Purchase Manager jobs in United States

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Reference number: 410523

Total Package: London: East Kilbride: £44,500 per annum (non-negotiable). £49,500 per annum (non-negotiable). This figure includes a non-pensionable, non-consolidated Location Allowance of £5,000.

Contract: Permanent

Location: King Charles Street, London; Abercrombie House, East Kilbride; or Glasgow.

We lead the UK’s diplomatic, development and consular work around the world. We employ around 17,000 staff in our global network of 281 offices worldwide. Our UK-based staff work in King Charles Street in London, Abercrombie House in East Kilbride and in Milton Keynes.

Your role with us

This is a superb opportunity to work across the procurement process, from gathering requirements across the business in line with market research through to handing over the contract to the contract and supplier management. All through, you’ll be contributing to a commercially excellent, customer-focused service.

Working solo and as a part of a larger team will both be comfortable for you. You will draw on your commercial experience to manage setbacks and deliver to deadlines. In all cases, you’re swift to changing operational demands and manage emerging risks.

You will lead on end-to-end sourcing activities for the department, including route to market/sourcing models, input to business case, tender documents through to evaluation and delivery of compliant goods and services. Throughout the procurement lifecycle, you’ll be on top of the maintenance and updating of systems.

Building stakeholder relationships will be key. Even when contract management and supplier issues are complex, you’re confident clearly advising the stakeholder. Always with an eye to ensuring successful delivery of requirements or suspending/terminating contracts where necessary.

Working closely with the rest of the department, you’ll influence and shape the future of procurement policy and standards. Feeding into broader commercial strategy will be key, along with supporting contract management activities — like supplier negotiations and variations. You’ll help ensure value for money, maintain compliance with sourcing frameworks, and work closely with senior business leads to align category strategies with business needs.

Who we’re looking for

From end-to-end, you’ve worked on the procurement process across a single area, accounting for the type of commodity, the complexity, value and strategic importance. You bring strong commercial insight, a solid grasp of procurement law, and know how to apply the right tools to deliver results.

Within your category, you’re able to support risk management (including cyber, personnel and physical) and apply standards to tackle corruption, fraud and unethical behaviour in supply chains. In any alleged breech of standards, you know how to take appropriate action.

You are content working as part of a team, supporting performance, managing setbacks, and resolving issues internally. Plus, you’re assured communicating with stakeholders at all levels, establishing governance and articulating benefits achieved.

It would be desirable if you had an understanding of public sector commercial principles and legislation. An appropriate qualification in commercial management profession would be a plus. If you do not have one, you’re willing to work towards a CIPS, IACCM or similar.

We encourage applications from all communities, so that we reflect the very best of 21^st century Britain. Everyone here gets the support to develop their skills and capabilities as well as benefits that help to make the most of life in and out of work, including a Civil Service pension.

Use your talent and experience to shape our nation’s future, and deliver tangible improvements to millions of lives, including your own.

Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 4th August 2025.