About the role
The Head of Procurement – Power T&D is a core member of the Business Unit Senior Leadership Team and the UK Procurement Leadership Team, responsible for leading procurement and supply chain strategy to support the delivery of business objectives, growth and performance.
The role is accountable for ensuring that supply chain capability, capacity and commercial outcomes enable the successful delivery of the PT&D pipeline, creating sustainable competitive advantage through strategic supplier relationships, market insight and innovative supply chain solutions.
Operating as a senior business leader, the Head of Procurement will contribute to wider business strategy, decision-making and problem solving beyond the functional remit, bringing a supply chain and commercial perspective to complex business challenges.
The role also plays a key leadership role across the UK Procurement function, actively contributing to category council activity, cross-business initiatives and the ongoing development of procurement capability, standards and strategy.
What you'll be doing
- Act as a senior leader within the Power T&D business, contributing to business-wide strategy, performance management, risk mitigation and continuous improvement beyond the procurement function.
- Lead the development and delivery of a market-leading procurement and supply chain strategy aligned to business objectives, growth plans and customer requirements.
- Provide strategic oversight of programme and portfolio level demand, ensuring supply chain capability and capacity are developed in line with current and future workload.
- Own senior relationships with key strategic suppliers and customers, representing the business in high-level discussions and ensuring strong, collaborative and performance-driven partnerships.
- Act as the escalation point for significant supply chain, subcontractor and commercial issues across the business, providing leadership and resolution on complex and high-risk matters.
- Support key work winning and preconstruction activity as the strategic procurement lead, shaping supply chain solutions and contributing to winning strategies on major bids.
- Define and oversee procurement and supply chain governance across the business, working in close partnership with Commercial leadership to ensure effective control, compliance and risk management, including subcontract procurement.
- Lead the development and implementation of category management strategies that secure critical resources, optimise value and drive competitive advantage.
- Identify and manage supply chain risks, market pressures and capacity constraints, implementing mitigation strategies to ensure resilience and continuity of supply.
- Lead a large, high-performing, geographically dispersed procurement and supply chain function (c.50 people), including Senior Procurement Managers across Scotland and England and a central Supply Chain Management team.
- Develop leadership capability within the team, coaching and mentoring senior managers to build a strong talent pipeline and succession plan.
- Ensure alignment with UK Procurement strategy, standards and tools, actively contributing to UK-wide initiatives and category councils to drive consistency and best practice.
- Drive performance management, reporting and continuous improvement across procurement and supply chain activity, ensuring delivery of value, efficiency and compliance.
Who we're looking for
- Proven experience operating at senior leadership level within a complex, project-based or infrastructure business, with the ability to contribute to broader business strategy and decision-making.
- Demonstrable track record of leading large, geographically dispersed procurement and supply chain teams through senior managers, driving performance through a leader-of-leaders model.
- Strong executive presence with the ability to influence, challenge and engage senior internal stakeholders, customers and strategic suppliers.
- Extensive experience in procurement, supply chain management and category strategy, including strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management and complex commercial negotiations.
- Experience of operating beyond a functional remit to solve complex business challenges, bringing a commercial and supply chain perspective to wider organisational issues.
- Deep understanding of supply chain markets, capacity dynamics and risk management within a relevant sector (e.g. infrastructure, energy, construction).
- Proven ability to develop and execute long-term supply chain strategies aligned to business growth and operational delivery requirements.
- Strong commercial acumen with a clear focus on value creation, margin improvement and risk mitigation.
- Experience of working within structured governance environments, with a pragmatic but disciplined approach to compliance and control.
- Excellent leadership, coaching and talent development capability, with experience building high-performing teams and developing future leaders.
- Strong analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to balance strategic thinking and operational delivery.
- Knowledge of relevant legal frameworks and contract law related to procurement and subcontracting.
- MCIPS qualification or equivalent experience is desirable.
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
About us
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [email protected]
Job Reference: BBUK19776
