Head of Procurement

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Job Description

Why PayNet / Why Now

PayNet operates critical national payment infrastructure where procurement decisions directly affect resilience, trust, and regulatory confidence.
As PayNet scales platform complexity and vendor criticality, procurement must move from transactional execution to enterprise‑level judgment.
This role exists to shape how PayNet selects, governs, and partners with vendors that underpin mission‑critical services.
The Head of Procurement sets the tone for integrity, commercial discipline, and long‑term value creation across the organization.

TL; DR

Own PayNet's end‑to‑end procurement strategy, policies, processes and overall spend
Decide how vendor risk, cost, quality, and resilience are balanced at enterprise scale.
Lead a senior procurement team that influences outcomes, not just process.
Shape policies and have sound judgment when considering commercial outcomes that matter to PayNet and impact the ecosystem as a whole.

Why This Role Matters

Procurement decisions here directly affect operational continuity, regulatory standing, and financial efficiency.
Weak judgment increases concentration risk, vendor dependency, and compliance exposure.
Strong leadership enables PayNet to secure critical capabilities while maintaining integrity and value.
This role requires judgment over process, knowing when to standardize and when to intervene.

What You Will Actually Do

Represent PayNet externally with professionalism, fairness, and respect, ensuring procurement engagements strengthen confidence in PayNet as a trusted ecosystem partner.
Lead the team to treat procurement not merely as an activity, but as a reflection of PayNet's values and commitment to building credible, long-term vendor partnerships.
Own and shape PayNet's procurement strategy, operating model, and priorities across all categories.
Delivers commercial results in a way that influences the negotiation position of key players in the ecosystem
Decide how critical vendors are selected, negotiated with, governed, and exited.
Lead and develop senior procurement leaders across sourcing, vendor management, and procurement excellence.
Influence executives and divisional leaders on commercial trade‑offs, risk exposure, and sourcing options.
Set and evolve procurement policies, authority frameworks, and ethical standards.
Drive measurable improvements in cost efficiency, vendor resilience, and decision quality.

Examples of This Role in Practice

A business unit proposes a sole‑source vendor for a critical platform, you challenge assumptions, assess concentration risk, and reshape the sourcing approach.
A strategic vendor underperforms on delivery, you decide whether to remediate, renegotiate, or replace without disrupting operations.
Regulatory expectations tighten; you adapt procurement governance to meet compliance without slowing execution.
As the organisation scales with multiple business units and subsidiaries, you redesign procurement systems, processes and capability to withstand complexity and deliver results, not just volume.

What Will Help You Succeed

Comfortable making high‑stakes commercial decisions with incomplete information.
Ability to influence senior stakeholders without relying on hierarchy.
Strong commercial instinct across technology, services, and long‑term vendor partnerships.
Track record of building teams that exercise judgment, not just follow process.
Exposure to regulated or infrastructure‑critical environments is helpful, not required.