157 Supply Chain Director jobs in London
Procurement and Supply Chain Director
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Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute comprehensive procurement and supply chain strategies aligned with the company's overall business objectives.
- Oversee all aspects of strategic sourcing, category management, contract negotiation, and supplier relationship management.
- Optimize inventory levels, logistics, and distribution networks to ensure timely delivery and cost-effectiveness.
- Implement and manage robust risk management strategies within the supply chain to mitigate disruptions.
- Lead and mentor a high-performing procurement and supply chain team.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve supplier performance.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations, ethical standards, and company policies.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders across departments to understand their procurement needs and deliver solutions.
- Leverage technology and data analytics to gain insights into market trends and supply chain performance.
- Develop and manage the procurement and supply chain budget effectively.
- Lead cross-functional projects related to supply chain transformation and optimization.
- Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and monitor supply chain performance against targets.
- In this hybrid role, you will be expected to collaborate closely with teams and senior leadership at our London, England, UK headquarters, while also benefiting from the flexibility of remote work for certain strategic and analytical tasks.
- Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in procurement and supply chain management, with a significant portion in a leadership capacity.
- Proven track record of developing and implementing successful strategic sourcing and supply chain initiatives.
- Strong understanding of global supply chain dynamics, logistics, and trade regulations.
- Excellent negotiation, contract management, and supplier relationship skills.
- Demonstrated experience in leading and developing teams.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
- Proficiency in supply chain management software and ERP systems.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a hybrid model, balancing on-site collaboration with remote productivity.
- Familiarity with best practices in sustainability and ethical sourcing is a plus.
- Based within commuting distance of London, England, UK , is required for this hybrid position.
Procurement Director
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You will lead and coordinate the strategic sourcing of services and supplies by CBRE on behalf of a client across all facility management service lines. You will also engage with key personnel on both the CBRE and Client teams as well as interfacing with other CBRE services lines to drive best practice and ensure that CBRE interests are represented.
Role Summary:
Develop, communicate, and manage the execution of global sourcing and procurement strategies to achieve account, platform, and client goals and objectives. Support the Managing Director and Business Unit Leaders in managing annual procurement budget and supplier base of vendors
Coordinate, deploy, and lead a professional sourcing team to support FM/PJM services delivery across the regions for the client
Implement and optimize CBRE procurement technology platforms
Analyzes commodity and service requirements for a real estate portfolio; Creates requests for proposals (RFP) and reviews bids. Creates contract, negotiates terms, and implements services
Analyzes and reviews organization requirements regarding goods, services, supplies, equipment, etc.; Establishes long-term and strategic procurement planning objectives.
In conjunction with the Compliance Team, oversees the supplier certification process, including review of requisite experience, legal and organizational structure, financial strength, and any other Master Services Agreement deliverables outlined within that falls under Sourcing
Ensure the applicable platform and client supply chain policies, processes, procedures for procuring services are deployed globally
Assist in the development and deployment of standardized systems and controls for procurement such as work authorization, purchase, and change order systems
Provide comprehensive bid analysis and award recommendations
Interface with stakeholders to explore leverage opportunities and to ensure compliance with contractual and legal obligations, reporting requirements and independent auditing standards
Participate in significant contract negotiations, and offer historic benchmarking perspectives
Establish requirements and ensure maintenance of centralized filing system and procurement database systems; Audit systems and databases to ensure compliance with standard policies and procedures and documentation requirements
Develop and implement a standardized program management execution methodology and secure competitive pricing for subsequent execution across a broad geography
Integrate regional supplier performance management processes into a globally comprehensive process
Establish and maintain solid customer relationships with both internal and external customer base providing ongoing two-way communications regarding customer satisfaction, concerns, input solicitation and necessary updates
Participates directly or indirectly and supports corporate global sourcing initiatives and processes
Track, report and implement strategies to address diversity spend objectives and sustainability goals
Other duties may be assigned
Experience Required:
Experience in leading procurement strategies within the Facilities Management sector (preferred)
Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret the most complex business documents; Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive issues; Ability to write reports, manuals, speeches, and articles using distinctive style; Ability to make effective and persuasive presentations on complex topics to employees, clients, top management and/or public groups
Ability to motivate and negotiate effectively with key employees, top management, and client groups to take desired action
Requires in-depth knowledge of financial terms and principles; Ability to calculate complex figures; Ability to forecast and prepare budgets; Conducts financial/business analysis including the preparation of reports
Ability to solve advanced problems and deal with a variety of options in complex situations
Requires expert level analytical and quantitative skills with proven experience in developing strategic solutions for a growing matrix-based multi-industry sales environment; Draws upon the analysis of others and makes recommendations that have a direct impact on the company
Advanced skills with Microsoft Office Suite
Experience with e-procurement and contracts management technology platforms; Experience with standard accounting and/or ERP systems
Procurement Director
Posted 21 days ago
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20-Aug-2025
Role type
Full-time
Areas of Interest
Facilities Management, Purchasing/Procurement
Location(s)
London - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is a leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management. We are recruiting a Procurement Director to join the team located in London.
