Sourcing Manager

Job in Liverpool, Merseyside, L1, England, UK

Listing for: Matchtech

Full Time position
Listed on 2026-11-04

Job specializations:

Supply Chain/Logistics
Procurement / Purchasing, Supply Chain & Logistics, Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Supply Chain Management
Business
Supply Chain & Logistics, Regulatory Compliance Specialist

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 50000 - 60000 GBP Yearly GBP 50000.00 60000.00 YEAR

A leading infrastructure services organisation requires a Sourcing Manager to support the delivery of strategic sourcing and procurement activities across a diverse range of goods, services and works categories. Applicants should have experience delivering complex procurement exercises, developing sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships and operating within a regulated procurement environment, ideally with knowledge of the Procurement Act 2023, PCR, UCR, DSCR etc.

Working within the Group Procurement function, the Sourcing Manager will support the delivery of business procurement and category strategies, largely through the delivery of PA 23 compliant tendering and sourcing activities.

Specific duties of the Sourcing Manager include:

Deliver complex procurements for goods, services, works contracts, frameworks and dynamic markets.
Support the development and execution of sourcing strategies across the wider business.
Ensure procurement activity is compliant with public sector procurement processes (PA 23)
Work closely with stakeholders to align procurement activity with business objectives and category strategies.
Manage sourcing projects cradle-to-grave from advertisement through to evaluation, award and contract implementation
Develop business need assessments, market analysis and category strategies.
Build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders, supplier ecosystems and external organisations.

Sourcing Manager applicants should meet the following criteria:

Strategic procurement expertise - sourcing, category management, negotiations
Procurement experience within a regulated environment

Experience of a regulated or public procurement environment, with knowledge of PA 23, PCR, UCR etc. preferred
Ability to manage a tender/sourcing exercise, cradle-to-grave
Excellent stakeholder partnering skills
Comfortable with commercial and contractual issues, negotiating and managing supplier contracts
Ability to drive change, and an eye for refining and improving procurement processes