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Job Title: Head Of Procurement Operations

Location: London- Hybrid Working Model

Application Deadline: Sunday 13th July 2025

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About the Role:

In this new position reporting into the VP Global Procurement you will be responsible for enhancing operational efficiency through the design, implementation and monitoring of best practice processes, technology, reporting and governance across the procurement function.

This will include supporting the Procurement Category Directors to deliver against targets committed with the business stakeholders, ensuring best practice is documented, shared and consistently applied across the Central Procurement team and communicated to key stakeholders and standardizing data consistently across Procurement for analysis and reporting.

This role can be in our Kings Cross London offices on a hybrid working model.

Role Responsibilities:

• Process optimization and standardization – Process mapping, developing and standardising procurement processes and aligning of processes with other functional areas
• System and tool management including being the product owner of the procurement ‘Source to Contract’ tools and systems, digital solution scouting, system integration and tool optimization
• Data Analysis and Reporting - Spend Analysis, metrics and reporting, refining existing team management tools and working with other corporate areas to identify available data.
• Project Management and change management of existing/new initiatives that cut across categories, overseeing the continuous improvement of procurement processes and systems.
• Create and develop training materials and programs for procurement staff and share knowledge across procurement teams.
• Supporting the Central Procurement management team with strategic planning, category management and risk management as well as promoting awareness of and developing the procurement policy.
  
  

• Significant demonstrable Procurement and procurement system experience.
• Knowledge, experience and understanding of Source-to-Pay processes & technology (e.g. Spend Analytics, eSourcing, Implementation/Roll out of Indirect Purchase Orders, etc.).
• Data analysis and reporting
• Project management and delivery of change
• Implementing and documenting processes
• Demonstrated experience working with cross functional teams in a complex, changing environment to implement best practice and deliver change.
• Interpersonal, communications, rapport-building and influencing skills.
• Critical thinking
• Business process mapping, optimization and management
• Ability to manage multiple projects in parallel.
• Undergraduate degree and/or MCIPS qualified.
  
  

• Knowledge of SAP and Ariba would be a distinct advantage
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Purchasing and Supply Chain

• Industries

  Book and Periodical Publishing

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