Head of Strategic Procurement – Property, FM & Capital Projects
London or Birmingham | Hybrid Working
Circa £120,000 + Package
To apply please contact Adam at a.venting@bramwith.com
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a senior procurement leader to take on a highly visible, European-wide position within a major international organisation undergoing significant growth and procurement transformation.
Operating across a diverse property portfolio, you will lead strategic category management across a broad range of spend, with particular exposure to Facilities Management, Property, Capital Projects and wider Indirect Procurement.
This is a genuine leadership role combining category strategy, complex sourcing, senior stakeholder engagement and people management. You will manage a team of Procurement Managers across multiple European markets while personally leading some of the organisation’s most commercially significant procurement programmes.
Role Summary:
- Own and develop category strategies across major areas of European spend
- Lead complex, high-value strategic sourcing and supplier negotiations
- Manage and develop a team of Procurement Managers operating across multiple markets
- Build procurement engagement with senior operational, corporate and development stakeholders
- Identify opportunities to leverage spend across countries and business units
- Increase procurement influence across property development and capital investment programmes
- Develop strategic supplier relationships and strengthen supplier performance management
- Drive measurable savings, commercial value and improved service outcomes
- Support the continued development of procurement processes, governance, technology and ESG initiatives
- Work closely with senior procurement leadership to continue building a best-in-class European procurement function
We are looking for an established senior procurement professional with significant experience operating in complex, multi-site or multi-country organisations.
You are likely to bring:
- Extensive strategic procurement and category management experience
- Previous leadership experience at Head of / Director level
- Strong experience within Facilities Management, Property, Capital Projects, Indirects or a closely related category
- Experience managing and developing procurement teams
- A strong track record of delivering significant, EBITDA-impacting savings
- Experience leading major tenders, commercial negotiations and supplier frameworks
- The credibility to influence senior stakeholders across operational and corporate functions
- European or international procurement experience
- Experience within Real Estate, Facilities Management, Hospitality, Construction or another asset-intensive environment would be particularly relevant
This is an opportunity to join a procurement function with significant executive backing and play a major role in shaping how procurement operates across a rapidly growing European business.