An exciting opportunity has arisen within a complex and fast‑paced organisation for a Procurement Manager to join a high‑performing procurement function. You'll play a key role in delivering value‑driven sourcing activity, supporting stakeholders, and ensuring procurement best practice across a broad range of categories.
Your new role
You will deliver end‑to‑end sourcing activity and support the successful execution of procurement strategies. Working closely with internal stakeholders, you will:
Lead sourcing exercises across multiple categories
Support development of sourcing strategies and routes to market
Negotiate with suppliers and contribute to contract development
Provide expert procurement advice to internal stakeholders
Ensure compliant, value‑for‑money outcomes aligned with organisational policies
Support supplier engagement, performance monitoring, and risk management
Collaborate with contract management teams to ensure smooth delivery post‑award
Apply sustainability, market insight, and risk awareness to sourcing decisions
To succeed in this role, you will have:
Experience delivering procurement or sourcing activity
Strong understanding of procurement processes and sourcing methodologies
Proven ability to manage multiple projects in parallel
Strong commercial awareness and analytical capability
Excellent stakeholder engagement and supplier relationship skills
Confidence advising non‑procurement stakeholders
What you'll get in return
The opportunity to work in a collaborative and professional procurement environment
Exposure to a wide range of sourcing projects and categories
A role with real stakeholder impact and influence
Ongoing development and the chance to enhance your procurement expertiseHays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)
Salary description
£40000.00 - £50000.00 per year