Ref Number
B28-00331
Professional Expertise
Commercial and Procurement
Department
Finance, Commercial and Estates (B28)
Location
London
Working Pattern
Full time
Salary
See advert text
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Type
Hybrid
Available for Secondment
No
Closing Date
29-Jul-2026
UCL is London's leading multidisciplinary university, with more than 16,000 staff and 50,000 students from 150 different countries. As well as being a global leader in teaching, UCL is also recognised as one of the most successful research institutions in the world.
In addition, UCL spends over £900 million per year with third parties, with the main categories covering laboratory supplies, HR services, estates and FM and IT.
The commercial and procurement function ensures that our supply chain is effective, aligned to our institutional goals, and continually improving.
UCL’s operates a large multi-disciplinary estate that is critical to the organisation’s performance. The Director of Supply Chain operates alongside the Estates function to shape, manage and assure the supply chain that enables our construction and refurbishment programmes, and our facilities management contracts.
The candidate is expected to develop and deliver of strategies that enable our net zero targets, drive cost efficiency and organisational performance. It is a process of continuous improvement, and the role is supported by a team of category managers.
The ideal candidate for the role will be a Commercially strategic and focused individual who is experienced in leading teams to enhance and produce the best results from internal leaders, external advisors and UCL’s providers.
You will have substantial experience as a Commercial leader within a variety of environments and sectors, particularly Estates, and will have a transformative and change focused core to your leadership approach.
Holding excellent communication skills and subject matter expertise you will have the ability to filter down complex concepts and subjects to those without specialist knowledge in a way which is both digestible and impactful.
An understanding and strong comprehension of Equality Diversity and Inclusion is also key to this role, particularly in relation to accessibility in Estates strategy and when building teams.
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
- 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Immigration loan
- Relocation scheme for certain posts
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.
These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
