Procurement Manager

We're recruiting for an experienced Procurement Business Partner to lead strategic sourcing and contract management activity across a complex public sector environment. This is a senior procurement role focused on delivering value for money, ensuring legislative compliance, and building strong relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers.

The successful candidate will partner with senior leaders to develop and implement procurement strategies, oversee end-to-end tendering and contract management activity, and support wider organisational objectives including social value, sustainability, and efficiency savings.

• Lead the development and delivery of procurement and category strategies aligned to business priorities.
• Provide commercial procurement advice across sourcing, tendering, negotiation, and contract management activities.
• Manage procurement pipelines and support strategic commissioning decisions.
• Conduct market analysis and supplier engagement to identify innovation, efficiencies, and best value opportunities.
• Support contract owners in managing supplier performance and ensuring compliance with procurement legislation, including the Procurement Act 2023.
• Work closely with legal, finance, and audit teams to manage risk and governance requirements.
• Produce procurement reports, tender award recommendations, and performance updates for senior stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement across procurement processes, compliance, and contract management practices.
• Lead and develop a small procurement team, including performance management and capability development.
• Deliver procurement guidance and training to internal stakeholders.

• Significant senior procurement experience, ideally within the public sector.
• Strong knowledge of public procurement legislation and best practice.
• Proven experience managing complex tenders, contracts, and supplier relationships.
• Skilled in commercial negotiation, stakeholder engagement, and strategic procurement planning.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and driving organisational change.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Confident communicator with excellent relationship-building skills.
• Experience managing and developing teams.

• Degree-qualified or equivalent experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, or related discipline.
• MCIPS qualified (or working towards).
• Evidence of continued professional development.