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Procurement Head of Indirect Governance AND IT

Ref: 645268

London, UK

£85,000 | £550 per day

  • Permanent / Contract
  • Indirect Procurement Leadership
  • Supplier Governance
  • Immediately Available

About the candidate

A senior procurement and supply chain leader with deep experience across indirect spend, IT procurement, supplier governance and contract management. They have led global spend portfolios of around £140m-£150m across sports and events, public sector, global mobility, relocation, energy and professional services environments, working closely with senior stakeholders to improve commercial control, supplier performance and compliance.

Immediately available for contract or permanent opportunities, they bring a practical, hands-on approach to procurement transformation. Their background includes building governance frameworks, negotiating complex IT and facilities agreements, developing BPO and offshore service models, and embedding more sustainable procurement practices across fast-moving global organisations.

What makes them great?

  • Proven savings delivery: Delivered around £500k of savings within the first 90 days in a recent senior indirect procurement role, including approximately £300k through IT contract and licence negotiations.
  • Global spend leadership: Managed annual spend of around £140m across 46 international offices, achieving average annual savings of approximately £1.4m through audits, renegotiation and improved commercial terms.
  • Governance builder: Developed procurement toolkits, supplier inventories, training programmes and outsourcing controls that improved compliance, visibility and stakeholder engagement.

Areas of expertise

  • Indirect and IT procurement: Strong track record across software licensing, IT infrastructure, facilities, corporate services, property, assets and supplier contracts.
  • Supplier governance and compliance: Experienced in building KPI, SLA, audit and third-party outsourcing controls across complex supplier networks.
  • Strategic sourcing and transformation: Skilled in RFI/RFP activity, contract negotiation, stakeholder engagement, BPO strategy and procurement process improvement.