Procurement Manager

InHealth; Beaconsfield; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave (plus bank hols)

Generous pension scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Employee well-being hub & EAP

Monthly recognition program

Refer a friend bonus

Discounts on InHealth services

Cycle to Work / smart tech benefits

Professional memberships supported

Job summary

InHealth is seeking a highly experienced Procurement Manager to lead the procurement function, manage a team of ~14, and drive strategy across categories and service lines. The role is hybrid with 2-3 days per week at Beaconsfield and national travel.

You will develop strategies to deliver commercial value, strengthen supplier partnerships, ensure compliance and support high-quality patient services across the UK.

Qualifications

• Significant procurement experience in a complex organisation (£100m+ turnover).
• Proven track record delivering cost savings and value improvement.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong supplier, contract and stakeholder management.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing abilities.
• MCIPS Level 6 qualification or working towards; degree educated or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver procurement and category strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Lead strategic sourcing, tendering, contract negotiation and supplier management.
• Drive cost savings and value improvement initiatives.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships across operational, clinical, finance and leadership teams.
• Manage supplier performance, risk, governance and contract compliance.
• Lead and develop a high-performing procurement team.
• Support procurement transformation, continuous improvement and sustainability objectives.
• Ensure procurement activities comply with relevant regulatory, governance and ethical standards.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Strategic sourcing

Tendering

Contract negotiation

Supplier management

Stakeholder management

Cost savings

Change management

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Education

MCIPS Level 6

Degree educated

Job description

Location: Beaconsfield, Oxfordshire (Hybrid with national travel)

At InHealth, we're on a mission to Make Healthcare Better. As the UK's largest specialist diagnostic provider, we support millions of patients every year through our partnerships with the NHS and healthcare organisations nationwide.

We're looking for a highly experienced Procurement Manager to lead our procurement function, developing a culture of change, managing a team of approximately 14 colleagues and driving procurement strategy across all categories and service lines.

Reporting to the Director of Procurement, you will play a pivotal role in developing strategies to deliver commercial value, strengthening supplier partnerships, ensuring compliance, and supporting high-quality patient services.

This is a hybrid role, with an expectation of 2-3 days per week based at our Beaconsfield office, alongside national travel as required.

What You Will Do

• Develop and deliver procurement and category strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Lead strategic sourcing, tendering, contract negotiation and supplier management activities.
• Drive cost savings, value improvement initiatives and commercial efficiencies.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships across operational, clinical, finance and leadership teams.
• Manage supplier performance, risk, governance and contract compliance.
• Lead and develop a high-performing procurement team.
• Support procurement transformation, continuous improvement and sustainability objectives.
• Ensure procurement activities comply with relevant regulatory, governance and ethical standards.

About You

You are an experienced procurement leader with a strong commercial mindset and a track record of delivering value within a complex organisation.

You'll bring:

• Significant procurement experience within a complex organisation (£100m+ turnover), with a proven track record of delivering cost savings, value improvement and commercial outcomes.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong supplier, contract and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven success delivering cost savings and value improvement programmes.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing abilities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing procurement governance, compliance and risk.
• MCIPS Level 6 qualified (or working towards) and degree educated (or equivalent experience).

Most importantly, you'll share InHealth's values of Trust, Passion, Care and Creativity, helping us continue to deliver outstanding services for patients and partners across the UK.

What's in it for you

We offer a fantastic benefits package, which is available through a mobile-enabled rewards platform, called InJoy. This is your place to access thousands of offers and discounts on a wide range of products and services relating to: fashion, travel, eating out, technology, leisure and more!

In addition to this, we also offer:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Generous company contribution pension scheme
• Fantastic learning and development opportunities
• 24/7 access to a dedicated well-being hub and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Monthly award programme and online peer-to-peer recognition
• Refer a friend bonus
• Discounts on InHealth’s healthcare services
• Smart tech, Cycle to Work and thousands of discounts and cashback options
• Paid-for professional memberships and more!

Making sure our people are happy at work is one of our main priorities, which means giving them as many opportunities as we can to support their personal and professional growth. We also have an innovative approach to personal and professional development, helping you to be the best version of you and giving you a real career pathway.

About us

InHealth is the UK’s largest specialist provider of diagnostic and healthcare solutions, working in partnership with the NHS for more than 30 years to make healthcare better for more than 5 million patients each year.

Our support services teams play a vital role in making healthcare better every day so whether you’re supporting operations, logistics, finance, digital or other essential services, you’ll be part of a people-focused organisation where collaboration, creativity and a shared commitment to patients shape everything we do.

InHealth is a place where you're trusted to do your job well, supported by people who value your expertise and give you the space to act on it. Teams show up for each other, leaders back your judgment and help remove blockers rather than create them.

New opportunities open as we grow - whether that's progressing, moving sideways or taking on something different as your strengths evolve. And everything we do is focussed on making healthcare better - for patients, partners and the people delivering care.

Read more about us here: Who We Are - InHealth Group.