HQ Procurement Manager

Location: Westminster Abbey

HQ Procurement Manager
Birdcage Walk, Central London (with hybrid working)

We are now looking for a Procurement Manager to join us on a full-time basis for a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will lead the development of our procurement framework while supporting the delivery of our high-profile HQ Programme.

About our HQ Programme

The HQ Programme is leading the work to define and deliver the Institution’s future headquarters. This includes the proposed sale of the current headquarters, defining the vision and requirements for a future HQ, and managing the transition to new premises.

The Programme Team will work across the Institution and with specialist advisers to deliver this high-profile, complex programme in support of the Institution’s long-term ambitions.

The Role

As an HQ Procurement Manager, you will lead and improve procurement activities across the Institution, ensuring effective governance, commercial value and successful supplier appointments.

Specifically, you will develop and implement procurement policies, procedures and controls, reviewing key suppliers and expenditure, while also leading negotiations to secure best value and drive commercial improvements.

Alongside this, you will lead the procurement of suppliers for the HQ Programme, working with the Programme Manager and specialists to develop requirements and manage supplier selection. You will oversee the process through to contract award and supplier mobilisation, ensuring transparent decisions and effective handovers.

Additionally, you will:

- Establish and maintain the corporate contracts register
- Maintain procurement plans and advise on routes and timescales
- Provide procurement guidance and training to colleagues
- Maintain accurate procurement records and audit trails
- Advise on contract variations, extensions and additional services
- Ensure procurement activities reflect organisational policies

About You

To be considered as an HQ Procurement Manager, you will need:

- Proven experience of leading competitive procurements through to contract award
- CIPS Level 5 or 6, or equivalent procurement experience

- Experience of developing procurement policies, procedures and controls

- Experience of maintaining compliant procurement records
- Strong commercial negotiation skills
- Strong organisational and stakeholder management skills
- Strong communication skills
- The ability to manage concurrent procurements to agreed timescales

Other organisations may call this role Procurement Lead, Senior Procurement Officer, Senior Procurement Specialist, Procurement Business Partner, Procurement and Contracts Manager, Purchasing Manager, Strategic Procurement Manager, Commercial Procurement Manager, Sourcing Manager, or Procurement Project Manager.

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Salary and Benefits

- Salary of circa £55,000 per annum
- 26 days’ holiday per annum plus bank holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Benefits, including stakeholder pension scheme, life assurance and private health cover
- A range of other wellbeing benefits

This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced procurement professional to join our respected institution.

You will have the chance to make your mark on a high-profile HQ Programme, applying your expertise to a complex, significant project while strengthening your professional credentials and gaining valuable experience that will help further your career.

Application

If you are ready to take on the role of Procurement Manager at IMechE and play a key role in delivering our HQ Programme, please apply via the button shown. The closing date for applications is Monday 23 November 2026.

This is a time-sensitive vacancy, with an opportunity for the successful candidate to start in January 2027.  

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