Procurement Service Manager

Leicestershire County Council; Leicester; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector-owned professional buying organisation is seeking a Head of Procurement to lead its procurement service team. This role involves managing extensive procurement processes, ensuring quality management, and influencing outcomes through effective communication. Ideal candidates will have a relevant degree and significant experience in procurement leadership.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Local Government Pension Scheme

Opportunities for learning and development

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in managing procurements at an influential level.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly across all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a specialist team of procurement professionals.
• Responsible for project delivery and managing an annual procurement work plan.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Communication

Education

Business or relevant degree

Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPs)

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Job Description

Organisation: ESPO

Work Location: ESPO, Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, LE10 1ES

Salary: £53,724 - £59,220 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 11th July 2025

Interview Date(s): TBC

Are you looking for an exciting and challenging opportunity to lead and manage a specialist team of procurement professionals? If so, ESPO is looking for an individual to head up its procurement service team, which is responsible for the 28,000 products that make up our comprehensive catalogue range.

About the Role

We are a public sector-owned professional buying organisation with ambitious growth plans for the future. We are looking for a highly talented individual to lead our catalogue range category. You will be responsible for project delivery and managing an annual procurement work plan, including day-to-day quality management and sign-off/approval processes, performance management, and HR matters.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• Have extensive experience in managing procurements at an influential level
• Be a Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPs)
• Have a Business or other relevant degree
• Have previously taken a lead role in a category management environment
• Understand procurement policy and legislative framework within the public sector
• Demonstrated the ability to communicate clearly across all levels of relevant organisations, both verbally and in writing to influence and shape outcomes
• Be commercially astute and have the ability to interpret financial reports

We'd also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to provide evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.

What we offer:

• Flexible working opportunities and access to an employee benefits portal with a car lease scheme.
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing to 33 days after 5 years' service), and a scheme to buy additional leave.
• Local Government Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution.
• Opportunities for learning and development
• Great office location next to Fosse Park, with free on-site parking and easy access to M1 and M69.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of ESPO. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Neil Sinnott, Head of Commercial

Telephone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

How to Apply

ESPO is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity, and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our customers. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the customers we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application, which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

About Us

About ESPO

We're a unique organisation, owned by the public sector and sharing their values and ethos, but operating with a commercial edge. As a specialist procurement body, we pride ourselves on establishing procurement solutions that save money for the public sector. View our prospectus to find out more.

We have modern, open-plan offices with excellent transport links and a friendly workplace environment. We offer flexible working, a generous holiday entitlement, a contributory pension scheme, training (including professional CIPS qualification) and opportunities to develop your career.

ESPO is supported by wide range of roles across many different disciplines including sales, marketing, IT, procurement, finance, operations (warehouse management and transport planning) and customer services. So whether you are interested in a public-facing role or playing your part behind the scenes, ESPO could be the place for you.

To learn more about working for ESPO please visit www.espo.org.