Procurement Manager

West Northamptonshire Council; Northampton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Northampton is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to enhance high-quality, value-for-money services. The role involves acting as a commercial adviser, delivering procurement pipelines, and driving governance and compliance practices. Ideal candidates should have a strong procurement background and excellent relationship-building skills. Join a collaborative team with supportive development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement within public, private, or third sectors.
• Ability to provide expert advice and deliver end-to-end procurement services.
• Knowledge of governance, compliance, and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted commercial adviser to service stakeholders.
• Shape and deliver a complex procurement pipeline.
• Drive process development incorporating policy changes.

Skills

Strong procurement expertise

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder relationship building

Job description

Overview

Procurement Manager at West Northamptonshire Council

Are you ready to take the next step in your procurement career and make a real difference to the communities we serve? We’re looking for an experienced and ambitious Procurement Manager to shape how we deliver high quality, value for money services. Join our forward-thinking central procurement and finance team to provide expert advice and deliver end-to-end procurement services that support our corporate plan and strategic objectives.

What will you be doing?

• Act as a trusted commercial adviser to key service stakeholders, influencing decisions and supporting major programmes within the People Services portfolio.
• Shape and deliver a complex and varied procurement pipeline.
• Ensure activity achieves real impact by embedding robust governance, compliance, and risk management, while seeking opportunities to innovate and add value.
• Drive process development, incorporating the latest policy changes and legislation.
• Champion our business partner model, raising the profile of procurement and ensuring best practice is consistently applied across the organisation.

About you

We welcome applicants from all sectors and industries. Whether your background is in the public, private, or third sector, if you bring strong procurement expertise, commercial acumen, and the ability to build and develop strong relationships with key stakeholders, we want to hear from you. In return, you’ll join a collaborative and supportive environment with the autonomy to shape the way we work, visibility to influence at all levels, and support to continue developing your career. If this sounds like the right next step, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

For further details or an informal chat contact Daryl Read at [e-mail]

About us

West Northants Council is focused on its people. We value ambition, new ideas, better ways of working, attention to detail, and embracing challenges. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences, a place to forge opportunities and empower your career. Our vision is to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive. Our corporate values, THRIVE (Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower), underpin everything we do and how we deliver services. Hear more from our Chief Executive about what it’s like to work at West Northants Council.

We are committed to diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion and woven into everything we do to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner. For more information about DEI at WNC, watch our video on what DEI means to us.

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