Procurement Manager - Indirect Categories

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading procurement organization in the UK is seeking a Procurement Manager specialized in indirect categories. This role involves leading a small team and managing procurement across FM, Capex, and Professional Services. Candidates should have strong indirect procurement experience within public or regulated environments and enjoy a balance of strategic thinking and hands-on delivery. The position offers a hybrid working model and the opportunity for substantial career growth.

Qualifications

• Strong indirect procurement experience within a public or regulated environment.
• Experience leading or mentoring a small procurement team.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on procurement delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a small indirect procurement team.
• Own end-to-end indirect procurement across FM, Capex, and Professional Services.
• Act as a trusted procurement partner to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Indirect procurement experience

Leadership skills

Strategic thinking

Job description

Procurement Manager - Indirect Categories

Birmingham (Hybrid Working) | £55,000 - £58,000 + Package

This opportunity is likely to appeal most to procurement professionals who are not actively searching for a new role, but are starting to think more carefully about impact, influence and long-term progression.

A well-established, mission-led procurement organisation is strengthening its indirect procurement capability and is looking to appoint a Procurement Manager to lead a small team and manage a broad portfolio of indirect categories. The organisation operates at scale, supports complex client environments and continues to invest in its people, systems and ways of working.

This role offers the chance to step into a genuinely influential procurement position. The successful individual will take ownership of indirect procurement across FM, Capex and Professional Services, operating within public procurement frameworks and partnering closely with senior stakeholders. It is a role that combines leadership, delivery and the opportunity to help shape how indirect procurement is delivered.

Based in Birmingham, the organisation operates a hybrid working model, with an expectation of two to three days per week in the office, offering a balance between flexibility and collaboration.

What the role offers

• Leading and developing a small indirect procurement team
• Owning end-to-end indirect procurement across FM, Capex and Professional Services
• Operating confidently within public procurement regulations and governance
• Acting as a trusted procurement partner to senior stakeholders
• Driving value, compliance and continuous improvement across indirect spend

This role will suit someone who

• Has strong indirect procurement experience within a public or regulated environment
• Has led or mentored a small procurement team
• Enjoys balancing strategic thinking with hands‑on procurement delivery
• Values stability, purpose and long-term career development
• Is open to a role offering influence and progression, even if not actively job hunting

Why consider this now

The organisation is in a period of continued growth and maturity, with a clear focus on strengthening indirect procurement capability and leadership. This is an opportunity to join at a point where your experience can genuinely shape outcomes, rather than simply maintain existing processes.

For procurement professionals seeking a role with substance, team leadership and long-term opportunity, this is well worth exploring.

A confidential conversation can be arranged for those interested in hearing more. Please reach out to Devan at [e-mail]