You will lead and coordinate the strategic sourcing of services and supplies by CBRE on behalf of a client across all facility management service lines. You will also engage with key personnel on both the CBRE and Client teams as well as interfacing with other CBRE services lines to drive best practice and ensure that CBRE interests are represented.
Role Summary:
Develop, communicate, and manage the execution of global sourcing and procurement strategies to achieve account, platform, and client goals and objectives. Support the Managing Director and Business Unit Leaders in managing annual procurement budget and supplier base of vendors
Coordinate, deploy, and lead a professional sourcing team to support FM/PJM services delivery across the regions for the client
Implement and optimize CBRE procurement technology platforms
Analyzes commodity and service requirements for a real estate portfolio; Creates requests for proposals (RFP) and reviews bids. Creates contract, negotiates terms, and implements services
Analyzes and reviews organization requirements regarding goods, services, supplies, equipment, etc.; Establishes long-term and strategic procurement planning objectives.
In conjunction with the Compliance Team, oversees the supplier certification process, including review of requisite experience, legal and organizational structure, financial strength, and any other Master Services Agreement deliverables outlined within that falls under Sourcing
Ensure the applicable platform and client supply chain policies, processes, procedures for procuring services are deployed globally
Assist in the development and deployment of standardized systems and controls for procurement such as work authorization, purchase, and change order systems
Provide comprehensive bid analysis and award recommendations
Interface with stakeholders to explore leverage opportunities and to ensure compliance with contractual and legal obligations, reporting requirements and independent auditing standards
Participate in significant contract negotiations, and offer historic benchmarking perspectives
Establish requirements and ensure maintenance of centralized filing system and procurement database systems; Audit systems and databases to ensure compliance with standard policies and procedures and documentation requirements
Develop and implement a standardized program management execution methodology and secure competitive pricing for subsequent execution across a broad geography
Integrate regional supplier performance management processes into a globally comprehensive process
Establish and maintain solid customer relationships with both internal and external customer base providing ongoing two-way communications regarding customer satisfaction, concerns, input solicitation and necessary updates
Participates directly or indirectly and supports corporate global sourcing initiatives and processes
Track, report and implement strategies to address diversity spend objectives and sustainability goals
Other duties may be assigned
Experience Required:
Experience in leading procurement strategies within the Facilities Management sector (preferred)
Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret the most complex business documents; Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive issues; Ability to write reports, manuals, speeches, and articles using distinctive style; Ability to make effective and persuasive presentations on complex topics to employees, clients, top management and/or public groups
Ability to motivate and negotiate effectively with key employees, top management, and client groups to take desired action
Requires in-depth knowledge of financial terms and principles; Ability to calculate complex figures; Ability to forecast and prepare budgets; Conducts financial/business analysis including the preparation of reports
Ability to solve advanced problems and deal with a variety of options in complex situations
Requires expert level analytical and quantitative skills with proven experience in developing strategic solutions for a growing matrix-based multi-industry sales environment; Draws upon the analysis of others and makes recommendations that have a direct impact on the company
Advanced skills with Microsoft Office Suite
Experience with e-procurement and contracts management technology platforms; Experience with standard accounting and/or ERP systems
CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)
Operations Director
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Job Title: Operations Director
Location: London (or within a commutable distance, flexibility available for the right candidate in surrounding areas)
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Salary: Competitive + Company car or car allowance + Performance Bonus
About Busy Bees
Busy Bees are a global leader in early years education. We’re a values-driven organisation built on care, quality, service and people. With over 1000 centres globally, and ambitious growth plans in the UK and Europe, there’s never been a more exciting time to join our leadership team.
