Procurement Manager
Posted 2 days ago by Robert Half
Negotiable
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Procurement Manager role involves leading end-to-end procurement activities within a regulated public sector environment for a large organization. This position is a 12-month fixed-term contract with a hybrid working model, requiring the successful candidate to operate autonomously and engage effectively with senior stakeholders. The role emphasizes managing both low-value and high-value tenders while ensuring compliance and governance throughout the procurement lifecycle. Proven experience in public sector procurement and strong stakeholder engagement skills are essential for success in this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading end-to-end procurements in line with public sector regulations
- Managing both low-value and high-value tenders concurrently
- Developing and executing procurement strategies that deliver value for money
- Producing and managing tender documentation, evaluation frameworks and audit trails
- Acting as the primary commercial interface with suppliers throughout the procurement lifecycle
- Partnering closely with internal stakeholders, legal and commercial teams
- Ensuring compliance, governance and robust documentation across all activity
Key Skills:
- Proven experience leading procurements within a public sector or highly regulated environment
- Comfortable running tenders independently with minimal supervision
- Strong stakeholder engagement and commercial negotiation skills
- Experience managing both SME and large, complex supplier tenders
- Background in rail, utilities, engineering, infrastructure or a related technical industry is highly desirable
- Solid understanding of public procurement frameworks and governance
- CIPS qualification (or working towards) advantageous but not essential
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Birmingham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Robert Half is recruiting for an experienced Procurement Manager on behalf of a large, complex organisation operating within a regulated public sector environment. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract , offered on a day-rate basis , with strong potential for extension. The successful contractor will be expected to operate autonomously, lead their own workstreams, and deliver end-to-end procurement activity.
Location: York or Birmingham
Hybrid working: 3 days per week on-site
The Role
You will act as the lead procurement professional across multiple workstreams, managing procurement activity from market engagement through to contract award. The role requires confidence working independently, maintaining momentum across parallel tenders, and engaging effectively with senior stakeholders.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading end-to-end procurements in line with public sector regulations
- Managing both low-value and high-value tenders concurrently
- Developing and executing procurement strategies that deliver value for money
- Producing and managing tender documentation, evaluation frameworks and audit trails
- Acting as the primary commercial interface with suppliers throughout the procurement lifecycle
- Partnering closely with internal stakeholders, legal and commercial teams
- Ensuring compliance, governance and robust documentation across all activity
About You
Proven experience leading procurements within a public sector or highly regulated environment
Comfortable running tenders independently with minimal supervision
Strong stakeholder engagement and commercial negotiation skills
Experience managing both SME and large, complex supplier tenders
Background in rail, utilities, engineering, infrastructure or a related technical industry is highly desirable
Solid understanding of public procurement frameworks and governance
CIPS qualification (or working towards) advantageous but not essential
Contract Details
12-month FTC with potential to extend
Day-rate contract, dependent on experience
Hybrid working model (3 days on-site)