Birmingham | £60,000 + Benefits | Exclusive Opportunity
An opportunity to shape and elevate procurement within a large, complex organisation undergoing significant change and investment.
I'm exclusively partnering with a well-established organisation seeking a commercially minded Procurement Manager to play a pivotal role in strengthening procurement capability, embedding governance, and driving greater value across a diverse spend portfolio.
Managing approximately £200m of spend and a broad supplier base, you'll lead procurement activity across a mix of operational and corporate categories, delivering strategic sourcing initiatives, supplier performance improvements, robust contract management and Procurement Act 2023 compliance.
This is a highly visible role with genuine influence across the business. You'll work closely with senior stakeholders to develop procurement best practice, improve commercial outcomes and create a more mature, compliant procurement function capable of supporting future business objectives.
Key Areas of Responsibility
✅ Procurement strategy development and delivery
✅ Public sector compliant tendering and sourcing
✅ Supplier relationship and performance management
✅ Contract negotiation and governance
✅ Procurement process improvement
✅ Cross-functional stakeholder engagement
✅ Cost optimisation and value creation
Category Exposure
Fleet & MRO
Engineering & Maintenance
Technology
Facilities Management
Marketing
Professional Services
HR & Corporate Services
What We're Looking For
Strong working knowledge of the Procurement Act 2023
Recent public sector procurement experience
Experience leading end-to-end tenders and sourcing exercises
Strong supplier and contract management capability
Experience across direct, indirect or mixed category environments
Confident stakeholder management and influencing skills
MRO, engineering, manufacturing or other asset-intensive sector experience would be advantageous
Previous leadership or people management experience is desirable
Why This Opportunity Stands Out
This is not a role where you'll simply manage existing contracts.
You'll have the opportunity to shape procurement direction, influence business-wide decision making, improve governance standards and introduce best practice within an organisation where procurement is becoming increasingly central to future success.
The successful candidate will be joining at a genuinely exciting time, with significant scope to make a visible impact and create lasting value.
📍 Birmingham based | 3 days per week onsite
Exclusive Assignment
This search has been entrusted to us exclusively following an extensive market review, and we're actively shortlisting candidates early next week.
If you're an ambitious procurement professional with strong public sector expertise and are looking for a role where your influence will be felt from day one, I'd be keen to arrange a confidential conversation. Please apply below today !
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Salary description
£55000.00 - £65000.00 per year