We’re now looking for a proven senior operations leader to take on a pivotal role within our UK leadership team as Operations Director, with responsibility for driving performance across a large, high-profile region that includes our London centres.
About the role
As Operations Director, you will be accountable for the overall performance, quality, compliance, and leadership of multiple early years education centres. This is a strategic and delivery-focused role that will work closely with the CEO and wider UK and European leadership team to drive growth, performance and transformation across your region.
What you will do
- Lead and inspire a team of senior operational leaders across a portfolio of centres
- Ensure operational excellence, safeguarding, compliance, and high-quality education delivery
- Be accountable for regional P&L, budget delivery and resource optimisation
- Drive performance across occupancy, compliance, engagement and profitability
- Shape and implement initiatives across employee engagement, retention and talent development
- Scope and support the rollout of tech solutions, new processes and acquisition integrations
- Collaborate cross-functionally with HR, L&D, Finance, and IT to deliver best-in-class services
- Act as a change leader, embedding a culture of high performance, care, and continuous improvement
Who We're Looking For
We are looking for a high-performing individual who is either currently operating at this level or above but ready to progress into a more complex, fast-paced, and high-growth environment.
Someone highly commercial, people-focused, and operationally rigorous. You’ll be confident making decisions at pace, navigating complex stakeholder environments, and delivering measurable results across a large, dispersed, service-based organisation.
Essential experience
- Substantial leadership experience at Operations Director/COO level
- Demonstrated success managing multi-site teams and senior direct reports
- Background in retail, healthcare, childcare or other regulated service environments
- Strong understanding of the London market including cost dynamics, workforce supply, and customer expectations
- Proven experience leading transformation and strategic initiatives
- Strong track record in budget ownership, financial performance, and KPI delivery
Key capabilities
- Exceptional leadership and coaching skills, you get the best from your people
- A commercial mind, with a strong grasp of cost, value and performance levers
- Data-driven decision making and proven experience using insights to drive change
- Excellent communicator, able to engage at every level from frontline teams to Board
- Strategic thinker with operational discipline and attention to detail
- Passion for early years education, safeguarding, and improving outcomes for children.
- Flexible approach to working hours, including travel across the UK and occasional European visits
If you're ready to bring your experience to a purpose-led, high-impact leadership role we want to hear from you!
Operations Director
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Fractional Operations Director – Recruitment Group
16 hours per week - Remote or Hybrid (London Bridge)
£350-430 day rate or £60-75k PAYE
Our client are seeking a Fractional Operations Director to support their recruitment group made up of six brands. This part-time role (approx. 16 hours per week) will focus on building consistency and efficiency across sales operations, processes, and reporting.
The role:
- Implement, roll out, and maintain processes across multiple recruitment brands
- Oversee sales and Vincere CRM data, ensuring accuracy and effective use of OneUp reporting
- Provide insight and reporting to business leaders to drive decision-making
- Work with multiple stakeholders who each operate differently, aligning approaches where possible
- Ensure operational best practice is embedded and maintained long term
What we’re looking for:
- Proven operations leadership experience within recruitment or a sales-driven environment
- Strong background in CRM management, data analysis, and reporting
- Ability to influence and work across multiple business leaders with differing styles
- Hands-on, pragmatic, and able to deliver impact quickly
Contract details:
- Approx. 16 hours per week (fractional)
- Remote option with flexibility to be office-based if preferred
Operations Director
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Regional Director / Operations Director
Industry: Security
Location: London
Highly Competitive Salary + Bonus+Car OR Allowance +Fuel Card (Including Personal Mileage)+ Excellent Company Pension + Industry Leading Company Benefits + Medicash + Mobile + Laptop + 25 Days + Bank holidays
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Operations Director
Posted 86 days ago
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Are you feeling uninspired in your current role? Or are you ready for an exciting career change in central London?
