Head of Procurement | Nottinghamshire| £51,000 - £56,000 Macildowie delighted to be partnering exclusively with a Multi Academy Trust in Nottinghamshire who provide primary and secondary education across multiple counties to over 10,000 children who are seeking to appoint to a newly created Head of Procurement post. Head of Procurement remit You will be leading their Procurement function and partnering closely with the CFO in creating the long term strategic plan as well as establishing the structure and function. Given this is a newly created post it presents a great opportunity to put your own stamp on the role and have real autonomy in shaping the function going forward.This will be everything from end to end tendering, identifying savings from the low hanging fruit, contract management and liaison with budget managers to deliver the best possible outcomes.The role will have access to support from administrative colleagues that span across Finance and Procurement. Minimum Requirements: - End to end tendering knowledge and experience- Public sector procurement experience and familiarity with public procurement regulations at Senior Procurement Officer/ Manager and above level Benefits - £51,000-£56,000- Excellent pension - Local Government Pension Scheme - c22% employer contribution - Hybrid working - 3 days based on site with the rest from home - 28 days annual leave bank holidaysThis Head of Procurement role is an excellent opportunity to join a growing organisation and impact the education and development of children across multiple counties.If you are interested in exploring this great procurement opportunity and feel this could be a fit for you, please apply with an up to date CV. We will be finalising the shortlist the next couple weeks, with hard deadline Thursday 28th November however please apply/ reach out sooner rather than later if you wish to explore this. Please put your home postcode on your CV when applying. Our recruitment tech uses this to make sure your CV is reviewed by the relevant consultant, for the relevant job(s), in the relevant geography. Macildowie are a recruitment business working on behalf of a client to recruit this role. Your personal data may be forwarded to that client company as part of the application process. If you would like information on how we will process your data please go to our website (macildowie.com) and view our fair processing notices which are located at the bottom of the page under privacy policies. Within the fair processing notice for Candidates there is guidance on how to amend your contact preferences or exercise your rights relating to personal data. We can't provide direct links as email address and website urls within our job adverts are removed by some of the websites on which we advertise. Macildowie is a specialist recruitment consultancy with a rich history of enhancing the careers of professionals across the Midlands and the Northern Home Counties. We have an unrivalled understanding of the local market place and recruit for the majority of the region's premier employers. To search for all of our live jobs please visit us at macildowie.com.