Head of Procurement

Job Description

At AJ Bell, we believe investing should feel good. Behind that promise is a business that manages its partnerships, costs and risks responsibly, making good commercial decisions that support our customers and our long-term growth.

As our Head of Procurement, you’ll shape how we work with suppliers across AJ Bell, leading our procurement strategy and helping the business get the right balance of value, service, innovation and risk. You’ll lead a high-performing team, influence decisions with senior leaders and build strategic supplier relationships that deliver lasting value.

What you'll do

• Shape our procurement strategy, developing a group-wide approach to procurement and supplier management that supports AJ Bell’s priorities, growth and customer outcomes.
• Lead and develop our procurement team, creating a commercially focused function where people take ownership, work collaboratively and continually look for better ways of working.
• Get the best from our supplier relationships, overseeing the full supplier lifecycle from sourcing and selection through to contract renewal or exit.
• Lead high-value commercial negotiations, including strategic sourcing, tenders and complex contracts, securing strong commercial and service outcomes.
• Make every pound work harder, partnering with budget holders and senior leaders to challenge external spend, identify efficiencies and deliver measurable savings and long-term value.
• Strengthen third-party risk and governance, ensuring effective oversight across supplier financial health, operational resilience, information security, concentration risk and contractual obligations.
• Turn insight into better decisions, using clear management information and reporting to give senior leaders visibility of supplier performance, spend, risk and emerging market pressures.
• Build partnerships that work for everyone, developing trusted relationships with colleagues and strategic suppliers that encourage innovation, improve service and support the good customer outcomes at the heart of Feel Good Investing.

What you'll bring

• Significant senior-level procurement leadership experience gained within a regulated or similarly complex commercial environment.
• A strong track record of developing and delivering procurement and supplier management strategies, including demonstrable cost savings and value creation.
• Extensive experience of strategic sourcing, commercial negotiation and contract management, including high-value and complex supplier agreements.
• Strong knowledge of third-party risk management, supplier governance and operational resilience, with an understanding of the expectations that come with working in a regulated business.
• Commercial and financial acumen, with the confidence to use data, market insight and constructive challenge to influence decisions with senior stakeholders.
• Proven leadership experience, with the ability to build, coach and develop a high-performing procurement team.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the credibility to influence senior stakeholders while building constructive, long-term supplier partnerships.
• A CIPS Level 6 qualification, or an equivalent professional qualification, alongside strong IT literacy and experience using procurement systems, Excel and management information tools.

About AJ Bell

At AJ Bell, we believe investing should feel good. Whether you're looking for an ISA, pension or dealing account, whether you want to invest with the help of a financial adviser or do it yourself, we have easy-to-use solutions to suit people from all walks of life.

We're one of the UK's fastest-growing investment platform businesses, trusted by everyone from professional financial advisers to first-time investors.

Today, over 723,000 customers trust us to manage more than £108.7 billion of assets. By continually striving to make investing simpler and more accessible, we're helping more people take control of their financial futures.

We're proud to be recognised as one of the UK's Best 100 Companies to Work For for six consecutive years, and a Great Place to Work® in 2025 and 2026, a reflection of our supportive and collaborative culture.

What we offer

• Competitive starting salary
• 28 days holiday, increasing with service + buy/sell scheme + bank holidays
• 8% Pension with matched contributions
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Share schemes (including free shares and BAYE)
• Health Cash Plan and discounted private healthcare
• Free onsite gym
• Enhanced family leave (subject to qualifying criteria)
• Travel and bike loan schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme

Life at AJ Bell

• Regular social events including summer and Christmas parties
• Learning and development opportunities tailored to you
• Casual dress code
• Friendly, supportive team environment

Our ways of working

At AJ Bell, our people are the heart of our culture. We believe in building strong connections by working together. That's why we offer a hybrid working model, where you'll spend a minimum of 50% of working time per month in the office. For new team members, an initial period will be spent full-time in the office to help you immerse yourself in our business and build valuable relationships with your colleagues.

Inclusion & diversity

We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected, supported and able to be themselves at work.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and make hiring decisions based on skills, experience and potential.

Agency information

This vacancy is being managed exclusively by our in-house Recruitment team. We are not partnering with recruitment agencies on this opportunity and will only accept applications submitted directly by candidates.

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