Director of Procurement – Capital Projects – Capex

Overview

As Director of Procurement for Capital Projects, you will own end-to-end CAPEX and facilities procurement within a global healthcare/pharma organisation. You will lead a high-impact function, partnering with senior leaders to deliver large greenfield and brownfield investments, optimise costs, and drive supplier performance. The role combines strategic sourcing, complex negotiations and transformational programmes across regions. You will shape procurement strategy to enable manufacturing growth and operational excellence, while building a high-performing team.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• fantastic package
• London/South-based with hybrid working
• opportunity to grow department
• global exposure

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a global procurement strategy for Capital Projects, Construction, Engineering Equipment and Facilities Management
• Manage a global spend portfolio across ongoing capital programmes and major investments
• Create sourcing strategies to improve quality, resilience and total cost of ownership
• Build business cases and secure executive approval for strategic sourcing and transformation
• Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Facilities, Finance and Operations to align procurement with business priorities
• Build relationships with executive stakeholders across global markets
• Drive value through strategic engagement and influence
• Lead complex negotiations with global suppliers and contractors
• Develop strategic supplier partnerships delivering innovation and sustainable value
• Oversee contract strategy, negotiation, execution and supplier governance
• Ensure risk management, compliance and supply assurance across the portfolio
• Support delivery of Greenfield and Brownfield projects internationally
• Lead transition and execution of sourcing strategies
• Drive improvements in cost, quality, delivery, service and supplier performance
• Manage and develop a high-performing procurement team
• Build organisational capability to meet current and future needs
• Foster a collaborative, commercially focused and high-performance culture

Key requirements

• Significant senior procurement leadership experience in Capital Projects, FM, CAPEX, Engineering or Industrial environments
• Experience in manufacturing or FMCG environments
• Proven track record managing large-scale global spend portfolios
• Experience developing and executing multi-year procurement strategies delivering business value
• Strong background in supplier negotiations, contracting and commercial management
• Proven success leading procurement teams and developing talent
• Experience managing complex global stakeholder networks and influencing executives
• Solid understanding of project delivery, change management and operational excellence
• Must have capital equipment procurement experience within a manufacturing setting
• Experience working on major project and programme procurement

• stakeholder influence at executive level
• leadership and people development
• strategic thinking and collaboration
• CAPEX procurement
• Capital Projects, Facilities Management
• Construction and Engineering sourcing

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