Head of Procurement

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Milton Keynes Salary: 75,055 - 82,400 per year Employment:
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FCDO Services Job summary

Head of Procurement Salary: 75,055 - 82,400 plus a location allowance of 1,750 and excellent benefits

Location:

Based in Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes with the flexibility of hybrid working depending on business need

Free shuttle bus is available between central Milton Keynes and Hanslope Park At FCDO Services we protect the UK’s interests at home and overseas. We design and construct secure government buildings and courier diplomatic packages worldwide, safeguard government tech and a whole lot more. Our work is as varied and vital as it gets, but we never lose sight of our people.

Their skills, aspirations and growth mean as much as the global mission we’re on. In our world, it all matters.

Job description

Behind every modern embassy or overseas project we support, there’s a dedicated Procurement team here in the UK making it all happen. They strive to provide value for money supply chains in a compliant manner to support the organisation, FCDO and our wider market customers, shaping strategies for sustainable and ethical sourcing. And now, you've got the opportunity to join them.

Sourcing for global projects.

Balancing cost with quality.

Having everything you need to grow.

It all matters.

Lead a strategically focussed procurement function

The Head of Procurement role has evolved at FCDO Services, with increased strategic responsibility across customer needs and supply chain considerations, market development and value generation. Join us, and you’ll shape the direction of a strategically focussed procurement function that delivers value for money while achieving long-term organisational objectives.

With accountability for all procurement activities across the organisation, including high-value, high-risk and complex procurements, you’ll drive the improvement and transformation of policies and systems. Developing a forward-looking procurement model and commercial strategy, you’ll enhance efficiency while ensuring robust governance and risk management.

Our work covers a broad range of activities, including supporting estates work for FCDO buildings in UK and overseas locations. So, you’ll be responsible for providing strong leadership direction and performance management across multi-functional and geographically dispersed operations. You’ll also lead the expansion of our overseas procurement activity, developing scalable operating models and strengthening organisational capability.

Extend your influence as you work to defend the UK’s global interestsMCIPS qualified, or with equivalent experience, you’ll bring the ability to set strategy, governance and assurance frameworks and provide authoritative advice on high-risk issues. With proven ability to lead and influence decision-making at senior executive level, you’ll bring experience of delivering organisational outcomes through others. You’re confident operating with a high degree of autonomy to manage supplier relationships, complex procurement activity and associated risks.

And, with strong working knowledge of UK procurement regulations, Government commercial standards and corporate governance, you should also be able to interpret external trends and shape strategies in response to changing organisational and market conditions.

Experience of operating across international or overseas procurement environments is also desirable.

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