Procurement and Contracts Manager

Michael Page; Astwood Bank; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance 3x salary

34 days annual leave

Defined contribution pension

Employee benefits programme

Job summary

Michael Page is recruiting a Procurement and Contracts Manager for a not-for-profit organisation in the United Kingdom. The role develops procurement strategies, oversees contracts, and ensures compliance with governance standards while managing supplier relationships and tender activities.

You will lead audits, drive cost efficiencies, and provide strategic guidance to budget holders and project managers. Strong stakeholder collaboration and multi-project oversight are essential.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in procurement within the charity, public or healthcare sector.
• Experience in contract management and supplier relationship management.
• Experience leading competitive tender exercises.
• Experience developing procurement policies and procedures.
• Experience ensuring governance and regulatory compliance.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders.
• Experience managing multiple procurement projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage procurement strategies, ensuring compliance with legislation and financial regulations.
• Maintain the central contracts register and oversee contract performance, renewals, supplier obligations and governance.
• Conduct procurement and contract compliance audits, monitor procurement risks, support audits and provide advice to budget holders and project managers.
• Build positive supplier relationships, monitor performance against service levels, support negotiations and resolve contractual issues.
• Promote ethical, sustainable and diverse procurement practices across the organisation.
• Support internal teams with procurement guidance and training.
• Analyse procurement data and provide actionable insights to stakeholders.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities while maintaining quality standards.
• Ensure contract documentation is accurate and up to date.

Skills

Procurement management

Supplier relations

Tendering

Procurement policies

Governance compliance

Stakeholder management

Project management

Job description

As a Procurement and Contracts Manager, you'll oversee procurement processes and ensure contracts align with organisational policies and regulations.

Client Details

This role is within the not-for-profit sector.

Description

• Develop and manage procurement strategies, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and financial regulations
• Maintain the central contracts register and overseeing contract performance, renewals, supplier obligations and governance requirements
• Conduct procurement and contract compliance audits, monitor procurement risks, support internal and external audits and provide advice to budget holders and project managers
• Build positive supplier relationships, monitor performance against agreed service levels, support negotiations and resolve contractual issues where required
• Promote ethical, sustainable and diverse procurement practices across the organisation
• Support internal teams with procurement guidance and training.
• Analyse procurement data and provide actionable insights to stakeholders.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities while maintaining quality standards.
• Ensure contract documentation is accurate and up to date.

Profile

A successful Procurement and Contract Compliance Manager should have:

• Significant experience managing procurement within the charity, public or healthcare sector.
• Experience of contract management and supplier relationship management.
• Experience leading competitive tender exercises
• Experience developing procurement policies and procedures.
• Experience ensuring compliance with governance and regulatory requirements.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders.
• Experience managing multiple procurement projects simultaneously.

Job Offer

• Salary ranging from 48,366 to 62,867, dependent on the level of experience.
• Life assurance cover at 3 times salary
• 34 days annual leave per year
• A defined contribution pension scheme.
• Access to our employee benefits programme, which includes special health and wellbeing services and lifestyle offers for you & your family. This includes various salary sacrifice schemes, counselling services and free private GP appointments.