Procurement Manager - Strategic Sourcing

NHS Professionals; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health services organization in the UK is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead sourcing and contract management. This role involves strategic thinking and stakeholder engagement to optimize procurement processes. Benefits include generous annual leave, a strong commitment to talent development, and hybrid work opportunities.

Benefits

Generous annual leave allowance

Talent management & development

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing programme

Group income protection

Qualifications

• Proven experience in procurement or category management in a complex environment.
• Strong negotiation and drafting skills with commercial acumen.
• Experience in leading or coaching team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing and contract management across various categories.
• Develop and deliver category strategies that support organizational goals.
• Drive supplier negotiations and governance.

Skills

Procurement experience

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder engagement

Team management

Strategic thinking

Education

CIPS or relevant qualification

Job description

About The Role

Procurement Manager – Strategic Sourcing

Are you ready to make a real impact in the NHS while advancing your procurement career?

At NHS Professionals, we’re looking for a motivated Procurement Manager – Strategic Sourcing to play a key role in shaping how we buy and manage contracts across our £40m+ spend portfolio. Reporting directly to the Head of Procurement, this role gives you the chance to influence business-critical decisions and lead on complex, high-value projects that truly make a difference.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading sourcing and contract management across direct and indirect categories.
• Developing and delivering category strategies that support NHSP’s mission and business goals.
• Driving supplier negotiations, contract drafting, and governance.
• Partnering with senior stakeholders to embed best practice procurement.
• Leading and developing a small team, building a high-performance culture.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven procurement or category management experience in a complex environment.
• Strong commercial acumen with contract negotiation and drafting skills.
• A strategic thinker who can also deliver at pace.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Experience leading or coaching team members.

Why join us?

At NHS Professionals, you’ll work in a purpose-driven organisation where your expertise helps deliver better outcomes across the NHS. We offer hybrid working, career development opportunities, and the chance to take on challenging, high-value projects that will stretch and grow your skills.

About The Candidate

To be successful in this post you will need to:

• Have a collaborative and engaging approach
• Have several years\' experience in a similar role working with high value contracts
• Ideally hold a CIPS or other relevant qualification (desirable)
• Be able to manage priorities
• Work under pressure sometimes with challenging and variable timescales and deadlines
• Engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Be an experienced negotiator with a modern and creative approach to maximising value for NHSP and its suppliers and clients
• Experience in managing a team to reach their full potential

About Us

In return for your commitment, we will offer you some fantastic benefits:

• Generous annual leave allowance - 27 days per year, plus bank holidays
• A commitment to talent management & development
• Star of the Month! - Our star of the month award enables you to recognise colleagues or teams that have gone the extra mile and they could win £100 worth of shopping vouchers
• Pension – We’ll contribute up to 10% towards your pension if you join our stakeholder pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Group Income Protection
• Wellbeing Programme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Engagement & discounts platform

About Us:

NHS Professionals (NHSP) run the largest NHS flexible staff bank, placing highly skilled temporary workers in NHS Trusts to meet their short, medium and long-term needs. Uniquely we are owned by the Department of Health and Social Care and we therefore reinvest any surplus we make directly back into the NHS. We are particularly proud of being the first NHS organisation to gain the accreditation of Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute. This is a huge testament to our ongoing commitment to making NHSP a great place to work for all our corporate employees.