Group Procurement Manager

Compass Children's Homes; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Community is seeking an experienced procurement professional to build and manage our supplier relationships and contract management framework across our multi-site operation in Birmingham. The role reports to the Group Head of Procurement and is hybrid based in our Birmingham office.

You will own onboarding, due diligence, ESG alignment, supplier performance via KPIs, a central contract repository, and support wider procurement activities including spend analysis and tendering.

Qualifications

• Significant procurement experience in a multi-site, service-based organisation.
• Proven track record in supplier frameworks, contract management and delivering commercial value.
• Degree and/or CIPS (or MCIPS) desirable.
• Structured, commercially astute, collaborative and comfortable driving change.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a structured preferred supplier framework and supplier relationships.
• Ensure robust supplier onboarding including due diligence, safeguarding checks and ESG alignment.
• Actively manage supplier performance through KPIs, feedback loops and issue resolution.
• Develop and manage a central contract repository and support SLAs, mitigating risk early.
• Provide market insight, reporting, and ensure compliance with legal and ethical standards.
• Analyse spend, lead sourcing and tendering, negotiate optimal commercial terms.
• Develop collaborative sourcing strategies and standardise specifications across sites.

Skills

Supplier management

Contract management

ESG alignment

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Degree

CIPS (desirable)

Job description

About The Role

Role Purpose

This role will build, develop and manage an effective supplier relationship and contract management framework across the organisation. Reporting to the Group Head of Procurement, the role introduces and embeds systems to manage preferred suppliers, contract and performance management, risk, and value-based decision making. In addition it is expected the person will support wider procurement activity.

This role will be based in our Birmingham office on a hybrid basis.

What You'll Do

• Build and manage a structured preferred supplier framework and supplier relationships.
• Ensure robust supplier onboarding including due diligence, safeguarding checks and ESG alignment.
• Actively manage supplier performance through KPIs, feedback loops and issue resolution.
• Develop and manage a central contract repository and support SLAs, mitigating risk early.
  Provide market insight, reporting, and ensure compliance with legal and ethical standards.
• Build strong relationships and support procurement change across the organisation.

Wider Procurement Activity Will Include

• Analyse spend, lead sourcing and tendering, negotiate optimal commercial terms.
• Develop collaborative sourcing strategies and standardise specifications across sites.

About You

• Significant procurement experience in a multi-site, service-based organisation.
• Proven track record in supplier frameworks, contract management and delivering commercial value.
• Degree and/or CIPS (or working towards MCIPS) desirable.
• Structured, commercially astute, collaborative and comfortable driving change.

Success Looks Like

• Procurement policy and supplier onboarding embedded and followed.
• Preferred supplier frameworks and contract management system in place; risk minimised.
• Spend visible, controlled and aligned to priorities with clear reporting.
• Staff enabled to procure efficiently while protecting quality of services for children and families.

Transforming lives through Integrity, Courage and Care

Compass Community exists to create a future of strength and opportunity for every child. Across fostering, residential care and education, we use a therapeutic, innovative approach that puts children first. Our mission is to be the UK's #1 children's services provider - reaching more children, being the best place to work in children's services, and helping to transform the sector for good.

Our values, Integrity, Courage and Care guide how people work here. We listen properly, challenge each other well, and get on with fixing what needs to be fixed, together. When something goes wrong, we deal with it. When something goes well, we celebrate it. That's the work of Life Changers, and we look forwards to welcoming you to the team.