Director of Procurement - R & D

As the Director of Procurement you will be responsible for developing and executing global category strategies across a diverse and complex R&D spend portfolio. Leading a team of Procurement professionals, you will influence key business decisions, build strategic supplier partnerships, manage large-scale negotiations, and ensure procurement delivers competitive advantage through cost optimisation, innovation, quality, compliance and risk management.

This role requires a commercially astute and culturally aware leader capable of operating effectively across multiple regions, functions and stakeholder groups.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and develop global sourcing strategies across R&D outsourced services, laboratory services and associated categories.
• Partner with senior R&D and business leaders to identify strategic opportunities and align procurement objectives to organisational priorities.
• Lead complex commercial negotiations and oversee end-to-end contract management activities.
• Develop compelling business cases to gain stakeholder alignment and drive transformation initiatives.
• Deliver measurable value through cost reduction, quality improvement, innovation, supplier performance and risk mitigation.
• Build and maintain executive-level supplier relationships across global markets.
• Ensure supply continuity and compliance with regulatory, quality and governance requirements.
• Drive procurement excellence through market intelligence, category expertise and strategic supplier management.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of Procurement Managers, building capability for future organisational growth.
• Support cross-functional and cross-business unit initiatives that enhance procurement's value proposition globally.