Senior Procurement Manager

Sopra Steria Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Procurement Manager, where you will lead procurement strategies across diverse sectors including Health and Digital & IT. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring procurement activities are efficient and uphold the highest standards of integrity. With a focus on innovation and service design, you will be pivotal in enhancing the organization’s reputation while managing complex procurement processes. Enjoy a flexible work environment that supports work-life balance, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes a car allowance and private medical coverage.

Benefits

£5,400 car allowance

25 days annual leave

Health cash plan

Private medical

Life assurance

Pension

Generous flexible benefits fund

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing complex procurement processes.
• Strong understanding of UK public sector procurement regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop procurement strategies for various categories.
• Manage high-value procurement processes and contract negotiations.
• Provide customer-focused procurement advice to clients.

Skills

Public sector procurement best practices

Commercial strategy development

Contract negotiation

Supplier management

Stakeholder engagement

Industry trends awareness

Leadership and influencing

Education

CIPS qualification or working towards

Job description

Do you have a strong understanding of public sector procurement best practices to deliver successful outcomes for products and services?

NHS Shared Business Service are seeking a motivated Senior Procurement Manager to join our Strategic Procurement Delivery team, collaborating with key internal customers and clients to optimise procurement activities with integrity, safety, and efficiency. We’re looking for driven individuals who can enhance our business’s reputation. This role spans Health, Construction, Estates, Business Services, and Digital & IT categories, where you’ll lead, develop, and complete procurement strategies in sophisticated supply markets, all while working closely with our customers.

This position is predominantly home based, but there is an expectation to attend meetings at our Salford office once or twice per month and where business needs are required.

What you will be doing:

• Leading commercial strategy development for assigned procurements.
• Managing complex, high-value procurement processes (tendering, market engagement, evaluation, contract negotiation).
• Providing customer-focused procurement, innovation, and service design advice to external clients.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal collaborators, external customers, and potential new clients.
• Serving as a trusted advisor to senior customer teams and senior point of advice for internal staff on commercial matters.
• Generating new opportunities, staying informed on industry trends, and supporting the development of procurement managers.

What you will bring:

• Experience of working across various categories of spend.
• Experience of procurement process, scoping, briefing, tendering, selection, contract negotiation, including service level agreements, and management of supplier.
• Experience of working within a UK public sector procurement setting and working experience of UK Public Contracts Regulations.
• CIPS qualified or working towards a qualification.
• Ability and confidence to lead and influence partners.
• Knowledge/ experience of Provider Selection Regime (PSI).

It would be great if you had:

• A background within Healthcare.

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Location: Salford

Security Clearance Level: DBS

Internal Recruiter: Kayleigh

Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum

Benefits: £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, health cash plan, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund.

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improve performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you’re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.