Taylor & Francis, a leading academic publisher, is seeking an exceptional Strategic Sourcing Director to revolutionise our procurement function and drive organisational excellence. This newly created role reports directly to the Executive Vice President Operations and offers a unique opportunity to shape our procurement strategy from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a comprehensive procurement strategy aligned with our business objectives
• Build and lead a team of procurement professionals to support our global business
• Drive the delivery of multi-million-pound annual savings targets
• Establish robust procurement policies, processes, and best practices
• Create data-driven reporting systems for spend analysis and performance tracking
• Foster a cost-conscious culture throughout the organisation
• Lead high-impact sourcing projects across a range of business areas
• Implement innovative procurement tools and systems
• Collaborate with the Executive Leadership Team to embed procurement excellence
• Build synergies with procurement teams across the Informa Group

Location and Working Model

The successful candidate will be able to utilise our balanced working model. We ask that candidates live within a commutable distance of either our Milton Park, Abingdon office or our London, Blackfriars office to ensure that as a balanced worker they can make it to our Milton Park or Blackfriars office location to collaborate as required. There is an expectation for a minimum of 3 days per week in-person time. We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That's why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you're not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces - like at conference - you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.

Qualifications and Experience

• Extensive senior procurement experience, preferably in publishing or media
• Proven track record of delivering substantial cost savings and process improvements
• Experience building and leading high-performing procurement teams
• Strong commercial acumen and analytical capabilities
• Outstanding stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience implementing procurement systems and tools
• Change management expertise
• Strategic mindset balanced with hands-on execution ability
• Leadership skills to influence and motivate across all organisational levels

Additional Information

Company Description: Informa is a leading academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge, and events business, creating unique content and connectivity for customers worldwide. Taylor & Francis is one of the world's largest publishers of high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarly journals, books, e-books, and reference works. Our purpose is to foster human progress through knowledge.

Role overview: This role offers the opportunity to make a substantial impact on our bottom line while working closely with senior leadership. You'll balance strategic thinking with tactical execution in a dynamic business environment, engaging directly with suppliers, negotiating agreements, and delivering measurable results. We are looking for a motivated self-starter who is driven by achieving excellent results and creating value.

Training and Professional Development

We are passionate about ensuring you have all the tools and resources to reach your short and long-term career goals. We'll support you by developing your Taylor & Francis Development Plan, ensuring you have the resources, tools, support and coaching to get you where you want to be.

Interview Process

After you submit your application, you may be contacted for an initial screening conversation or asked to complete a short video interview. You will then attend a competency-based interview, either virtually or in person, followed by a final, second-stage interview before an offer is extended. We aim to help all candidates shine; if you need any adjustments to the process, please let us know.

Being Yourself at Taylor & Francis: We invite you to apply even if your existing skills and experience don't fit every item listed above. We strive to empower colleagues to be themselves and contribute regardless of identity or background. We support flexible working and aim to help you develop in areas you are passionate about.

Equal Opportunity and Benefits

Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and foster an inclusive environment where all colleagues can learn and succeed as their true selves. We offer a range of benefits including:

• A competitive salary
• An excellent work/life balance with a flexible working culture
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays and an extra day off for your birthday
• 3 additional discretionary days off during the holiday season
• 4 paid volunteering days each year
• Company funded single cover private medical insurance
• Employee assistance programme with 24/7 well-being support
• Share Match - plan that matches every share purchased with two free shares
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance, plus optical and medical care

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 23rd September 2025.