Procurement Manager

Welsh Parliament

Cardiff

Hybrid

Expires: Expiring in less than 3 weeks

Full time

£49,026 - £58,756 per year

Job summary

In this critical role, you will champion the core purpose of public procurement: transforming public funds into high-quality goods and services, that support social and economic progress. You will ensure maximum value for money while upholding the highest standards of transparency, fairness, and legal compliance.

Beyond managing day-to-day commercial operations, you will leverage our purchasing power as a force for good—integrating sustainable practices, fostering fair competition, and supporting small and local businesses to deliver meaningful, lasting value to the Senedd.

The post-holder will report to the Head of Procurement.

Job description

Key tasks:

End-to-End Procurement Delivery: Manage high-value, complex, and medium-to-high-risk tenders, and contract packages for goods and services.
Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all procurement activities comply with the Procurement Act 2023, Contract Procedure Rules, and Welsh public sector policy frameworks using portals such as Sell2Wales.
Sustainable & Ethical Procurement: Embed the requirements of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 and the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act into sourcing decisions.
Contract & Supplier Management: Maintain central contracts registers, monitor supplier performance KPIs across the lifecycle, and manage supply chain risks.
Stakeholder & Category Collaboration: Partner with internal department heads and strategic category managers to forecast organisational needs and build robust category plans.
Commercial: Develop and maintain commercial and market intelligence, analysing spend to identify potential savings and collaboration.

Person specification

As a minimum Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Level 5 Advanced Diploma in Procurement & Supply.
The post-holder will have strong analytical skills and a good appreciation of the full range of modern procurement tools and techniques.
Well-developed interpersonal skills and the ability to influence and persuade. Confident and effective communicator.

The following qualities are not essential for this particular post but have been deemed as desirable. These will only be taken into account in the event of two (or more) candidates acquiring the same score at either application or interview stage.

Working knowledge of Bravo Solutions e-tendering system.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £49,026, Welsh Parliament contributes £14,202 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

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Selection process details

Candidates are required to complete an application form through our recruitment portal addressing the job specific and desirable criteria.

Closing Date for applications:
23:59 09 November 2026.

Your application must be submitted before midnight on the closing date.

You will be updated on your progress via the email address you first register with. Please check your Junk Mail and Spam folders to make sure you don’t miss any future correspondence.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Jan Koziel
Email : Jan.Koziel@senedd.wales
Telephone : 0300 200 6547

Salary range

£49,026 - £58,756 per year