Procurement Manager

Southern Housing; Sittingbourne; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Housing is seeking a Procurement Manager to shape and deliver our procurement pipeline, manage end-to-end projects and guide commercial decisions. Hybrid working with some London meetings, and a focus on social value, sustainability and resident outcomes.

You will lead tender processes, advise on legislation and governance, and promote SMEs and local suppliers while collaborating with stakeholders to achieve value-for-money objectives.

Qualifications

• Experience managing end to end procurement projects in a public sector or regulated environment.
• Experience leading competitive tender processes and supplier evaluations.
• Ability to interpret contract terms, manage commercial risk and contract management.
• Proficiency with eProcurement and purchase-to-pay systems and MS Office.
• CIPS Level 4 Diploma is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end procurement projects across a wide range of goods, services and works contracts.
• Work with stakeholders to understand business needs and develop procurement approaches that deliver value for money, manage risk and support organisational objectives.
• Manage competitive tender processes, including market engagement, tender documentation, supplier communications, evaluations and contract award.
• Provide procurement advice and guidance to colleagues on procurement legislation, governance requirements and best practice.
• Support contract mobilisation and help establish effective contract management arrangements.
• Embed social value, sustainability and responsible procurement principles into procurement activity.
• Promote opportunities for SMEs, local suppliers and diverse businesses through market engagement activities.

Skills

Procurement management

Stakeholder management

Tender negotiations

eProcurement systems

Contract management

MS Office

Education

CIPS Level 4 Diploma

Tools

eProcurement systems

Purchase to Pay (P2P) systems

Job description

About The Role

Are you looking for a procurement role where your work has a visible impact on residents, communities and value for money?

At Southern Housing, we’re looking for a Procurement Manager to help shape and deliver our annual procurement pipeline. This is a great opportunity for an experienced procurement professional who enjoys managing end to end procurement projects, working closely with stakeholders and influencing commercial decisions. You'll play a key role in delivering compliant, value for money procurement solutions while helping us achieve our social value, sustainability and resident engagement objectives.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Manage end to end procurement projects across a wide range of goods, services and works contracts.
• Work with stakeholders to understand business needs and develop procurement approaches that deliver value for money, manage risk and support organisational objectives.
• Manage competitive tender processes, including market engagement, tender documentation, supplier communications, evaluations, negotiations and contract award.
• Provide procurement advice and guidance to colleagues on procurement legislation, governance requirements and best practice.
• Support contract mobilisation and help establish effective contract management arrangements.
• Embed social value, sustainability and responsible procurement principles into procurement activity.
• Promote opportunities for SMEs, local suppliers and diverse businesses through market engagement activities.

This role can be based in any of our main offices and will require attendance at our Farringdon office (London) for team meetings. This is a hybrid working role with the option to work from home 3 days per week. Home working days will be agreed with your line manager.

You’ll bring proven experience in:

• Experience managing end to end procurement projects within a public sector, regulated or similarly governed environment.
• Experience managing competitive tender exercises and supplier evaluations.
• Understanding of contract terms and conditions, commercial risk and contract management
• Experience using eProcurement and purchase to pay systems and strong IT skills including MS Office,
• Experience managing multiple priorities and delivering projects to agreed timescales.
• Understanding of the Procurement Act 2023, Public contract Regulations 2015
• CIPS Level 4 Diploma (or equivalent experience) - desirable
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Ability to work independently, manage priorities and interpret financial data to support value-for-money outcomes

Closing date: 20th of September 2026, Sunday, at 23:59pm

Shortlisting: 23rd of September 2026

Interviews: in-person interviews on 7th and 8th of October 2026

About the team

You’ll be part of a supportive and knowledgeable procurement team at a time of change and opportunity. You’ll have the chance to work on a varied pipeline of projects, build strong relationships across the organisation and influence how procurement supports better outcomes for residents and communities.

About Us

At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own! We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people’s lives.

A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

Internal mobility

In line with our Recruitment Policy, colleagues are able to apply for internal roles once they've passed their probation. Interviews will only be arranged once this has been confirmed.

Colleagues who have recently started a new internal role won't be able to apply for another internal move for at least 12 months. Please refer to the Recruitment Policy for more detail.