Procurement Manager

Natural History Museum; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned cultural institution in Greater London is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead procurement activities and ensure strong value for money in compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will be an experienced public sector procurement professional, capable of influencing senior stakeholders while managing high-risk procurements. With a hybrid work model, this role offers autonomy and a chance to deliver impactful results in a world-class environment. Competitive benefits and opportunities for development are provided.

Benefits

27.5 days holiday plus bank holidays

Generous pension scheme

Life insurance

Staff discounts

Training initiatives

Membership to Sports and Social Association

Qualifications

• Experienced in leading complex, high-value procurement activities.
• Possess strong commercial judgement and technical expertise.
• Motivated by purpose and performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement activity ensuring value for money and compliance.
• Manage complex and high-risk procurements.
• Support the procurement strategy and supplier relationships.

Skills

Public sector procurement

Commercial judgement

Stakeholder influence

Risk management

Job description

About Us

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.

About the role

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.

About you

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.

Thriving at the Museum : the way we work

We are proud to work at the Museum and have identified the qualities we all need to embody to reach our shared ambition. This sits alongside the Museum’s values and forms the framework for the way we work.

Find out more here.

What we offer

• 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.
• Affordable membership to the Civil Service Sports Council which offers a range of benefits including an extensive list of special offers and reduced entry fees at a selection of cinema chains, theme parks, theatres, retailers and supermarkets. It also provides entry to up to 300 English Heritage sites and other national treasures. For more details, visit https://www.cssc.co.uk
• Membership to our Sports and Social Association (for a small fee), which includes access to our in‑house gym and clubs such as football, softball, table tennis and tennis and classes in Middle Eastern dance, yoga and Tai Chi

Hybrid working

We are working towards a vision where both people and planet thrive, and nothing gives a greater connection with this, than seeing first‑hand, the visitors, scientific research and collections that all of our work is inspired by and working side by side with the teams delivering the visitor experience and events. We also recognise the benefits and flexibility that hybrid working brings. We operate a hybrid working model that requires regular, weekly attendance for this role, with the precise pattern of days on site and worked from home to be agreed with your manager.

How to apply

If this sounds like you, please apply below by clicking on Apply for job.

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Closing date: 23:59 on 16th January 2026.

Interviews expected: w / c 26th January 2026.

Please note that this role does not qualify for Museum sponsorship so the successful postholder will need to have a valid right to work in the UK at the point of offer.