Procurement Manager

Community Integrated Care; Widnes; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility: 4-day week option

Retail discounts

Holiday discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Travel discounts

Job summary

Community Integrated Care in Widnes is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to shape policy, drive value for money and ensure compliance across a multi-site charity.

You'll lead governance, supplier performance, SLAs and KPIs, with regional travel; attendance at head office weekly. Join an award-winning charity focused on delivering the best lives possible and career development.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a procurement leadership or category management role.
• Experience within a large, complex, multi-site organisation.
• Strong knowledge of UK procurement legislation, governance and best practice.
• Experience developing supplier management and procurement frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Developing and embedding 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

Procurement leadership

Category management

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Contract negotiation

Communication

Influencing

Cross-functional working

Education

CIPS qualification

Job description

The opportunity and what makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work

Shape the Future of Procurement. Deliver Value. Drive Compliance. Make an Impact.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.

This is an exciting opportunity for a procurement professional who thrives on building robust processes, driving value for money, managing supplier performance, and ensuring compliance in a complex, multi-site environment.

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.

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

About you:

What we're looking for:

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

What You'll Get in Return

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.

If you're an experienced procurement professional looking for a role where you can shape strategy, embed best practice, and deliver real organisational value, we'd love to hear from you.

Interested and want to know a bit more?

To find out more about our charity check out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-zYkoj7x8s

We're really proud to be a Hive HR Employee Voice Certified organisation, a recognition that confirms our commitment to creating a culture where our colleagues are not only encouraged to share their thoughts, but where this feedback is actively sought and acted upon to drive positive change at every level.

In our 2025 Colleague Engagement Survey, 59% (nearly 3,800) of our people shared their feedback and insights, giving us an incredible Employee Net Promoter Score of +34.

The Employee Net Promoter Score is a measure of how willing our colleagues are to recommend us as a good place to work to their loved ones – and a score of +34 is considered a Very Good score when compared to global benchmarks set by hundreds of other organisations.