Strategic Sourcing Manager — Public Sector Compliance

Matchtech Group; West Kirby; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech Group is seeking a Sourcing Manager to support strategic sourcing, procurement activities and PA 23 compliant tendering across goods, services and works. The role emphasizes regulated environments, stakeholder collaboration and cradle-to-grave procurement management.

The successful candidate will develop sourcing strategies, manage supplier relations and ensure compliance with public sector processes while driving process improvements within the Group Procurement function.

Qualifications

• Strategic procurement expertise including sourcing, category management and negotiations.
• Procurement experience within a regulated environment.
• Experience with PA 23, PCR, UCR or related frameworks preferred.
• Ability to manage tender/sourcing exercises cradle-to-grave.
• Excellent stakeholder partnering skills and contract handling capabilities.
• Comfortable with commercial and contractual issues, negotiating and managing supplier contracts.
• Ability to drive change and refine procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver complex procurements across goods, services, works contracts, frameworks and dynamic markets.
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies in alignment with business objectives.
• Ensure procurement activity adheres to PA 23 and public sector processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align procurement with category strategies.
• Manage sourcing projects from advertisement through to award and contract implementation.
• Develop market analysis and category strategies; build supplier relationships.

Skills

Strategic procurement

Category management

Negotiations

Stakeholder engagement

Regulated environment

Tender management

Job description

Matchtech Group is seeking a Sourcing Manager to support strategic sourcing, procurement activities and PA 23 compliant tendering across goods, services and works. The role emphasizes regulated environments, stakeholder collaboration and cradle-to-grave procurement management.

The successful candidate will develop sourcing strategies, manage supplier relations and ensure compliance with public sector processes while driving process improvements within the Group Procurement function.