Procurement Manager

WRU - Welsh Rugby Union; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An organization in sports management is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead category management and supplier relations. The role involves implementing procurement strategies, delivering cost savings, and driving continuous improvement. Candidates should have significant procurement experience and strong communication skills, with proficiency in Welsh being a plus. The position offers a salary of up to £55,000 and promotes hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Salary Sacrifice Pension

Life assurance scheme

Employee assistance programme

Hybrid working arrangements

Free stadium parking

Gym access

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Significant experience in procurement and supplier negotiation.
• Strong project management skills to handle multiple projects.
• Ability to communicate and work through the medium of Welsh is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement category strategies with focus on cost savings.
• Manage stakeholder relationships to gain support for initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement in procurement processes.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Commercial acumen

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About the role

Lead and deliver best-in-class category management, sourcing and supplier relationship management across WRU and the four Regions, driving both cost savings and strategic value. The Procurement Manager will embed a new procurement function that delivers commercial excellence, drives continuous improvement and supports Welsh Rugby’s long-term sustainability and growth.

Key details

Salary: up to £55,000 per annum

Closing date: 4 December 2025

35 hours per week. Monday to Friday. Our working hours are generally 9am – 5pm but our approach to hybrid working – ‘Team Tactics’ – means you can flex your hours and attendance in the office to support a sustainable work‑life balance.

Reporting to

Head of Procurement

The Person

• Significant experience of working in procurement including leading category strategies and supplier negotiation
• Strong commercial acumen and structured strategic thinking
• Demonstrated experience working in complex, cross‑functional environments
• Strong project management skills with the ability to lead multiple sourcing projects
• Excellent communication and influencing skills at all levels
• Proven ability to engage stakeholders and build consensus
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, change‑oriented environment
• Pragmatic and delivery focused
• Confident managing ambiguity and change
• Passionate about driving improvement and innovation
• Experience within a regulated procurement environment is desirable
• An understanding of sports, events or entertainment sector is desirable as is familiarity with sponsorship/commercial partnership procurement models.
• Ability to communicate and work through the medium of Welsh is desirable

The Role

• Design and implement category strategies that deliver cost savings, improve service, and unlock value through innovative sourcing and supplier engagement.
• Deliver targeted savings and efficiencies across key spend categories through rigorous market engagement, negotiation, and contracting.
• Lead end‑to‑end sourcing events (RFX, RFP, RFQ), including commercial analysis, supplier evaluation, and award recommendations.
• Manage stakeholder relationships across WRU and Regions, gaining buy‑in for procurement initiatives and ensuring effective delivery.
• Develop and manage supplier relationships, performance frameworks, and continuous improvement plans to ensure delivery of value over time.
• Support the development of simple, effective procurement policies and processes that are embedded across the organisation.
• Act as a role model and change agent, supporting the cultural shift toward professional procurement and commercial discipline within Welsh Rugby.

Key Relationships

• Wider Finance team
• Procurement team
• Wide variety of internal stakeholders
• External suppliers
• Regional clubs

WRU Requirements

The WRU require that individuals are proficient in IT skills, specifically Microsoft packages. Excellent written and verbal communications are essential, along with the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh and a valid UK Driver’s Licence is desirable.

The Perks

As a permanent member of the WRU Group, you will have access to our full range of employee benefits, including:

• Salary Sacrifice Pension (5% employee contribution, matched by WRU)
• Life assurance scheme
• WRU Group Ticket Allocation
• Employee assistance programme
• Team Tactics – hybrid working arrangements
• Free stadium parking and gym
• WRU Group store and tour discounts
• WRU Group partnership offers
• Eye Care Voucher Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Our Values

The WRU Group are committed to developing a culture whereby all employees are equally valued and respected. Our aims, together with our vision and mission, are underpinned by our core values and beliefs which embrace Integrity, Excellence, Success, Courage, Family & Humour.

Inclusion at the WRU

The WRU Group are committed to building diverse, high‑performing and engaged teams across Welsh Rugby. We are ambitious about providing a people‑first culture where everyone can belong, be heard and respected. We are happy to talk to you about our Crys i Bawb EDI Strategy (2024‑2029) and you can also read more about our commitment in our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy.

