Procurement Lead
Vacancy Ref: 60754
Venn Group are currently recruiting for an interim head of procurement to lead an existing Procurement team through a redesign of how procurement functions and works for the Council and its stakeholders. The second is to then lead the procurement team and council at large with the procurement work stream for the SAP ERP implementation.
Location: South West
Duration: 4- 6 months initially
Rate: Negotiable
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Responsibilities:
- Lead an existing and significant team of Procurement staff and lead a project team for SAP ERP implementation
- Consult across the organisation to develop and implement a new operating model for the team, create a strategy for future-state Procurement as well as improving the performance of the current service offering
- Drive change across the function and agree those changes with associated functional areas such as Finance, Legal and our service areas
- Ensure changes are communicated and that learning is assured for all Procurement stakeholders
- Reduce inefficiencies, artificial boundaries and enhance the offering to the Council’s services.
- Create KPI’s and SLA’s in line with the organisation’s needs and with the Procurement strategy
- Provide internal Procurement consultancy to senior stakeholders and be a highly visible member of the senior management team
- Manage all deliverables throughout the ERP lifecycle for Procurement and including requirements, gap analysis, migration, user
Required experience:
- Experience of leading Procurement change within a complex environment
- Experience of designing a Procurement strategy with a large public sector (ideally local government) organisation and through to its full implementation
- Experience of implementing an ERP system through the full cycle either in a Procurement or Finance work stream
- CIPS or equivalent qualification or experience
If you're interested in this position please apply below or contact Oliver Attwood at Venn Group