Interim Head of Procurement Operations – 11 Month FTC in Hove

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor. We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders. We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Our Group Functions provide the services that all areas of the business need. This requires a talented and diverse team behind the scenes, who enable everyone at L&G to do what they do best. Joining us means helping to improve the lives of our customers and contributing to the success of the business every day.

We’re looking for an experienced Interim Head of Procurement Operations to join our Procurement team and keep our core processes running smoothly. You’ll bring confidence, clarity and practical leadership to a busy operational environment and help us deliver a consistently high-quality service.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading a team of procurement professionals to deliver an excellent service
• Managing procurement systems, controls, user access and vendors
• Overseeing operational reporting, data quality and insight
• Driving improvements across processes, efficiency and compliance
• Partnering with Accounts Payable to strengthen P2P performance
• Guiding colleagues through change and embedding best practice
• Supporting issue resolution and stakeholder engagement across the business
• Ensuring a reliable, consistent and customer‑focused procurement service

Who we’re looking for:

• Strong experience in procurement operations within complex environments
• Solid understanding of P2P workflows, controls and procurement systems
• Confident people leader with experience coaching and supporting teams
• Skilled in data, KPIs, reporting and process improvement
• Comfortable delivering at pace and stepping into a hands‑on interim role
• Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills
• Change‑management experience with a practical, grounded approach

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• We’re creating net‑zero carbon workplaces by 2030 by investing in our sustainable, modern offices across the UK, all designed to bring people together and elevate the in‑person experience

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.