Strategic Procurement Leader - Remote UK

Action for Children; Watford; Remote; GBP 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days + bank holidays

Wellbeing Day

Training & development

Pension with up to 7% employer contrib

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

Action for Children is seeking a Senior Procurement Manager (Permanent, 35 hours per week) to lead a small procurement team, based remotely in the UK. You will manage wide-scale spend categories, drive procurement transformation, and maintain strong supplier relationships to deliver value for the charity and the communities it serves.

The role requires MCIPS and prior experience in not-for-profit or public sector procurement, with a focus on high-value contracts and change leadership.

Qualifications

• MCIPS qualification required.
• Experience in not-for-profit or public sector preferred.
• Experience managing high value contracts in procurement.
• Ability to influence stakeholder behavior and shape requirements.
• Experience in supplier relationships and procurement strategy.
• Managing staff and modelling professional standards.
• Understanding of EDI policies.

Responsibilities

• Develop, lead, and manage a small procurement team.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to ensure needs are understood and procurement guidance provided.
• Update and implement changes to the procurement strategy for Action for Children.
• Manage outsourcing partners within spend categories through tenders or negotiations.
• Negotiate commercial and contractual arrangements with suppliers.
• Drive compliance and governance across procurement processes.
• Oversee end-to-end procurement to pay process.
• Manage category portfolios including spend prioritisation, cost savings, and supplier lifecycle management.

Skills

MCIPS

Not-for-profit experience

High value contracts

Procurement management

Job description

Action for Children is seeking a Senior Procurement Manager (Permanent, 35 hours per week) to lead a small procurement team, based remotely in the UK. You will manage wide-scale spend categories, drive procurement transformation, and maintain strong supplier relationships to deliver value for the charity and the communities it serves.

The role requires MCIPS and prior experience in not-for-profit or public sector procurement, with a focus on high-value contracts and change leadership.