Procurement Manager Job Widnes area,England UK,Business

The opportunity and what makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work

Shape the Future of Procurement. Deliver Value. Drive Compliance. Make an Impact.
At Community Integrated Care, we're one of the UK's most successful and largest social care charities, supporting thousands of people to live their best lives possible. As we continue to evolve and strengthen our support services, we're looking for an experienced Procurement Manager to play a pivotal role in transforming and embedding procurement excellence across the organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity for a procurement professional who thrives on building robust processes, driving value for money, managing supplier performance, and ensuring compliance in a complex, multi-site environment.

This is a full time permanent role with attendance at our head office required at least once a week with some regional / national travel as required. Our ideal candidate will be based within an hours commute of Widnes.

What is The Deal for you?

Flexibility! You can work your full-time hours over 4 days and enjoy a long weekend or work over 5 days to accommodate your other commitments.
Benefits: Retail discounts, holiday discounts, cycle to work scheme and travel discounts through our benefits app.
Best Lives Possible: You'll be working for an award winning charity who is passionate about ensuring our colleagues and the people we support lead the best lives bolder
Development: We'll work with you to develop your career or to learn and experience new things. We're passionate about developing our people!
Dare to Learn: Access to our amazing online training platform where you can upskill taking a variety of courses and qualifications.
Support: From our Employee Assistance Programme (available 24/7), financial support options, and wellbeing fund you'll have the support available to lead an easier (financial) life.

As Procurement Manager, you'll be responsible for developing and embedding procurement policies, procedures, governance frameworks and controls that safeguard the charity while delivering commercial value. Working closely with leaders across Finance, Facilities, Legal and Operational teams, you'll influence organisational decision-making and ensure procurement practices are efficient, transparent and future-focused.

This is a highly visible role where your expertise will directly contribute to risk mitigation, operational efficiency, supplier performance, and ultimately the quality of services delivered across the charity.

What you'll be doing:

Developing and implementing procurement policies, procedures and governance frameworks
Leading continuous improvement initiatives to simplify and strengthen procurement processes
Managing supplier due diligence, onboarding and compliance activities
Developing and maintaining key supplier and contract databases
Supporting contract managers with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Providing commercial advice on supplier contracts in partnership with Legal colleagues
Monitoring supplier performance to ensure agreed service, quality and invoicing standards are achieved
Conducting procurement audits and compliance reviews
Producing insightful reports on supplier spend, value for money, risk, and compliance for senior stakeholders
Ensuring compliance with procurement regulations and legislative requirements, including Modern Slavery, Anti-Bribery, Corruption and Fraud legislation
Leading and developing a Procurement Specialist, supporting performance, growth and development
Building strong relationships with stakeholders across the organisation and influencing positive procurement practices

About you:

What we're looking for:

You'll be a confident procurement professional with the…