About The Role
Divisional Head of Procurement
Location: Cheltenham/Swindon
Contract: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
As Divisional Head of Procurement, you will play a pivotal role in developing and maintaining strategic relationships across our key contracts. You will lead the end‑to‑end procurement lifecycle — from scoping and clarifying requirements, through to negotiation, performance monitoring and, where necessary, contract exit.
You will be responsible for managing and mitigating supply chain risks, ensuring that value for money is achieved and demonstrable through the application of your extensive procurement expertise.
In this role, you will establish and maintain procurement strategies, standards, processes and best practices that ensure full compliance with relevant legislation, regulatory obligations and information security requirements.
You will also lead, support and develop your team, ensuring that robust processes are followed and providing opportunities for professional growth and progression.
The successful candidate must be eligible to undergo and obtain SC clearance.
What You'll Do
Lead your team to deliver agreed objectives, ensuring high performance and accountability.
Provide mentoring and guidance to support the development of the wider QA function and direct team members.
Drive added value across the supply chain and QA function by applying strong procurement expertise and championing best practice.
Offer specialist advice and insight to both internal and external stakeholders.
Resolve queries and complex issues by collaborating with colleagues across the business to fully understand root causes.
Proactively engage with stakeholders to discuss risks, emerging issues and positive outcomes.
Analyse and interpret sales data to identify and pursue strategic QA conversion opportunities.
Identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvement.
Work closely with the Social Value Senior Compliance Manager to ensure contractual KPIs are met and enhanced where required.
Create, manage and continuously enhance the organisation's Preferred Supplier List (PSL), ensuring rigorous supplier evaluation, regular performance review, and alignment with procurement strategy and compliance requirements.
Lead the end‑to‑end process for onboarding, assessing, and rationalising suppliers, ensuring that only high‑performing, value‑driven suppliers are included on the PSL.
Work collaboratively with stakeholders to ensure the PSL is understood, adopted and leveraged effectively across the business to drive quality, consistency and value for money.
Summary Of Key Performance Metrics
The Divisional Head of Procurement will be assessed on their ability to:
Deliver measurable commercial value, including annual cost savings, cost avoidance, and increased spend under contract.
Drive high supplier performance, demonstrated through PSL adoption, supplier scorecard results, and efficient onboarding and rationalisation processes.
Maintain robust compliance and governance, ensuring adherence to procurement policies, legislation, information security requirements, and timely completion of contract lifecycle activities.
Develop and lead a high‑performing team, measured through engagement scores, professional development progress and productivity improvements.
Strengthen stakeholder relationships, reflected in satisfaction scores, effective communication of risks and opportunities, and conversion of identified commercial opportunities.
Accelerate continuous improvement, through implemented initiatives, process efficiency gains and adoption of enhanced procurement tools, standards, and practices.
About Us
At QA, we believe the future belongs to organisations that are able to learn, master and apply new skills at pace and scale. As the largest tech training company in the UK aand the fastest growing in the US, we partner with 96% of the FTSE and most of the Fortune 500. We have served over 4,00a0 customers and 1+ million learners in the last 3 years.
Our Mission
We teach the critical AI, technology, digital and Human skills needed to transform and succeed in a changing world.We do this through tailored learning programmes that connect learning across an organisation, create continuity for learners, and feature collaborative, cohort-based modalities to apply skills at pace and at scale.Our unique end-to-end learning solutions draw from deep expertise across Apprenticeships, Instructor-led training, Self-paced Learning and Blended Learning.
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Wellbeing & Benefits
Your wellbeing matters to us. That's why we offer benefits designed to help you recharge and thrive, including:
27 days Annual Leave (4 days used for the festive closure) plus Bank Holidays
Holiday Buying scheme
Medicash plan, Wellhub, Cycle to Work scheme
Private Medical Insurance at corporate rates
Employee Assistance Programme
Employee Discounts Benefit Hub
3 Development days
2 Charity days per year
Pension Scheme
Early Friday Finish at 4pm
Our peopleWe are an equal opportunity employer, focused on promoting a welcoming and inclusive environment. We embrace diversity, welcome applications from all candidates and aim to support the career growth of everyone. This means no matter what your gender, age, ethnicity, beliefs, or sexual orientation, or if you are disabled or a carer, we welcome you and the different perspectives you bring to our diverse family. We're proud of the progress we've achieved over the last few years to build an inclusive culture and celebrate our diversity.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee that all applicants with a disability who meet the role criteria will progress to the next stage of the process. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.