Procurement Manager

Matchtech; Worthing; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known utilities provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead procurement activities across HR and corporate services. The ideal candidate will have significant procurement experience, preferably in the public sector, and be skilled in running tender exercises. This role offers hybrid working, requiring 2 days in the office and 3 remote, focusing on category management strategies and stakeholder engagement to deliver exceptional service.

Qualifications

• Experience in a strategic procurement or category focused role.
• Previous experience in HR or related professional services categories.
• Knowledge of public sector or utilities procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement demand and category strategies.
• Run cradle-to-grave tender exercises.
• Collaborate with Senior Category Manager.

Skills

Procurement experience

Stakeholder engagement skills

Commercial awareness

Team player

Job description

Well-known utilities provider require a Procurement Manager. Applicants need procurement experience within the public sector (PA23, OJEU, PCR, UCR, DSCR) and have the ability to run tender exercises and support development of category management strategies.

The Procurement Manager role encompasses a mix of hands‑on tendering (cradle‑to‑grave) and sourcing activities, with the development and implementation of category management strategies. Working closely with a Senior Category Manager, the Procurement Manager will lead procurement activity across HR and corporate services spend areas, delivering excellent service to customers and stakeholders.

Specific duties of the Procurement Manager include:

• Develop and implement demand and category strategies aligned with value management and procurement policies.
• Run cradle‑to‑grave tender exercises from scoping with stakeholders, RFI, RFQ to award.
• Collaborate with Senior Category Manager and business leads to deliver sourcing and contracting strategies.
• Drive cost reduction through demand aggregation, standardisation, and minimising tail spend.
• Lead continuous improvement by applying external best practices and innovation to category strategies.
• Support full sourcing lifecycle and commercial activities to optimise total cost of ownership.

Procurement Manager applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Experience in a strategic procurement or category focused role.
• Previous experience in HR or related professional services categories.
• Knowledge of public sector or utilities procurement processes – advantageous, PCR, UCR, PA23, OJEU etc.
• Experience in running tenders.
• Team player, with a continuous improvement mindset and strong commercial awareness and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Comfortable with hybrid working – 2 days in office and 3 remote.