We are looking for a Head of Procurement for a London based University with immediate effect. The role will initially be on a temporary basis with the view to recruit permanently over the next 3 months.
Key Responsibilities: - To provide a centre of procurement expertise, minimising risks and delivering a positive service in support of the University’s mission, vision and values.
- To set the University’s Procurement Policy.
- To provide direction and leadership for the procurement function.
- Produce strategies and policies to deliver optimum VFM for all aspects of University expenditure through sourcing, supply, performance monitoring and embedding a VFM ethos in everyday management decision making.
- Lead complex procurement activities ensuring compliance and minimise the risk of legal challenge.
- Introduce and provide the framework to embed category management for all strategic non-pay expenditure, analyse non pay expenditure and apply appropriate procurement strategies to deliver VFM and reduce commercial risk
- Develop policies and metrics to improve best practice awareness and use throughout the University at all levels of expenditure to achieve optimum VFM by providing guidance to devolved procurement staff.
- Manage current procurement policies, procedures and programs.
- Drive, support and maintain VFM infrastructure for the University, via knowledge exchange with all central service departments and Schools.
- Encourage and promote co-operation and communication between devolved procurement expertise and the strategic procurement department in order to better influence total University expenditure.
About You: - Prior experience in a Head of Procurement role, ideally from the High Education of non profit sector
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing
- Leadership of large scale procurement processes
- Current procurement law and compliance
- Contract management processes
- Best practice and industry developments in procurement and sourcing
