Director of Procurement and Property

Reports to: Chief Financial Officer Directorate: Finance, Governance and Assurance Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week Location: Redman Place, Stratford. Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office). Closing date: 17 August 2026. Recruitment Process: Two-stage interview process plus Leadership Profiling via Saville Assessment. Visa sponsorship: Cancer Research UK can consider visa sponsorship for this vacancy. If this applies to you, please ensure that this is clearly marked on your application. At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. We''re looking for an exceptional senior leader to join Cancer Research UK as our Director of Procurement and Property. This is a rare opportunity to lead the transformation of procurement across one of the UK''s largest charities. Reporting to the CFO, you''ll play a pivotal role in modernising procurement capability, delivering a significant commercial and technology roadmap, and establishing procurement as a strategic enabler of organisational performance. What will I be doing? Lead the development and delivery of an integrated procurement and property strategy. Drive procurement transformation, technology adoption, AI-enabled solutions and process improvement. Act as the organisation''s senior commercial adviser to Executive and Board stakeholders. Lead complex supplier negotiations and strategic supplier partnerships. Develop high-performing procurement and property teams. Oversee ..... full job details .....