Senior Procurement Manager
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Join the West Midlands Combined Authority as a Senior Procurement Manager and play a leading role in shaping strategic procurement activity that delivers real impact across the region. As part of our nationally award-winning Procurement team, you will oversee a diverse portfolio of procurement programmes that support the Mayor’s ambitions for transport, housing, regeneration and inclusive economic growth.
This is a senior leadership opportunity with responsibility for managing and developing a team of 4–5 Procurement Managers, providing strategic direction across complex procurement activity and acting as a trusted business partner to senior stakeholders across the organisation. You will lead on high-value and high-profile procurements, ensuring compliant, commercially robust and value-driven outcomes that support organisational priorities.
We are looking for an experienced public sector procurement professional with strong people management skills and expert knowledge of the PA2023 and PCR2015. You will also understand the important role procurement plays in delivering social value, sustainability and wider community benefits, alongside the ability to build strong stakeholder relationships and drive continuous improvement across the function.
What you’ll be doing.
- Partner closely with Procurement Business Partners and senior stakeholders to identify opportunities to maximise value for money, shape category strategies and support the successful delivery of strategic procurement initiatives across the organisation.
- Lead, manage and develop a team of 4–5 Procurement Managers, providing clear direction, coaching and performance management to ensure a high-performing, customer-focused procurement service.
- Oversee the delivery of complex procurement projects and savings opportunities, ensuring objectives, benefits and success criteria are achieved in line with organisational priorities and stakeholder expectations.
What’s essential.
- Extensive public sector procurement experience, with strong knowledge of the Procurement Act 2023 and Public Contracts Regulations 2015, including leading complex end-to-end procurement activity in a regulated environment.
- Proven experience managing and developing a team of Procurement Managers, with the ability to provide leadership, coaching and performance management across multiple workstreams.
- Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders, build credibility quickly and provide trusted commercial advice across the organisation.
- Strong commercial awareness and understanding of how procurement can deliver wider social value, sustainability and community benefits alongside value for money and compliance.
Please refer to the job description attached for a full list of duties and essential criteria.
If you’re an experienced Senior Procurement Manager looking to lead high-profile public sector procurement activity and make a real impact across the West Midlands, we’d love to hear from you!