Procurement: Head of Centre of Excellence

Exceptional role for an experienced Head of Centre for Excellence ( Procurement). This is a newly created role that will establish this business as WORLD CLASS. A Procurement background is essential as is experience in leading a Centre for Excellence in the past This is a key role in the transformation of this international food business and part of upskilling the teams and de-risking the business as it grows. Apply here : Head of Centre for Excellence ( Procurement)

TITLE: Head of Centre for Excellence ( Procurement)

Contract Permanent contract

Salary total comp of £122,000 ( comprised of base salary of c £90,000+ £22,500 bonus and car allowance of £9,500pa).)

Location: Buckinghamshire (Hybrid work: 3 days wfh. 2 days in the office)

Company: Food and restaurants

Purpose of the role. .

This is a newly created role in which you wilk be reporting to the Director of Programme Management, the purpose of this role is to build and lead the CoE in its mission to build capabilities & embed best practices across this food and hospitality. The Centre of Excellence (CoE) team is newly formed with the goal of driving continuous operational improvement, building capability & embedding best practice. You will be looking at the competition and related sectors to consistently ensure that the company is clear on what best in class represents and ensure that there is a viable roadmap to achieve

The role

• Setting the functional strategy for CoE aligned to the procurement business strategy
• Setting the practical plans around driving continuous operational improvement
• Defining best practice, prioritising activity and agreeing the resources required through the business case sign off process with board
• Project plan with scope, package roles & responsibilities
• Lead external benchmarking in order to become – & remain – World Class
• Working collaboratively with teams across the supply chain and procurement

Requirements

• Experience in leading a Centre of Excellence
• Solid Procurement and Supply Chain background