- A highimpact, senior leadership opportunity within a respected institution.
- Influence over multimilliondollar initiatives during a transformative period.
About Our Client
Our client is a prestigious, international education foundation known for its commitment to academic excellence and operational integrity. Operating within a diverse global community, the institution manages sophisticated commercial, financial, and infrastructure portfolios comparable to those of a large multinational organisation.
Job Description
This position will be responsible for Procurement Strategy & Governance, Vendor Management & Commercial Leadership, Capital Projects, Commercial Risk, and Continuous Improvement.
- Develop, implement, and continually refine an enterprisewide Procurement & Tender Strategy aligned with the school's longterm goals.
- Establish and enforce rigorous governance frameworks that ensure transparency, defensibility, and compliance with internal policies and local regulations.
- Serve as the final escalation point for procurement exceptions, disputes, and material commercial risks.
- Design and lead a comprehensive Vendor Management Framework, including supplier segmentation, performance oversight, and risk evaluation.
- Lead highvalue negotiations, market engagement, and strategic sourcing initiatives to strengthen resilience and commercial outcomes.
- Manage relationships with strategic, critical, and highrisk vendors to ensure performance and alignment with organisational expectations.
- Partner with crossfunctional teams (Finance, Legal, Property, Projects) to optimise risk allocation, contractual structures, and lifecycle value.
- Support complex tender evaluations, ensuring balanced decisions across cost, quality, risk, sustainability, and longterm resilience.
- Act as a strategic advisor to senior leadership and governance committees on commercial matters.
- Produce highquality executivelevel reporting, insights, and risk assessments that inform strategic decisionmaking.
- Enhance procurement systems, analytics, reporting capabilities, and digital tools.
- Embed bestpractice procurement culture and bring external market intelligence into the organisation.
- Uphold safeguarding, compliance, health & safety, and data protection standards across all procurement operations.
The Successful Applicant
Essential Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, Economics, Management, or related field. Master Degree is preferred.
- 20+ years of senior procurement or commercial leadership experience within complex, multistakeholder organisations.
- Proven track record in enterprise procurement strategy, governance frameworks, and vendor management models.
- Deep experience managing highvalue, longterm contracts across construction, infrastructure, and professional services.
- Strong commercial judgement and the ability to operate with credibility at Executive and Board levels.
- High integrity with demonstrated experience in ethical procurement, anticorruption, and compliancedriven environments.
- Advanced analytical, digital, and reporting capabilities, with strong communication skills.
- Experience in major capital projects, regulated sectors, or complex vendor ecosystems.
What's on Offer
- Strategic visibility at Executive and Governance levels.
- A valuesdriven culture focused on integrity, transparency, and longterm sustainability.
- The opportunity to shape a modern procurement function aligned with global best practices.
Contact: Amelia Lestari
Quote job ref: JN-022026-6951388
