Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Head of Procurement - Central Services and Materials



What is the purpose of this role?

The Head of Procurement – Central Services and Materials is accountable for the development, management and maintenance of a resilient and sustainable Procurement strategy that provides Amey with a competitive advantage in the marketplace, enabling the company to realise its growth and profitability targets. The Procurement Function is required to be a professional, trusted, value-adding business partner to all Amey Business Divisions and Central Functions delivering an annual RoI that matches or exceeds peer performance. The role holder will have oversight of an annual external spend of £500m.


Responsibilities



  • Develop a Central Services and Materials sector specific procurement vision, plan and strategy with an associated roadmap and measurable milestones, to meet the requirements of the relevant Amey Business divisional strategies




  • Participate in the development of the required business systems strategy to underpin the Procurement management processes and support efficient process delivery




  • Contribute to the setting and delivering of an annual Procurement Business plan with measurable deliverables and with due cognizance to the marketplace together with the overall requirements of interfacing Amey business divisions and group Functions




  • Delivery of the Procurement Business Plan via close working with Divisional Heads of Procurement and group Function representatives




  • Establishing and developing a high performing Procurement team for the Central Services and Materials sector, ensuring that stretched functional targets are cascaded into individual objectives for all team members




  • Establishing and implementing of category strategies together with associated procurement plans to meet the needs of each Business Division within the overall Procurement strategy




  • Development and implementation of Central Services and Materials Framework agreements demonstrating contribution to savings targets and security of supply with service excellence




  • Provide the necessary Procurement resources to facilitate Bid support, Contract Mobilisation and on-going Procurement support to Amey business divisions and contracts




  • Setting and agreeing with the Chief Procurement officer the criteria for evaluating Amey suppliers, together with sector specific evaluation criteria and ensuring compliance with those criteria.




  • Leadership of at least one of the Procurement, Fleet and Plant organisation’s enabler work-streams and ensuring appropriate milestones are met




  • Collaboration with Business Divisional Heads of Procurement in supporting make / buy decisions to reduce cost and drive operational efficiencies with due cognizance to the sector market place and competition




  • Owning sector specific Amey supplier relationships at a strategic level, enabling leverage to be used when required to meet specific business requirements




  • Developing and implementing the Central Services and Materials supplier development roadmap and programme to maximise the measurable value delivered through the Amey supply chain




  • Developing and implementing arrangements for increasing the awareness and competence of Central Services and Materials Procurement staff in Procurement management best practices




  • Upholding the Amey Delivery Framework and compliance to the Management System




  • An ambassador in driving the Amey Sustainability agenda with our suppliers




  • A member of the Amey Procurement Leadership Team



Role Specific Responsibilities


  • Joint ownership and responsibility in sector area for deliver of agreed Amey Group Procurement, Fleet and Plant Objectives and cost savings targets and reporting in to Group Procurement PMO

  • Development and delivery of outstanding working relationships between Amey Business Divisions and Group Procurement, Fleet and Plant

Relationships


External


  • Customer Procurement and Supply Chain leaders to ensure alignment to customer policy and strategy

  • Supplier CEOs / Senior Management Teams

  • Senior Procurement representatives of other companies

  • Professional bodies suc


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