Procurement and Manager

The Methodist Church in Britain; Stoke-on-Trent; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme (staff

Teachers' Pension (teaching staff)

Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan

DiscountForTeachers scheme

Free eye tests

Cycle to work scheme

Access to the Institute of Education

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Shaw Education Trust seeks a Procurement & Contracts Manager to lead procurement activities, manage contracts and leases, and monitor supplier performance across its schools. The role reports to the Director of Finance and offers hybrid working with travel to Trust sites.

The successful candidate will provide practical procurement advice, drive cost reduction, conduct spend analysis, and continuously improve procurement processes while visiting various Trust locations as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement and contract management.
• Ability to build relationships with colleagues and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate procurement activity across the Trust
• Manage the Trust's contracts and leases register
• Monitor supplier performance
• Provide practical advice to schools and colleagues across the Trust
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve efficiency
• Carry out spend analysis and benchmarking
• Strengthen procurement processes through continuous improvement
• Visit Trust schools and other locations as required

Skills

Procurement experience

Contract management

Attention to detail

Relationship building

Organisation

Commercial mindset

Job description

This Procurement & Contracts Manager post sits in the Finance team at Shaw Education Trust, reporting to the Director of Finance. The role centres on value for money across the Trust, through spend analysis, benchmarking, coordinating procurement and running the contracts and leases register. It advises schools and colleagues across the Trust and monitors supplier performance, with hybrid working where appropriate and travel to Trust sites required. Visa sponsorship is not available and the post starts on 21 October 2026.

What the job involves

• Coordinate procurement activity across the Trust
• Manage the Trust's contracts and leases register
• Monitor supplier performance
• Provide practical advice to schools and colleagues across the Trust
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve efficiency
• Carry out spend analysis and benchmarking
• Strengthen procurement processes through continuous improvement
• Visit Trust schools and other locations as required

What’s required

Experience

• Experience in procurement
• Experience in contract management

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent attention to detail
• Confidence building relationships with colleagues and suppliers
• Organised approach
• Commercial mindset

What’s offered

• Local Government Pension Scheme (support staff) or Teachers' Pension (teaching staff)
• 37 days' holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years' service, including bank holidays (full-time support staff)
• Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan
• DiscountForTeachers scheme for all staff
• Free eye tests
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to the Institute of Education
• Training and development opportunities