Head of Group Procurement - Infrastructure

HEAD OF GROUP PROCUREMENT - INFRASTRUCTURE TIER 1 CONSTRUCTION MAJOR

Location: Can be based near any UK hub where the organisation has a site (Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, London etc)

This market leading Construction contractor seeks an experienced procurement candidate to join their organisation in a key leadership role managing significant infrastructure programmes.

You will play a critical role in their Leadership Team to transform and deliver Procurement's vision, strategy and operating model.

As an Executive, you will be leading a multi-billion spend and tasked with achieving multi-million worth of savings. This role also offers you a fantastic opportunity to manage and upskill a high-achieving team.

My client is flexible on your base location, but you are expected to travel to stakeholders and suppliers as required.

As a Head of Group Procurement - Infrastructure, your responsibilities will include:

• Designing & implementing key category strategies for this varied spend area, owning major £ Multi-Million Construction Infrastructure Procurement projects.
• Building strong mutually beneficial long-term relationships with market leading construction Tier 1 suppliers.
• Manage, mentor & coach experienced Construction Sourcing & Procurement professionals to ensure their professional development within the function.
• Be involved with winning key new business for the organisation with regular interaction with the CEO/Business Executives.

Required Experience:

• Procurement subject matter experience across Construction Infrastructure, including NEC3, JCT contracts at a leadership level.
• Experience of managing teams of 10 plus.
• Excellent Stakeholder management with regular board level interaction.
• Proven ability to successfully manage £multi-million procurement spends and achieve impressive cost savings.
• Degree & MCIPS (preferred not essential).

If you are a credible Construction procurement & sourcing expert looking to break into a prestigious and thriving Blue Chip FTSE 100 environment, this could be a great career move.

For those looking for a collaborative team culture, this organisation is a breath of fresh air compared with its rivals and affords great flexibility and a mature working environment.

If you fulfil the above criteria and would like to be considered for this strategic Construction Procurement position, please send your CV to Adam at or apply through this forum.