Assistant Procurement Manager

HM Land Registry; London; On-site; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

HM Land Registry is seeking an Assistant Procurement Manager to support the procurement process across various categories. This role involves managing supplier relationships, ensuring compliance, and contributing to procurement strategies. The successful candidate will receive training and support for CIPS membership, making it an excellent opportunity for professional development.

Benefits

Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme

Continuous learning and development

Flexible ways of working

Qualifications

• Experience of working within procurement or contract management.
• Effective organisational skills and able to prioritise work.
• Proficient in the use of Excel.

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end procurement process.
• Manage suppliers for designated goods and services.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Croydon, London (region), CR0 2AQ : Leicester, East Midlands (England), LE3 5DR : Nottingham, East Midlands (England), NG1 7AU : Plymouth, South West England, PL6 5WS : Swansea, Wales, SA7 9FQ

Job Summary

We are looking for an Assistant Procurement Manager to join our commercial team.

This is a challenging and rewarding role where you will be responsible for supporting the end-to-end procurement process and work of the team across the Corporate Business Services Category. This will include complying with HM Land Registry’s (HMLR’s) procurement policy and supporting commercial contract management.

This is a great opportunity to be part of a dynamic team with an active hands-on role. We will support you to achieve CIPS professional membership and you’ll be trained on all aspects of the role.

Job Description

In this role you will provide support for commercial assurance and compliance in the procurement of designated goods and services for HMLR.

This includes pre-contract activities such as providing support to the Procurement Managers for procurement exercises, developing and maintaining business relations, and working on the procurement strategy.

You will be involved in post-contract activities, such as contract management and compliance, attending review meetings with suppliers and regularly reviewing all procurement activities to ensure efficiency, effectiveness and value for money.

You will provide procurement support for management of suppliers for designated goods and services to HMLR Land Registry. This includes data assurance of management information, working with stakeholders on categorisation and risk reporting, and providing advice and guidance to contract managers.

Please see the attached Candidate Pack for more information.

In this role you will provide support for commercial assurance and compliance in the procurement of designated goods and services for HMLR.

This includes pre-contract activities such as providing support to the Procurement Managers for procurement exercises, developing and maintaining business relations, and working on the procurement strategy.

You will be involved in post-contract activities, such as contract management and compliance, attending review meetings with suppliers and regularly reviewing all procurement activities to ensure efficiency, effectiveness and value for money.

You will provide procurement support for management of suppliers for designated goods and services to HMLR Land Registry. This includes data assurance of management information, working with stakeholders on categorisation and risk reporting, and providing advice and guidance to contract managers.

Please see the attached Candidate Pack for more information.

Person specification

To be successful in this role you will have experience of working within procurement or contract management, and will have effective organisation skills with the ability to prioritise work.

You will be an effective communicator able to deliver results by proactive, positive, and persuasive means; and have experience of working as an effective team member.

You will have excellent attention to detail, the ability to make sound judgements, and will be proficient in the use of Excel.

Where an individual taking up the responsibility will be based in our Swansea Office, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace
  
  

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel
  
  

Alongside your salary of £30,958, HM Land Registry contributes £8,968 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

#WeAreHMLR

At HM Land Registry our vision is a world leading property market as part of a thriving economy and a sustainable future. We are unique in terms of the economic and social impacts of our work, our ability to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers, our sense of mission, and our great people. They are the foundation of all we have achieved and all we aspire to in the future. We want our people to feel proud to work for HM Land Registry and able to fulfil their full potential.

We have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development, and flexible ways of working. We offer competitive pay and annual leave, attractive pension options and a wide range of other benefits.

• We have integrity– we value honesty, trust and doing the right thing in the right way.
• We drive innovation– we are forward-thinking, embrace change and are continually improving our processes.
• We are professional– we value and grow our knowledge and professional expertise.
• We give assurance– we guarantee our services and provide confidence to the property market.
  
  

You can find more information on our rewards package on our website.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.

To apply you will need to complete the short application form and take the online Civil Service Verbal and Numeric Tests. You must build in time to complete the full application process if you pass the online tests, so we recommend completing the tests as soon as possible, and no later than midday on Monday 9 June 2025.

If you pass online tests, you will then move onto the next stage of the application process, where you will be invited to submit your full application form, which includes your CV and Personal Statement.

Please upload an anonymous CV when prompted, to include your qualifications, skills and career history. Your CV will be assessed against the essential experience criteria detailed in the attached candidate pack.

You Will Then Be Asked To Complete a 250-word Technical Box Which Should Be Used To Demonstrate How You Meet The Essential Technical Criteria As Follows

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel
  
  

Skills

The Personal Statement section (in no more than 500 words) should be used to outline your skills and experience for the role and detail how you meet the following essential experience criteria:

• Experience of working within procurement or contract management
• Effective organisational skills and able to prioritise work.
  
  

In the event of a high volume of applications, the panel may pre-sift using the lead criteria - Experience of working within procurement or contract management

Please note the desirable criteria will not be assessed.

The sift will take place shortly after the closing date. If successful at shortlisting stage, you will be invited to attend a virtual, blended interview. Details will be provided on invitation to interview.

Candidates may refer to notes within their video interview, but they should be used as a prompt only.

You should ensure you read the attached Candidate fully before submitting an application.

The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to share these values. Please ensure all examples provided throughout the recruitment process are representative of your own experience. For more information see Artificial Intelligence in recruitment , Civil Service Careers

Please review your application form before clicking ‘submit’ – once you have submitted, you will not be able to amend your application. Ensure your application form is received by the closing date for receipt of applications – this is 11:55pm on the advertised date.

HMLR is accredited to the Disability Confidence Scheme, which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria at the shortlisting stage are guaranteed an invitation to interview.

If you require the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else they would like the panel to take into consideration please notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement.

If you would like further information about the use of your personal data, please click on the link below:

Job Applicant Personal Information

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
  
  

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact

• Name : Sarah Edwards
• Email : [e-mail]
  
  

Recruitment team

• Email : [e-mail]
  
  

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance to the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email [e-mail] in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from HM Land Registry then you may take your complaint to the Civil Service Commission: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/making-complaint/