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About Us: 

At Supporting Education Group (SEG), we’re here to empower the world of education. As the UK’s leading education services platform, we bring together four specialist practices that support every corner of the sector - from teacher supply and SEN tutoring to qualifications, training and essential professional services. 

We serve over 18,000 customers, employ 1,600 people, and generate over £288 million in revenue annually. Backed by private equity, our rapid growth - both organic and through acquisitions - means we’re constantly evolving to meet the changing needs of schools, educators, and learners. 

With central teams across technology, finance, people, and marketing, we’re now entering an exciting transformation phase - simplifying how we work, consolidating contracts, and strengthening supplier relationships to build a more sustainable, efficient future. 

About the Role: 

We’re looking for an experienced and commercially astute Head of Procurement, Supplier Management and Outsourcing to lead and execute our procurement strategy across the group. 

This is a strategic leadership role responsible for shaping and delivering a consistent, group-wide approach to procurement, outsourcing, and supplier governance. You’ll play a key role in optimising supplier performance, driving cost efficiencies, and improving procurement capabilities across our senior leadership teams. 

This is your opportunity to build a function from the ground up and make a lasting impact as we continue to scale. 

Key areas of focus: 

• Procurement Strategy & Operations: Develop and lead our group procurement function, aligning with business goals while improving efficiencies, compliance and value-for-money. 

• Supplier & Outsourcing Management: Oversee strategic supplier relationships, SLAs and KPIs, and lead our outsourcing strategy to improve service scalability and cost-effectiveness. 

• Cost Optimisation & Value Creation: Use data, benchmarking and negotiation to identify synergies, reduce costs and support M&A integration. 

• Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a trusted advisor across the group, working closely with our central and practice teams to embed procurement best practice. 

You’ll be working with major suppliers including large IT companies, among others. 

About You: 

You’re an experienced procurement leader with a track record of driving transformation in fast-paced, multi-entity organisations - ideally with exposure to private equity environments and post-acquisition integration. 

You combine commercial acumen with strategic thinking, and have the influencing skills to build strong relationships at every level. 

To succeed in this role, you’ll need to bring: 

• Significant experience in procurement, sourcing, and outsourcing - ideally in a service-led or multi-site business. 

• Proven success negotiating contracts, managing suppliers, and delivering cost savings. 

• Experience creating and executing outsourcing strategies and managing third-party governance. 

• Strong understanding of procurement risks, regulations, and compliance. 

• Leadership experience with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive change. 

• Knowledge of procurement systems or ERP platforms (desirable). 

It would be desirable if you had: 

• Experience in the education, healthcare, or professional services sectors. 

• Previous involvement in M&A procurement due diligence and integration.