Diversity Monitoring

We know that we deliver better services when our workforce reflects the full range of backgrounds and experiences in the society we serve. To continue to do this we need your help in filling out a short monitoring form. None of the information you provide will be visible as part of your application. It will only be used anonymously to monitor the inclusivity of our selection processes. You can select ‘prefer not to say’ if you would rather not answer any question.

Rheolwr Caffael

Arwain a chyflawni rheolaeth categori, cyrchu a rheoli perthynas â chyflenwyr o'r radd flaenaf ar draws URC a'r pedwar Rhanbarth, gan sbarduno arbedion cost a gwerth strategol. Bydd y Rheolwr Caffael yn helps i ymgorffori swyddogaeth caffael newydd sy'n cyflwyno rhagoriaeth fasnachol, yn sbarduno gwelliant parhaus ac yn cefnogi cynaliadwyedd hirdymor a thwf Rygbi Cymru.

Cyflog: Hyd at £55,000 y flwyddyn

Dyddiad Cau: 4 Rhagfyr 2025

35 yr wythnos. Dydd Llun i ddydd Gwener.

Ein horiau gwaith yn gyffredinol yw 9am – 5pm ond mae ein hagwedd at weithio hybrid - ‘Tactegau Tîm’ yn golygu bod eich oriau a’ch presenoldeb yn y swyddfa yn hyblyg er mwyn cefnogi cydbwysedd cynaliadwy rhwng bywyd a gwaith.

Y PERSON

• Profiad sylweddol o weithio ym maes caffael gan gynnwys arwain strategaethau categori a negodi â chyflenwyr
• Craffter masnachol cryf a meddwl strategol strwythuredig
• Profiad amlwg o weithio mewn amgylcheddau cymhleth, traws-swyddogaethol
• Sgiliau rheoli prosiect cryfion gyda'r gallu i reoli prosiectau cyrchu lluosog
• Sgiliau cyfathrebu a dylanwadu rhagorol ar bob lefel
• Gallu profedig i ymgysylltu â rhanddeiliaid ac adeiladu consensws
• Gyfforddus yn gweithio mewn amgylchedd cyflym, sy'n canolbwyntio ar newid
• Pragmatig ac yn canolbwyntio ar gyflawni
• Hyderus wrth reoli amwysedd a newid
• Angerddol am sbarduno gwelliant ac arloesedd
• Mae profiad o fewn amgylchedd caffael rheoleiddiedig yn ddymunol
• Mae dealltwriaeth o'r sector chwaraeon, digwyddiadau neu adloniant, yn ogystal â bod yn gyfarwydd â modelau caffael nawdd/partneriaethau masnachol, yn ddymunol.
• Mae'r gallu i gyfathrebu a gweithio yn y Gymraeg yn ddymunol

Y RÔL

• Dylunio a gweithredu strategaethau categori sy'n cyflwyno arbedion cost, yn gwella gwasanaeth ac yn datgloi gwerth trwy gyrchu arloesol a ymgysylltu â chyflenwyr.
• Cyflawni arbedion ac effeithlonrwydd wedi'u targedu ar draws categorïau gwariant allweddol trwy ymgysylltu'n drylwyr â'r farchnad, negodi a chontractio.
• Arwain digwyddiadau cyrchu o'r dechrau i'r diwedd (RFX, RFP, RFQ), gan gynnwys dadansoddiad masnachol, gwerthuso cyflenwyr a chymeradwyo dyfarniadau.
• Rheoli perthnasoedd rhanddeiliad ar draws URC a'r Rhanbarthau, ennill cefnogaeth i fentrau caffael a sicrhau darpariaeth effeithiol.
• Datblygu a rheoli perthnasoedd â chyflenwyr, fframweithiau perfformiad a chynlluniau gwella parhaus i sicrhau bod gwerth yn cael ei ddarparu dros amser.
• Cefnogi datblygiad polisïau a phrosesau caffael syml ac effeithiol sydd wedi'u hymgorffori ar draws y sefydliad.
• Gweithredu fel model rôl ac asiant newid, gan gefnogi'r newid diwylliannol tuag at gaffael proffesiynol a disgyblaeth fasnachol o fewn Rygbi Cymru.

