Head of Procurement

Job description:

Working Pattern: 100% (hybrid & flexible options considered)

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior procurement professional to join and lead our Procurement Team within the Finance Department. The role is key in setting the strategic direction of the function, developing plans that optimise the University's purchasing activity whilst ensuring regulatory compliance and directly contributing to the institution's overall financial health and operational efficiency.

Working collectively with two Deputy’s, the Carbon Data Manager and a broader team of Category Managers, you will set the direction in driving value for money and cost effectiveness across the University’s non payroll expenditure, assessing risk, ensuring compliance and crucially working to embed positive social value impact throughout our supply chain.

This role would suit a senior procurement professional with experience of maturing a procurement function within a complex institution and navigating the change that is often required of the higher education sector.

What We Offer:

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.

Find out more at www.sheffield.ac.uk/benefits and join us to become part of something special.

• With line management responsibility for 2 Deputy Heads and our Carbon Data Manager, you will lead the team of 18 responsible and be responsible for developing and maintaining excellent service delivery. 
• The role holder will also lead on the delivery of purchasing related education/training across the institution's central service provision, the University’s Research Centre’s and the Advanced Manufacturing Group (AMG).
• You will develop a new Procurement strategy for the institution and contribute to the delivery of the University’s newly developed sustainability strategy.

It is an exciting time to join our team, with a renewed strategic focus and the personal opportunity to freely demonstrate your skills and experience by adding value to a wide and complex organisation.

We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and University.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.

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