Senior Procurement Manager

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Commercial Group as a Senior Procurement Manager. In this role, you will deliver professional commercial and contract advice and play a key part in ensuring that procurement activities across HMLR are undertaken in accordance with the appropriate legislation, procurement regulations and prevailing Government (Crown Commercial Service) guidelines and best practice.

Job description

Main Duties:

• Lead and manage part of the Commercial Group, ensuring compliance with HMLR’s commercial obligations and in accordance with its objectives; plan and prioritise commercial activity within the Team, providing and completing appropriate Management Information to support the commercial agenda
• Engage with suppliers in the marketplace, across a variety of stages within the procurement process (including pre-market engagement, pre and post contract award) to ensure a competitive landscape
  and supply chain
• Work with teams across HMLR to develop specifications, evaluation criteria, terms and conditions for bidders’ packs
• Manage procurement processes, to ensure activities are undertaken in accordance with the appropriate legislation, procurement regulations and prevailing Government (Crown Commercial Service) guidelines and best practice
• Develop commercial practices and processes and ensure commercial risk controls are in place; make informed commercial decisions and recommendations, understanding the impact of these upon the business as a whole
• Communicate openly and effectively with stakeholders of all levels from across the business, translating complex commercial decisions into relatable concepts to promote understanding of wider business needs and securing buy-in
• Engage with key stakeholders across HMLR to provide professional commercial advice and ensure that effective and efficient commercial activity delivers the best value for HMLR; deliver commercial engagements in a manner which engenders a good understanding of commercial responsibility and gives an enhanced customer service
• Use credible experience and expertise to influence and advise senior stakeholders with commercial activities
• Understand priority and benefits of different actions and activities to consider how to achieve cost effective outcomes
• Plan and manage own and team’s workload to meet deadlines; understand priorities and be responsible for delivery
• Pre-empt problems/ issues, and take ownership when they occur, seeking advice on proposed solutions

Key benefits of the role:

• Exposure to an organisation driving transformation and to be at the forefront of the Commercial Group supporting this by helping shape and develop commercial capability.
• Scope of tenders can be high profile and significant in value
• An opportunity to network and collaborate with other government commercial teams (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG ), Other MHCLG Partner Organisations and Cabinet Office)
• Professional training and on-going investment in learning and development

Please note that due to the nature of the role you will be required to work full time. There will be a requirement for occasional travel to other HM Land Registry Offices, pre-dominantly Croydon (HMLR Headquarters), Gloucester, Leicester, Nottingham, Plymouth and Swansea. Overnight stay(s) will form part of this travel.

Person specification

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Hold or be working towards (if not already held) a full professional qualification in procurement and supply at MCIPS (Professional Membership of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) or equivalent.
• Be proficient in MS Excel
• Have experience procuring goods and/or services and contract management in a similar environment
• Have experience delivering high quality and practical procurement related advice and guidance
• Demonstrate a strong customer focus with the ability to make robust decisions when required
• Be able to introduce or adapt to change in line with emerging business drivers
• Have experience presenting commercial and business-related training content
• Have experience in coaching and developing colleagues and stakeholders in Commercial best practice, in order to increase commercial capability within the organisation
• Demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of the Crown Commercial Service (CCS)
• Demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of Government Frameworks

Where an individual taking up the responsibility will be based in Swansea Office, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

For more information about the role, please see the attached Job Description.

Qualifications

Hold or be working towards (if not already held) a full professional qualification in procurement and supply at MCIPS (Professional Membership of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) or equivalent

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Leadership

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Hold or be working towards (if not already held) a full professional qualification in procurement and supply at MCIPS (Professional Membership of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) or equivalent.Proficient in MS Excel.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £45,514, HM Land Registry contributes £13,185 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

#WeAreHMLR

At HM Land Registry our vision is a world leading property market as part of a thriving economy and a sustainable future. We are unique in terms of the economic and social impacts of our work, our ability to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers, our sense of mission, and our great people. They are the foundation of all we have achieved and all we aspire to in the future. We want our people to feel proud to work for HM Land Registry and able to fulfil their full potential.

