Job type
TemporaryLocation
BirminghamWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
ProcurementIndustry
Government & Public ServicesPay
£400-£600 per day (inside IR35)
Senior Procurement Manager, Interim, Birmingham, £400-£600 per day, Inside IR35, Hybrid Working
Senior Procurement Manager (Interim)
Birmingham City Centre (Hybrid – 2 days on-site)
£400–£600 per day (Inside IR35)
Initial 6-month contract
£400–£600 per day (Inside IR35)
Initial 6-month contract
The Opportunity
We are recruiting for an experienced Senior Procurement Manager to join a high-profile public sector organisation on an initial 6-month contract.
This role offers the opportunity to lead a team of procurement professionals, drive strategic procurement activity, and deliver complex, high-value projects across a diverse portfolio. You will play a key role in enhancing procurement performance, embedding best practice, and supporting strategic transformation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team of procurement professionals, setting objectives, supporting development, and driving performance.
- Deliver end-to-end procurement activity across multiple projects and categories
- Develop and implement procurement strategies that maximise value for money and ensure compliance
- Act as a procurement lead across business areas, managing stakeholder relationships and expectations
- Ensure compliance with public sector procurement regulations, governance, and financial controls
- Drive continuous improvement and promote best practice procurement across the organisation
- Manage a pipeline of tender activity and oversee multiple workstreams simultaneously
- Support the delivery of social value objectives through procurement activities
- Provide expert advice to senior stakeholders and contribute to boards/committees where required
Key Requirements
- Proven experience operating at Senior Procurement Manager level (or similar)
- Strong team management experience, including leading and developing high-performing teams
- Extensive experience working within the public sector and knowledge of procurement regulations (PCR / UK procurement legislation)
- Demonstrable experience delivering complex procurement projects end-to-end
- Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence at senior level
- Commercially astute with strong negotiation and supplier management skills
- Experience using e-tendering systems and procurement tools
Desirable
- MCIPS (or working towards)
- Experience within large, complex or regulated organisations
Working Arrangement
- Hybrid: 2 days per week in Birmingham City Centre
What you need to do now
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