Strategic Public Sector Procurement Lead

Teaching Vacancies; Leeds; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

GORSE Academies Trust is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead end-to-end procurement across its multi-academy trust. You will ensure compliance with UK public procurement legislation and internal procedures while delivering value for money and robust governance across academies.

You will work closely with the CFO and central team to define procurement strategy, manage the contract register, support major commercial agreements, and provide expert advice to staff to promote compliant purchasing

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex, high-value procurements end-to-end.
• Understanding of public sector procurement, frameworks, tendering and contract mobilisation.
• Strong grasp of the Procurement Act 2023, DfE Buying for Schools guidance and Academy Trust Handbook.
• Commercially astute, analytical and confident in managing suppliers and contracts.
• Ability to build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented and audit-ready.
• Enjoys improving systems and tools to embed best practice across the trust.

Responsibilities

• Lead compliant procurement processes for high value goods and services.
• Develop and deliver the trust’s procurement strategy, embedding innovation, sustainability and social value.
• Manage and maintain the trust’s forward procurement pipeline.
• Oversee the trust-wide contract register, ensuring compliance and timely renewals.
• Provide expert commercial advice and training to staff involved in procurement.
• Undertake procurement assurance work, including internal audits and annual reporting to trustees.
• Build effective relationships with suppliers and represent the trust in procurement networks.
• Ensure all procurement activity meets legal, regulatory and internal governance standards.

Skills

End-to-end procurement leadership

Public sector procurement

Regulatory compliance

Commercial negotiations

Stakeholder management

Organisational discipline

Process improvement

Job description

GORSE Academies Trust is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead end-to-end procurement across its multi-academy trust. You will ensure compliance with UK public procurement legislation and internal procedures while delivering value for money and robust governance across academies.

You will work closely with the CFO and central team to define procurement strategy, manage the contract register, support major commercial agreements, and provide expert advice to staff to promote compliant purchasing