Procurement Manager

Natural History Museum; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious cultural institution in City of Westminster seeks an experienced Procurement Manager to lead procurement operations and ensure compliance with public legislation. This role offers the chance to design efficient procurement strategies while managing high-value projects and engaging with senior stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have proven expertise in public sector procurement and be motivated by the opportunity to create meaningful impacts within a reputable organization.

Benefits

27.5 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Generous pension scheme (employer contribution 4 - 10%)

Season ticket loan

Life insurance

Free admission to exhibitions across London

Staff discounts at Museum shops

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex, high-value procurement activity.
• Ability to design compliant procurement approaches.
• Comfortable influencing senior stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement activity across the Museum.
• Ensure compliance with public procurement legislation.
• Support implementation of the Museum's procurement strategy.

Skills

Public sector procurement expertise

Commercial judgement

Stakeholder influence

Job description

Reporting to the Head of Procurement, the Procurement Manager will play a pivotal operational leadership role within one of the world's most respected cultural and scientific institutions. The role will lead on the delivery of procurement activity across the Museum, ensuring strong value for money, compliance with public procurement legislation and alignment with the Museum's strategic and sustainability objectives. Positioned between the Head of Procurement and the Senior Procurement Officer, the role will act as the primary operational escalation and assurance point for procurement activity. The Procurement Manager will personally lead complex, high-risk and high-value procurements, while providing expert oversight, proportionate controls and quality assurance for procurement activity delivered by others. Alongside day-to-day functional leadership of the Senior Procurement Officer, the role will support the implementation of the Museum's procurement strategy, own key supplier relationships and embed responsible procurement practices across the organisation. This is a hands-on leadership role offering real influence, autonomy and the opportunity to deliver meaningful public value.
You are an experienced public sector procurement professional who is confident leading complex, high-value procurement activity and delivering results at pace. You bring strong commercial judgement and technical expertise, enabling you to design robust, compliant procurement approaches that achieve value for money while managing risk, and you are comfortable influencing senior stakeholders to reach well-balanced outcomes. Motivated by purpose as well as performance, you are seeking a role within a world-class organisation where you can have genuine impact, and you are keen to develop your career in a senior operational position that combines hands-on delivery with leadership, autonomy and influence.
We are a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre. We use the Museum's unique collections and our unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. We care for more than 80 million objects spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually and 16 million visits to our website. Today the Museum is more relevant and influential than ever. By attracting people from a range of backgrounds to work for us, we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. We employ 1100 staff in a variety of roles, all united by our vision of a future where people and planet thrive. We need everyone to have the passion and drive to help us with our mission to create advocates for our planet and inspire millions to care about the natural world. Diversity and inclusion matter to us. Our vision is of a future where both people and the planet thrive. Diversity is one of our core values and we strive to build a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. All new staff who join us learn about the importance of diversity and inclusion to the Museum and how to contribute to creating an inclusive environment. We know we have more to do, but we are committed to ensuring that everyone who works at the Museum feels they can thrive and feel valued and respected.

• 27.5 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (full time equivalent)
• Generous defined contribution Natural History Museum Pension Scheme (employer contribution 4 - 10%)
• Season ticket, bicycle and rental loan
• Life insurance
• Free admission to our exhibitions and many other paid exhibitions at museums, galleries and institutions across London and the UK.
• Staff discount at our Museum shops and cafes
• We offer a wide variety of training initiatives and opportunities to build skills. Investing in staff development is important to us, and we are ambitious about helping staff to grow and fulfil their potential.