Head of Procurement Appointment – Large Government Enterprise
Key Features
Hiring under the back drop oflarge scale transformation and redundancies
Blended internal and external process
Transparent, impartial, and defendable selection
One of New Zealand’s largest government organisations had recently undergone a strategic shift, moving its' focus from output volume to greater cost control and efficiency. Cultivate Executive Search was engaged to lead the national search for a Head of Procurement to spearhead the shift in procurement strategy needed support this change. Success in this critical role would hinge on evolving the procurement function from a reactive support service into a proactive, strategic business partnering function, responsible for $4b annual expenditure.
Internal candidates, identified as suitable by the internal Talent Acquisition team, participated in the same rigorous assessment process as external applicants. Our impartial approach ensured a defendable and transparent selection. The external search was targeted and aligned with a carefully developed Success Profile, designed to maximise the pool of highly capable candidates for this pivotal role.
The successful candidate was someone specifically targeted by the Cultivate team, and as a female also better balanced the 80% male dominated leadership function. Since her appointment the new Head of Procurement has played a leading role in driving cost efficiency initiatives and embedding a strategic procurement culture across the organisation.
