Head of Marketing Procurement – £120K

Role: Head of Marketing Procurement - £120K Salary: Up to £120K + Excellent Package Location: Watford (2 days p/w in Office) Fantastic opportunity to support a CPO in the continued development of a relatively 'Greenfield' Procurement function. The jobholder will lead all Indirect spend, with a heavy focus on Marketing, as well as Professional Services, FM and Property, playing a key role in developing a team of direct reports with a focus on driving agility, speed-to-market, compliance, awareness of commercial risk, and delivering value for money. Key Priorities: Indirect Procurement Strategy: Developing and executing procurement strategies for indirect categories. Stakeholder Engagement: Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders across all levels, supporting indirect procurement needs, and ensuring that procurement strategies align with cross-functional business objectives. Sustainability and Social Value Integration: Establishing sustainable procurement best practices in line with Social Value framework Procurement Compliance & Policy: Ensuring adherence to procurement policies and processes, managing supplier diversity, setting metrics to measure compliance, and fostering a data-driven approach to supplier selection and performance. Supplier Management: supporting supplier onboarding and management processes across indirect categories, including contract negotiation, risk mitigation, and driving supplier performance improvements. What does success look like? Positive stakeholder feedback and strong cross-functional relationship management Measurable progress on cost reduction and sustainable procurement goals Compliance with Social Value and ESG metrics, including reductions in scope 3 emissions High-quality, on-budget supplier performance across Marketing and Indirect categories What experience is required? Deep experience across indirect categories - with specific expertise in Marketing Evidence of leading and developing high-performing teams of Procurement professional's Strong background in sustainable procurement practices and Social Value Ability to work collaboratively with senior management and cross-functional teams Proficiency with procurement software (Ariba/SAP, Coupa preferred) ***Applicants must demonstrate current and valid UK Right to Work***

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