Golden Charter have a brand-new opportunity for a Head of Procurement to join us on a full time, permanent basis, working 35 hours per week.

As Head of Procurement, you will develop and own our procurement strategy, working with our Risk and Financial Accounting teams to ensure we comply with our Supplier Management Policy and Framework and FCA rules and guidance in relation to material outsourcing. You’ll be sourcing and negotiating with material suppliers, monitoring and ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation and regulations as well as developing and implementing strategies to reduce costs and improve efficiency.

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, you will own the procurement processes across the Company, ensuring that we achieve the best possible commercial contractual terms in relation to cost, service and quality.

What’s in it for you?

At Golden Charter, everyone is trusted to be themselves, develop themselves and make a valuable contribution for our customers. Our rewards and recognition are continually evolving to make sure we are well looked after whilst enabling us to choose the benefits we want.

We understand the importance of work life balance and want to support our colleague to do their best work, have a good work life balance and work flexibly whilst staying connected and getting the job done. We operate a hybrid model of working – a mix of working remotely at home and in the office – which gives us more choice in deciding how and where we work best in a way that balances the needs of Golden Charter, our team and ourselves.

Along with flexibility, we offer a great benefits package, which includes:

6% employer pension contribution
Flexible benefits allowance
Annual bonus scheme
Life Assurance (4 x annual salary)
Generous annual leave entitlement
Holiday buy/sell scheme
Health Cash Plan
Employee Assistance Programme
Access to a retail discount website
Gym membership discounts
Annual flu vaccine
Access to mental health first aid
Great learning and development opportunities
Onsite masseuse
Onsite yoga classes

You’ll be the perfect person for us if:

You have strong negotiation and analytical skills
You have the ability to build and maintain solid supplier relationships
You have proven experience in procurement and supply chain management
You have experience of working within an organisation that has not previously had a centralised procurement function
You are proficient in financial planning and budget management
You have high levels of attention to detail
You have experience of reviewing and managing contracts with suppliers
You have excellent communication skills

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