Procurement Manager

Harbour Healthcare Ltd; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Harbour Healthcare Ltd. is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead group-wide strategies ensuring value for money, supplier performance, and regulatory compliance across our care home network.

You will manage supplier relationships, contracts, tenders, and governance while delivering cost savings and improving supply chain resilience across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• CIPS Level 4 or higher or working towards it.
• Degree or equivalent in Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, or Business.
• Minimum 5 years procurement experience.
• Experience managing supplier contracts and negotiations.
• Experience delivering measurable cost savings.
• Multi-site procurement experience and strong stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement group-wide procurement strategies.
• Deliver measurable cost savings and value improvements.
• Identify opportunities for procurement efficiencies and standardisation.
• Monitor market trends and supplier performance.
• Lead contract negotiations and renewals; manage SLAs.
• Provide supplier performance reviews and manage risks.
• Develop category strategies across major spend areas.
• Benchmark pricing and consolidate spend.
• Track budget performance and procurement compliance.
• Produce procurement reports for senior leadership.
• Ensure governance and compliance with company policies.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Cost savings delivery

Procurement strategy

Supplier relationship management

Multi-site procurement

Education

CIPS Level 4 or above

Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, or Business

Job description

The Procurement Manager is responsible for developing and implementing procurement strategies that deliver value for money, supplier performance, compliance, sustainability, and operational excellence across the care home group. The role ensures the organisation secures quality goods and services at competitive prices while supporting resident care, maintaining regulatory compliance, and achieving commercial objectives. The Procurement Manager will manage supplier relationships, contracts, tender processes, and procurement governance across all homes and support functions.

Strategic Procurement

• Develop and implement group-wide procurement strategies.
• Deliver measurable cost savings and value improvements.
• Identify opportunities for procurement efficiencies and standardisation.
• Monitor market trends and supplier performance.
• Support business growth, acquisitions, and new home openings.

Supplier & Contract Management

• Manage strategic supplier relationships.
• Lead contract negotiations and renewals.
• Ensure service level agreements (SLAs) are achieved.
• Conduct supplier performance reviews.
• Reduce supplier risk and improve supply chain resilience.

Category Management

Key spend categories may include:

• Food and catering supplies
• Agency staffing
• Utilities
• Medical consumables
• PPE
• Furniture and equipment
• Maintenance services
• Laundry and housekeeping supplies
• IT and telecommunications
• Capital expenditure projects

The Procurement Manager will:

• Develop category strategies.
• Benchmark pricing and quality.
• Consolidate spend where appropriate.
• Identify alternative suppliers.

Financial Management

• Deliver annual procurement savings targets.
• Track budget performance.
• Monitor purchasing compliance.
• Produce procurement reports for senior leadership.
• Support cost management initiatives.

Governance & Compliance

• Ensure procurement activities comply with company policies.

Person Specification

Essential

• CIPS Level 4 or above (or working towards).
• Degree or equivalent experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, or Business.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years procurement experience.
• Experience managing supplier contracts.
• Strong commercial negotiation skills.
• Experience delivering measurable cost savings.
• Multi-site procurement experience.
• Strong stakeholder management capability.

Having family traditions at heart, our philosophy is actually quite simple. We strive to provide an excellent standard of care to our residents, treating them with complete dignity and respect.

We are looking for people who care regardless of qualifications or experience. We care more about you sharing and demonstrating our values, which are, -

• Humility
• Accountability
• Achievement
• Passion
• Integrity

We will give you all the training and support you need, such as obtaining a qualification in health and social care and opportunities for promotion and career growth.

Please note that all our positions require an Enhanced DBS check in relation to Children and Adults.