Sharp & Carter have been exclusively engaged to recruit a Head of Procurement to lead the indirect procurement function for a household name. This is a high impact leadership role where you will shape strategy, drive transformation, and develop a high-performing team. This is an opportunity to have full reign of a spend portfolio and shape it the way you want it to look.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a team of procurement professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and growth.
• Own the strategy and delivery of indirect categories.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to influence, challenge, and add value at every stage of the procurement lifecycle.
• Drive procurement transformation initiatives, embedding best practice, digital solutions, and innovative approaches.
• Deliver measurable value through supplier partnerships, cost optimisation, risk management, and sustainability initiatives.
• Be proactive in identifying new opportunities to add value and improve business processes and procedures.
• Work with C-suite to identify challenges, opportunities and area of improvement business wide.

About You

• Proven track record in procurement leadership roles.
• Strong expertise in indirect categories
• Experienced in leading procurement transformation programs, with the ability to modernise and elevate the function.
• Exceptional people leader with the ability to engage, inspire, and develop teams.
• Commercially astute, influential, and confident working with executive stakeholders.
• Self sufficient and ability to work autonomously.