We have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development, and flexible ways of working. We offer competitive pay and annual leave, attractive pension options and a wide range of other benefits.

• We have integrity – we value honesty, trust and doing the right thing in the right way.
• We drive innovation – we are forward-thinking, embrace change and are continually improving our processes.
• We are professional – we value and grow our knowledge and professional expertise.
• We give assurance – we guarantee our services and provide confidence to the property market.

The HMLR Way – Our Shared Commitment

What you can expect from HMLR

• Inclusive & Empowering: A positive, healthy environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute
• High Performance: Access to tools, resources, and development opportunities within a supportive culture
• Value & Recognition: We value team and individual improvement, learning from setbacks as much as celebrating success
• Clarity & Transparency: Clear communication of our vision and priorities, so our direction and decisions are evident

You can find more information on our rewards package on our website.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.

To apply, please copy and paste an anonymous CV into the online application form and include your qualifications and career history. Please also complete the Technical skills section and Personal Statement by no later than 23:55pm on Monday 23 February 2026.

Please ensure that your CV details how you meet the Essential Experience criteria below:

• Experience of procuring goods and/or services and contract management in a similar environment
• Strong customer focus with the ability to make robust decisions as and when required

In no more than 250 words, please ensure that the technical skills section details how you meet the Essential Technical criteria below:

• Hold or be working towards (if not already held) a full professional qualification in procurement and supply at MCIPS (Professional Membership of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) or equivalent
• Proficient in MS Excel

In no more than 250 words, please ensure that your personal statement outlines your skills and experience for the role and how you meet the following essential Experience criteria:

• Experience of delivering high quality and practical procurement related advice and guidance

The sift will take place shortly after the closing date.

In the event of a high volume of applications for this vacancy, an initial sift will be conducted on the CV and a full sift will only be carried out on the applications that pass the initial sift stage.

The final stage will consist of a pre-prepared presentation and a blended interview, which will be conducted via a video interview on MS Teams during the week commencing 9 March 2026.

The blended interview will test the essential Technical skills, Experience and Behaviours listed in the Person Specification in the Job Description, as well as the Strengths associated with the role. We want to hear your first, unrehearsed, natural response to strength questions, and so we don’t advertise which strengths are being tested. The topic for the pre-prepared presentation will be provided to candidates invited to interview.

The best way to prepare for strengths questions is to reflect on what you identify as your own personal strengths, and your preferred ways of working.

Prompt notes may be referred to within the video interview if required.

Please note that we will not be testing any of the desirable Experience criteria throughout this process.

Please review your application form before clicking ‘submit’ – once you have submitted, you will not be able to amend your application.

Ensure your application form is received by the closing date for receipt of applications – this is 23:55pm on the advertised date.

HMLR is accredited to the Disability Confident Scheme, which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria at the shortlisting stage are guaranteed an invitation to interview.

If you require the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else you would like the panel to take into consideration, you are asked to notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement.

The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to share these values. Please ensure all examples provided throughout the recruitment process are representative of your own experience. Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating (including the improper use of artificial intelligence) will be investigated and, if proven, the application will be withdrawn. For more information see Artificial Intelligence in recruitment, Civil Service Careers.

Visa Sponsorship - Please note that we will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa where a role is in a certain business critical category.

This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a skilled worker visa. You must ensure you have the appropriate right to work in the UK before applying.

You can find more information on how we use your personal data on our website.

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

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

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

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.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

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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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Richard Tanner
• Email : Richard.Tanner@landregistry.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : hrresourcingteam2@landregistry.gov.uk

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance to the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email hrresourcingteam2@landregistry.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from HM Land Registry then you may take your complaint to the Civil Service Commission: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/making-complaint/

Attachments

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