Cysylltiadau Allweddol

• Y tîm Cyllid ehangach
• Y tîm Caffael
• Amrywiaeth eang yn fewnol
• Cyflenwyr allanol
• Clybiau rhanbarthol

GOFYNION URC

Mae URC yn mynnu bod gan unigolion sgiliau TG, yn benodol pecynnau Microsoft. Mae sgiliau cyfathrebu ysgrifenedig a llafar rhagorol yn hanfodol, ynghyd â'r gallu i feithrin perthnasoedd cryf gyda rhanddeiliaid mewnol ac allanol.

Mae'r gallu i gyfathrebu trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a Thrwydded Yrru Ddilys y DU yn ddymunol.

The MANTEISION

Fel aelod parhaol o Grŵp URC, bydd gennych fynediad at ein hystod lawn o fuddion cyflogeion, gan gynnwys:

• Pensiwn Aberth Cyflog (cyfraniad cyflogai o 5%, cyfraniad cyfatebol gan URC)
• Cynllun yswiriant bywyd
• Dyraniad Tocyn Grŵp URC
• Rhaglen cymorth i weithwyr
• Tactegau Tîm – trefniadau gweithio hybrid
• Parcio stadiwm a champfa am
• Gostyngiadau siop a theithiau Grŵp URC
• Cynigion partneriaeth Grŵp URC
• Cynllun Talebau Gofal Llygaid
• Cynllun Beicio i'r Gwaith
• Gostyngiadau Gwestai'r Celtic Collection

Ein Gwerthoedd

Mae Grŵp URC wedi ymrwymo i ddatblygu diwylliant lle mae pob gweithiwr yn cael ei werthfawrogi a'i barchu’n gyfartal. Mae ein nodau, ynghyd â’n gweledigaeth a’n cenhadaeth, wedi’u tanategu gan ein gwerthoedd a’n credoau craidd sy’n croesawu: Uniondeb, Rhagoriaeth, Llwyddiant, Dewrder, Teulu a Hiwmor.

Cynhwysiant yn URC

Mae Grŵp URC wedi ymrwymo i ddarparu Jyrsi i Bawb. Mae hyn yn cynnwys y bobl sy'n gweithio i ni a gyda ni. Rydym yn uchelgeisiol ynglŷn â darparu diwylliant sy’n rhoi pobl yn gyntaf, lle gall pawb fod yn perthyn a chael eu clywed a’u parchu. Rydym yn hapus i siarad â chi am ein Cynllun Cydraddoldeb, Amrywiaeth a Chynhwysiant (2023‑2028) a gallwch hefyd ddarllen rhagor am ein hymrwymiad yn ein Polisi Cydraddoldeb, Amrywiaeth a Chynhwysiant.

Monitro amrywiaeth

Gwyddom ein bod yn darparu gwasanaethau gwell pan fo ein gweithlu’n adlewyrchu’r ystod lawn o gefndiroedd a phrofiadau yn y gymdeithas a wasanaethwn. Er mwyn parhau i wneud hyn mae angen eich help arnom i lenwi ffurflen fonitro fer. Ni fydd unrhyw wybodaeth y byddwch yn ei rhannu yn weladwy fel rhan o'ch cais. Dim ond i fonitro cynwysoldeb ein prosesau dethol yn ddienw y caiff ei defnyddio. Gallwch ddewis ‘gwell gennyf beidio â dweud’ os byddai’n well gennych beidio ag ateb unrhyw gwestiwn.

Inclusion at the WRU

We are happy to talk to you about our Crys i Bawb EDI Strategy (2024‑2029) and you can also read more about our commitment in our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy.

Diversity monitoring

We know that we deliver better services when our workforce reflects the full range of backgrounds and experiences in the society we serve. To continue to do this we need your help in filling out a short monitoring form. None of the information you provide will be visible as part of your application. It will only be used anonymously to monitor the inclusivity of our selection processes. You can select ‘prefer not to say’ if you would rather not answer any question.