Our client has a compelling opportunity for you in a vibrant, client-centric business. Offering a competitive salary, performance-related bonuses and the chance to acquire equity in the business, this is an opportunity that you don't want to miss!
This role presents fresh challenges, a family-like culture, a hands-on team and is within a fast-growing company in London that offers incredible opportunities.
They are looking for an Operations Director with exceptional communication skills to lead the operational strategy and execution within the business. In this role, you will report directly to their CEO and manage a team of managers across their portfolio.
This position is particularly exciting as it offers significant room for professional growth and is open to candidates from any industry. If you possess people management experience, a strong work ethic and a thirst for knowledge, this role could be the perfect fit for you.
Equal Opportunities Employer:
Our client is committed to providing equality in the workplace and ensuring that all opportunities for and during employment will be afforded to individuals fairly. The client reflects the diversity of many communities and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds.
If you're eager to take on a fresh challenge and elevate your professional journey, we invite you to take the next step and apply for this thrilling opportunity today.
Requirements
About You:
Our client is looking for an outstanding leader with strong management and communication skills. The ideal candidate can approach challenges with a positive attitude and who likes to work in the office amongst a team. They want someone who can take initiative and exhibit excellent organisational skills. Having a willingness to learn and embrace new challenges is also very important.
Core Responsibilities:
- Streamline operational procedures in alignment with company values.
- Oversee any building projects and take ownership of facilities.
- Collaborate with the CEO to deliver a high level of communication within the broader team.
- Work with the team to drive optimal performance and development.
- Examine operational processes to enhance efficiency and best practices.
- Act as a mentor and coach to guide the team.
- Build relationships between the employees and clients.
- Manage records and ensure health and safety regulations are maintained.
Benefits
- Opportunity to acquire equity and become a shareholder of the company.
- Personal and company performance based bonuses = 25%-50% of salary.
- Increased salary within 3-6 months
- Comprehensive training and support.
- Annual awards ceremony to celebrate success.
- Fantastic career progression.
- Supportive Employee Wellbeing Assistance program.
- A culture focused on teamwork, rewards and fostering social activities.
- Opportunities to join a rapidly expanding industry.
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Media Operations Director
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About the Role:
The role sits within the global client services team and involves working closely with our 60+ markets globally to ensure delivery of all scope governance and commercial compliance workstreams. You will work and report into Omnicom and OMD leadership to deliver appropriate and effective results to ensure the client business needs are met.
The role involves ensuring that all media activity and reporting is delivered by following best practice guidelines across the account. We require an experienced candidate with an understanding of the media environment to not only devise and support these processes, but also to ensure that these are being observed throughout the network account teams.
This role would be ideally best suited to someone who is passionate about process and automation. They should have hands on media commercial operations experience – preferably in a regional/global role. Alternatively, experience within commercial reporting or finance governance can be considered for the right candidate. A particular focus for this role will be to independently work across multiple Omnicom local markets to correct any commercial compliance issues as well as media finance tracking to quickly identify errors. Thus, previous experience in working across a matrixed network team is ideal.
The ideal candidate would have compliance and governance experience, and will be proactive, a problem-solver, who will use a variety of tools, practices, and processes to deliver best practice for the team and client.
Ideally, your career experience has been gained in a media /marketing agency and you are comfortable dealing with multiple senior stakeholders, juggling priorities, and working flexible hours to meet other time zones.
This is an exciting role with excellent career opportunities and benefits within a high-profile team. To that end, we are looking for someone who can hit the ground running, define their work efficiently, and drive the governance and compliance area across the account and team overall.
