Senior Procurement Manager

Are you ready to shape and lead the procurement agenda for a growing organisation?
We re looking for a Senior Procurement Manager to be the centre of excellence for all things procurement. A hands-on leader who can set the direction, build best practice, and roll up their sleeves when needed.

This is a newly created role with huge scope. You ll work across diverse categories, from services and goods to tech and indirect spend, with a blend of strategic and operational responsibilities. One day you could be leading a major tender, the next implementing a new procurement process or supporting managers to close capability gaps.

What you ll be doing

• Own and lead the full end-to-end procurement lifecycle across multiple categories.
• Develop and embed best practice procurement and contract management processes.
• Partner with stakeholders at all levels to deliver value, compliance and strong commercial outcomes.
• Drive procurement training, awareness and upskilling initiatives.
• Shape and implement policies and purchase-to-pay processes.
• Build effective supplier relationships and support onboarding activities.

What you ll bring

• Proven experience in procurement management (category or senior level) across a wide range of categories.
• Strong commercial acumen with knowledge of best practice procurement principles.
• Skilled in tendering, negotiation and supplier performance and relationship management.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, confident influencing at senior levels.
• A proactive, hands-on approach able to deliver results and drive change independently.
• Comfortable working in evolving environments and building processes from the ground up.
• Desirable skills - Experience spanning multiple sectors. MCIPS qualification (or working towards it). Exposure to transformation programmes or greenfield environments.

Why join us?

This is a unique opportunity to make your mark in a newly created role bringing fresh thinking, embedding best practice, and shaping procurement for the future. If you re pragmatic, adaptable, and motivated by driving real impact, we d love to hear from you.

Apply now to lead, influence, and deliver as our Senior Procurement Manager.

What benefits will I have?

We have a range of benefits that you can mix and match to suit you, such as:

• Wagestream an app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it, access to coaching, vouchers, discounts, cashback and more.
• Blue Light Card we will reimburse your Blue Light Card membership which provides discounts in your favourite shops and restaurants.
• Simply Health - Fully funded health cash plans giving you access to a 24-hour GP, money back on prescriptions, dental treatment, opticians and access to many more health benefits.
• Vivup spread the cost of home and electronics items, or a bike to cycle to work through fixed salary reductions throughout the year.
• Buy and sell annual leave transfer windows open twice a year.
• Pension and Life Assurance - you ll be enrolled into our Scottish Widows pension scheme and Life Assurance scheme

If you are offered a role with us, you will need to complete a standard DBS check. We will submit your application and pay for your check.

We re committed to being Disability Confident and we guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.