Head-Procurement

To undertake, lead and manage procurement activities and processes on behalf of various budget holders and stakeholders to ensure that the Press achieves value for money for its third party spend Value For Money being defined as the appropriate balance of Quality/Service with Cost.

Financial:

To undertake supplier negotiations, selection and contracting of business in line with the procurement policy thresholds. Which is typically between 50K - 1M+

Staff:

N/A

Other:

Engage with direct and indirect suppliers providing goods and services to all product group, all shared services functions and all Branches globally, where applicable.

Category strategy

Lead, develop, own and take personal responsibility the category strategy (global, regional or local) for a portfolio of goods and services with an annual spend typically up to 40m per year across the Press.

To support, and at times, take the lead in the development of cross-company category strategies.

Work with stakeholders to develop category strategies, and in addition, specify and test the business requirements in their category areas to ensure value for money by constantly challenging the balance between cost and service.

Procurement led change and sourcing

To drive procurement led change and sourcing activities for category responsibilities across the Press.

Work alongside project manager and the PMO office, to ensure timely delivery of projects and objectives.

To provide professional procurement expertise and commercial focus to the various businesses across the Press to ensure value for money from budgets.

Provide commercial input into the building of business cases by stakeholders across the various businesses to support decision making.

To undertake negotiations, selection and contracting of business with a typical contract size from 50K to 1m+ per annum.

Additional Duties

To carry out any other duties which may be reasonably expected of you by your immediate manager or a senior director.

Press Policies and Procedures

To abide by all Press policies and procedures, as detailed in your contract of employment and the Staff Handbook, e.g. Health and Safety, e-mail and Internet use and standards of behaviour.

(a) Operating Environment:

Procurement is continually breaking new ground whilst operating in a challenging environment. Efficiency and profitability is mission critical to the success of the business and successful procurement is key to achieving money to re-invest in the Press.

(b) Framework & Boundaries:

The Procurement Policy is in place, to drive compliance within the business, is a continual challenge. The boundary of this and the other financial controls in the business means that the jobholder must have the ability to operate within these constraints, but at the same time ensure that others in the organisation do the same.