external customer and tender requirements.
• Translate both internal and external needs into effective sourcing, contracting, and supplier strategies.
• Support business units in achieving cost efficiency, service reliability, and operational continuity for internal operations.
• Support bid and proposal development by ensuring cost competitiveness, pricing certainty, and supply chain readiness for external opportunities.
• Drive early procurement involvement to shape both internal demand planning and external commercial outcomes.
• Balance speed, flexibility, and governance to meet operational timelines and competitive bid requirements.

3. Category & Strategic Procurement Management

• Lead category management strategies across diverse procurement categories, addressing both internal spend optimisation and external project requirements.
• Drive strategic sourcing initiatives including aggregation, demand planning, and innovative sourcing approaches to enhance efficiency and competitiveness.
• Align category strategies to deliver cost savings, value creation, and support revenue-generating opportunities.
• Leverage enterprise-wide demand to optimise scale benefits while supporting business-specific needs.

4. Vendor & Partnership Management

• Lead category management strategies across diverse procurement categories, addressing both internal spend optimisation and external project requirements.
• Drive strategic sourcing initiatives including aggregation, demand planning, and innovative sourcing approaches to enhance efficiency and competitiveness.
• Align category strategies to deliver cost savings, value creation, and support revenue-generating opportunities.
• Leverage enterprise-wide demand to optimise scale benefits while supporting business-specific needs.

5. Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate closely with stakeholders across business units to ensure alignment between operational needs, procurement strategies, and external customer expectations.
• Influence decision-making on sourcing strategies, contract structures, and supplier selection to optimise outcomes across cost, performance, and risk.
• Act as a trusted advisor in initiatives involving operational improvements, business growth, and transformation.

6. Operational Excellence

• Oversee procurement operations to ensure efficien