Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Head of Procurement Transformation to lead the transformation of procurement across a complex, capital-intensive project environment.
The mandate requires someone who can strategise, implement and measure procurement transformation end to end, spanning processes, systems, governance, supplier management, commercial disciplines and AI-enabled optimisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the transformation of procurement across major capital projects and programmes.
- Re-engineer the end-to-end procurement chain, including processes, systems, controls and governance.
- Define and implement the procurement transformation roadmap, with clear measures of value and benefits realisation.
- Implement and optimise modern procurement and e-procurement platforms, including Oracle Procurement Cloud, SAP Ariba, Coupa or equivalent.
- Apply GenAI, automation and advanced analytics to improve procurement effectiveness and decision-making.
- Strengthen commercial and contractual disciplines across the procurement lifecycle.
- Improve procurement predictability, cost efficiency, transparency and control.
- Establish and embed procurement governance, policies, operating models and performance measures.
- Own frameworks for supplier, category and third-party/partner management, including selection, evaluation and performance.
- Partner closely with Finance to quantify and track financial benefits generated through transformation initiatives.
- Work with category and sourcing teams to ensure procurement strategy is aligned with wider commercial and organisational priorities.
- Establish KPIs and reporting mechanisms to measure transformation progress and realised value.
What We’re Looking For
- Significant experience across projects/programme procurement, commercial or transformation.
- Strong programme/project management or consulting experience within procurement, supply chain or transformation.
- Demonstrable experience transforming procurement within capital-project environments.
- Proven ability to re-engineer procurement processes from end to end.
- Experience implementing procurement technology such as Oracle Procurement Cloud, SAP Ariba, Coupa or equivalent.
- Evidence of delivering measurable improvements in cost efficiency, procurement predictability and commercial performance.
- Strong supplier, category and third-party management experience.
- Experience establishing procurement governance and operating frameworks.
- Ability to take transformation from strategy through implementation and benefits realisation.
- Practical understanding of how GenAI, automation and analytics can enhance procurement processes and performance.