Head of Procurement (Membership Institution) £90K Basic Salary: Once A Week in The Office

Head of Procurement:

The role:

Develop and embed a practical procurement approach that improves value for money, strengthens supplier performance and supports sound purchasing decisions across the company.

Combining strategy with hands-on delivery, you will assess existing arrangements, establish priorities and introduce proportionate processes and controls. You will work closely with senior colleagues and budget holders to build procurement capability and deliver measurable improvements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop a procurement strategy and prioritised implementation plan informed by spending, contracts, organisational needs and risk.
• Establish clear purchasing policies, delegated authorities and approval processes in partnership with finance and compliance.
• Lead and support sourcing, tendering, supplier evaluation, due diligence and commercial negotiations.
• Strengthen contract oversight, renewal planning, supplier performance and risk management.
• Influence decentralised budget holders and build consistent procurement practices through practical guidance, templates and coaching.
• Maintain ethical standards, manage conflicts of interest and ensure clear audit trails.
• Report on procurement performance, efficiencies and whole-life value, balancing cost, quality, service and risk.
• Evidence of building or materially improving procurement arrangements, with clear personal ownership and measurable results.
• Strong sourcing, negotiation, supplier and contract management experience.
• Commercial and financial judgement, supported by effective analysis of spending and procurement data.
• The ability to influence senior stakeholders, secure cooperation and embed change.
• Sound understanding of procurement governance, due diligence and proportionate controls.
• A practical, collaborative approach and the ability to adapt to a charity and professional membership environment.

Essential Requirements:

• Proven experience of establishing or materially improving procurement processes, with clear personal ownership and measurable results.
• Ability to develop and implement a practical procurement strategy using business needs, spending analysis and risk information.
• Experience of sourcing, tendering, supplier evaluation, commercial negotiation and contract award.
• Strong supplier and contract management experience, including resolving underperformance and managing commercial risk.
• Sound understanding of procurement governance, delegated authorities, due diligence, conflicts of interest and audit trails.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and decentralised budget holders, secure cooperation and embed purchasing controls.
• Strong commercial, financial and analytical judgement, assessing whole-life value across cost, quality, service and risk.
• A practical, hands-on approach, with the ability to introduce proportionate processes and develop colleagues’ procurement capability.
• Ability to adapt procurement practice to a charity and professional membership environment.

Experience across commercial and not-for-profit settings is desirable. Strong commercial-sector candidates and credible candidates stepping into their first Head of Procurement role are welcome.

A relevant procurement qualification, such as CIPS or equivalent, is advantageous.