Procurement Manager

I’m partnering with a large, complex organisation to appoint an experienced Procurement Manager into a broad and highly visible position.

This is a hands-on role with responsibility for leading end-to-end procurement activity across a diverse portfolio of direct and indirect categories
, including Technology, Facilities Management, HR, Marketing, Professional Services, Engineering and operational spend.

Working closely with senior stakeholders and operational teams, you will act as a trusted commercial adviser, leading complex sourcing activity from initial strategy and market engagement through to tender, negotiation, contract award and ongoing supplier management.

The role will include:

• Developing and delivering category and procurement strategies across a broad portfolio of spend.
• Leading complex end-to-end competitive and open tender processes
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• Managing supplier selection, commercial negotiations, contract award and mobilisation.
• Building strong relationships with senior operational and corporate stakeholders.
• Providing commercial challenge and advice to ensure value for money and appropriate management of commercial risk.
• Leading supplier and contract management, including performance reviews and KPI development.
• Supporting the development and standardisation of contracts, SLAs and commercial agreements.
• Using market intelligence and benchmarking to identify savings, innovation and opportunities for additional value.
• Embedding ESG, sustainability and social value considerations into procurement activity.
• Ensuring robust procurement governance, audit trails and legislative compliance.
• Identifying opportunities to improve procurement processes and ways of working.

About you:

We are particularly interested in speaking with experienced procurement professionals who have worked within public sector, utilities, regulated or similarly complex environments
.

You will ideally bring:

• Strong experience independently managing end-to-end open tenders
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• Good working knowledge and practical experience of the Procurement Act 2023
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• Experience across a combination of direct and indirect procurement categories.
• Strong strategic sourcing, tendering, negotiation and contract management capability.
• Experience developing category or procurement strategies.
• A track record of delivering commercial value, savings and procurement improvements.
• Strong supplier and contract management experience.
• The confidence to influence, challenge and advise senior stakeholders.
• Experience working within environments where governance, transparency and compliance are critical.
• An ability to operate autonomously and hit the ground running
  .

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Procurement Manager who enjoys combining strategic procurement with hands-on delivery and wants to work within a complex organisation where procurement can make a visible commercial and operational impact.

I’m working on an excellent Procurement Manager opportunity with a complex, high-profile organisation in the West Midlands.

I’m particularly interested in speaking with candidates who have strong public sector/regulated procurement experience, Procurement Act 2023 knowledge and the ability to independently lead complex open tenders from start to finish
.

It’s a broad role covering both direct and indirect spend, with significant exposure to senior stakeholders and the opportunity to make a genuine impact across procurement strategy, governance, supplier performance and commercial value.

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