Head of Procurement Excellence

Role Overview

• Develop and implement the Procurement Excellence roadmap aligned with broader business goals.
• Define, monitor, and report on key procurement KPIs and performance metrics.
• Establish governance frameworks to support process consistency, policy compliance, and risk management.
• Develop compelling business cases and secure funding for strategic investments, incorporating ROI analysis, payback period modelling, and clear value justification.
• Performance leadership & oversight of centrally led Procurement initiatives. Examples may be programs to enhance Category Management, Value Delivery or Compliance across the Procurement Organisation
• Develop and deliver training, toolkits, and best practices to upskill procurement staff and stakeholders.
• Standardise procurement processes and drive continuous improvement initiatives across sourcing, contracting, and purchasing activities.
• Oversee process documentation, automation, and internal controls to support efficient procurement operations.
• Support change management activities for new initiatives, systems, or policies.
• Validate digital transformation strategy & create clear multi-year roadmap that will drive Procurement effectiveness & efficiency
• Lead adoption and optimisation of procurement technologies (e.g., SAP, Ariba, analytics tools).
• Partner with IT/Biztech and procurement teams to enhance system capabilities, data quality, and user experience.
• Provide spend analytics and insights to support strategic sourcing, supplier management, and cost reduction initiatives.
• Manage dashboards and reporting tools to track performance, compliance, and value delivery.
• Indirect coaching of procurement/wider colleagues across the org to help develop capabilities that will transform the organization.
• Set clear goals for the team, lead & manage towards outstanding performance
• Develop team members for future progression.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or above in Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, Finance, Accounting, or applicable field of study required.
• Track record of continued growth and career progression, demonstrating capability in project management & execution of large, cross-functional projects.
• Proven record of building high performing teams and developing talent
• Deep understanding of Procurement Processes, Strategies & Tools.
• Good understand of Procurement & Supply Chain technology landscape – both today and into the future.
• Able to identify, understand & evaluate multiple solutions for Procurement, and translate into compelling transformation programs (example – AI transformation, horizon scanning toolkit).
• Experience establishing and implementing complex sourcing strategies with best-in-class Category Management techniques across multiple categories.
• Leads, manages, or oversees complex process and cross-functional projects and initiatives.
• Regularly works under tight deadlines with significant financial impact.
• Wider understanding of business processes: Supply Chain & across enterprise.
• Strong communication and ability to negotiate at high levels required to guide, influence, and convince others, in particular Procurement & SC Leadership + functional colleagues (e.g IT, Finance, Transformation Offices).
• Relentless Drive for Results.
• Fully native proficiency in English language, additional languages are advantageous (E.G Polish, German, Chinese, Thai, French). Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

• Private health care -family covered
• Subsidized meals in local canteen
• Two additional, fully paid days off over the Festive period
• Discounted online Twinings tea shop
• Welcome pack for newborn Twinings babies
• Co-financed MultiSport card
• Co-financed kindergarten
• Discounts for sport, education and travels
• Vouchers for Christmas
• Holiday bonus
• Comprehensive wellbeing program
• Vouchers for beauty treatments
• Onsite beauty treatments
• Twice yearly parties for the whole team
• Access to LinkedIn Learning
• Access to ABF Networking, connect, collaborate, and grow across the ABF Group.