About the Agency:
At OMD EMEA, we strive to deliver on our promise of ‘better decisions, faster ‘ for our clients, partners and all 6,000+ OMDers across our region every day. As part of the world’s largest media network, our business is staging experiences for consumers who have more choice and less attention than ever before. The key to the process is empathy. Empathy to see the world through the eyes of the consumer, to recognise the needs of our clients and to identify aspirations of our talent.
Learn Fast, Act Fast. To help navigate the road to a ‘new normal’, learning from, and acting upon data signals at scale and speed is crucial. Visit Why OMD? to learn more about our unique Act Fast Framework.
Our working pattern for colleagues is to be present in the office three days a week at our offices in London with the other days available to work remotely. Let us know if you have any questions about our working pattern as part of your application and interview process.
Flexible Working
At Omnicom Media Group, we are committed to supporting flexibility for our people while fostering collaboration, innovation, and teamwork. We have a hybrid working model (three days in the office, two working remotely), to ensure that we meet the needs of both our people and our business, balancing the benefits of in-person connections with the flexibility of remote working. Our standard working hours are 9:30 – 17:30, but we offer the ability to flex around core hours of 10:30 – 16:30 to give our people flexibility on how they manage their working day, whether that’s in the office or working remotely. For example, you could start work at 8:30 and finish at 16:30 or start at 10:30 and finish at 18:30.
We encourage open conversations between our people and managers to help navigate high-need periods and individual circumstances. Our goal is to create an environment where people feel genuinely supported to do their best - both in their careers and in their lives outside of work.
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Account Operations Director
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Job ID
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04-Aug-2025
Service line
GWS Segment
Role type
Full-time
Areas of Interest
Facilities Management
Location(s)
London - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
**The purpose of the role is:**
CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is a leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management. We are recruiting a Global Performance, Risk & Compliance Lead to join the team located in London. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping and supporting the full range of FM operational support services on the client account.
**This role is:**
+ Expected to work from the client space 3 times per week.
+ Will have direct reports globally.
+ Is client facing position and must be able to communicate effectively at all levels within the organization.
**Responsibilities:**
+ Assist with executing operational strategies, ensuring efficient and effective operations
+ Act as a key business partner to put in place initiatives, share best practices and start process improvements across all regions
+ Partner with local and regional senior management to develop and implement strategies that optimize performance and support the business
+ Program Management / Special projects as assigned
+ Performance trending and solutions
+ Relationship (Contract) subject matter expert
+ Training (Contract training and other topics as needed)
+ Apply a robust knowledge of multiple disciplines, the business, and key drivers which impact departmental and cross-functional performance.
+ Lead by example and model behaviours that are consistent with CBRE RISE values.
+ Persuade managers and other colleagues to take action while being guided by the organization's functional business plans.
+ Lead account Risk Program - ensuring delivery and consistency across all regions
+ Manage Risk tracker - ensure all risks captured and reported to senior management
+ Governance program - establish regular cadence for measurements of KPIs, Governance meetings, QBRs
+ Account Process & Playbook management
+ RCA Program Management - collection & re-occurrence checks
+ Change Control process tracking & compliance monitoring
+ Internal audits program management
+ Assist with special contracting needs, engage with legal as needed.
+ Create and generation of reports from system as required
+ Other duties as assigned
**Experience:**
+ Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-12 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of
+ experience and education will be considered.
+ Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance
+ expectations, and handle problems.
+ Leadership skills to set, manage and achieve targets with a direct impact on multiple departments results within
+ a function.
+ Expert organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset
+ In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc
+ Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring,
+ appraising, and rewarding performance and retention is preferred.
+ A team player who is also able to work on own initiative
+ Able to be discrete and maintain confidentiality
+ Ability to adapt to changing requirements
**EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES**
We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.
**ABOUT CBRE**
CBRE is the world's leading commercial real estate services firm with offices located around the globe. CBRE currently employs roughly 80,000 people worldwide, with 2,500 working in the UK. The Company's core services include property sales, leasing and management, facilities and project management, investment management and, research and consulting. In central London, CBRE advises on more commercial property than any other adviser and across the United Kingdom with offices in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Jersey, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, and Southampton.
CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)