Procurement Manager

Community Integrated Care; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retail discounts

Holiday discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Travel discounts

Job summary

Community Integrated Care is seeking a Procurement Manager to develop and embed procurement policies, governance and supplier management across the charity. You will lead improvements, manage SLAs and KPIs, and provide commercial advice with Legal colleagues, ensuring compliant, value-driven procurement across multiple sites.

You will be based within an hours commute of Widnes, work full time, and enjoy flexible 4-day or 5-day patterns with occasional nationwide travel, contributing to risk

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a procurement leadership or category management role.
• Experience within a large, complex, multi-site organisation.
• Demonstrable success implementing and improving procurement processes and controls.
• Strong knowledge of UK procurement legislation, governance and best practice.
• Experience developing supplier management and procurement frameworks.
• Strong commercial awareness with contract negotiation experience.

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing procurement policies, procedures and governance frameworks.
• Leading continuous improvement initiatives to simplify and strengthen procurement processes.
• Managing supplier due diligence, onboarding and compliance activities.
• Developing and maintaining key supplier and contract databases.
• Supporting contract managers with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Providing commercial advice on supplier contracts in partnership with Legal colleagues.
• Monitoring supplier performance to ensure agreed service, quality and invoicing standards are achieved.
• Conducting procurement audits and compliance reviews.
• Producing insightful reports on supplier spend, value for money, risk, and compliance for senior stakeholders.
• Ensuring compliance with procurement regulations and legislative requirements, including Modern Slavery, Anti-Bribery, Corruption and Fraud legislation.
• Leading and developing a Procurement Specialist, supporting performance, growth and development.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders across the organisation and influencing positive procurement practices.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Supplier performance

Communication

Prioritisation

Continuous improvement

Education

CIPS qualification or membership

Job description

This is a full time permanent role with attendance at our head office required at least once a week with some regional / national travel as required. Our ideal candidate will be based within an hours commute of Widnes.

What is The Deal for you?

• Flexibility! You can work your full-time hours over 4 days and enjoy a long weekend or work over 5 days to accommodate your other commitments.
• Benefits: Retail discounts, holiday discounts, cycle to work scheme and travel discounts through our benefits app.
• Best Lives Possible: You'll be working for an award winning charity who is passionate about ensuring our colleagues and the people we support lead the best lives bolder
• Development: We'll work with you to develop your career or to learn and experience new things. We're passionate about developing our people!
• Dare to Learn: Access to our amazing online training platform where you can upskill taking a variety of courses and qualifications.
• Support: From our Employee Assistance Programme (available 24/7), financial support options, and wellbeing fund you'll have the support available to lead an easier (financial) life.

Who you'll be supporting & more about the role: As Procurement Manager, you'll be responsible for developing and embedding procurement policies, procedures, governance frameworks and controls that safeguard the charity while delivering commercial value. Working closely with leaders across Finance, Facilities, Legal and Operational teams, you'll influence organisational decision-making and ensure procurement practices are efficient, transparent and future-focused. This is a highly visible role where your expertise will directly contribute to risk mitigation, operational efficiency, supplier performance, and ultimately the quality of services delivered across the charity.

What you'll be doing:

• Developing and implementing procurement policies, procedures and governance frameworks
• Leading continuous improvement initiatives to simplify and strengthen procurement processes
• Managing supplier due diligence, onboarding and compliance activities
• Developing and maintaining key supplier and contract databases
• Supporting contract managers with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Providing commercial advice on supplier contracts in partnership with Legal colleagues
• Monitoring supplier performance to ensure agreed service, quality and invoicing standards are achieved
• Conducting procurement audits and compliance reviews
• Producing insightful reports on supplier spend, value for money, risk, and compliance for senior stakeholders
• Ensuring compliance with procurement regulations and legislative requirements, including Modern Slavery, Anti-Bribery, Corruption and Fraud legislation
• Leading and developing a Procurement Specialist, supporting performance, growth and development
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders across the organisation and influencing positive procurement practices

You’ll be a confident procurement professional with the ability to balance commercial thinking with strong governance and compliance expertise.

Essential Experience & Knowledge

• Proven experience in a procurement leadership or category management role
• Experience within a large, complex, multi-site organisation
• Demonstrable success implementing and improving procurement processes and controls
• Strong knowledge of UK procurement legislation, governance and best practice
• Experience developing supplier management and procurement frameworks
• Strong commercial awareness with contract negotiation experience

Skills & Attributes

• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to assess supplier performance, market trends and business needs
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively under pressure
• Passion for continuous improvement and delivering tangible business benefits

Desirable

• CIPS qualification or membership

At Community Integrated Care, we’re one of the UK’s most successful and largest social care charities, supporting thousands of people to live their best lives possible. As we continue to evolve and strengthen our support services, we’re looking for an experienced Procurement Manager to play a pivotal role in transforming and embedding procurement excellence across the organisation., At Community Integrated Care, you’ll join an organisation that genuinely values innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement. You’ll have the opportunity to influence procurement strategy at a national level while helping ensure every pound spent delivers the greatest possible impact for the people we support.