Summary

Job Introduction

Procurement at NHG is at a pivotal point. With the introduction of the new Procurement Act, we are reshaping how we deliver procurement to ensure regulatory compliance, commercial excellence, and end-to-end value across our contracts. This is a rare opportunity to join a procurement function that is evolving in both scale and maturity.

As a Senior Procurement Manager, you will provide strategic leadership across significant areas of NHG's £700m+ annual spend, spanning property-focused, construction, development, and maintenance services. You will be instrumental in setting direction, leading complex procurement programmes, and embedding best-in-class practices that support sourcing through to contract delivery.

We are looking to engage with high-energy, experienced procurement leaders who are excited by transformation, comfortable operating at senior levels, and passionate about building a future-ready procurement service. This role offers the chance to influence at scale, develop teams, and play a critical part in shaping NHG's procurement capability for the long term.

What you'll do

As the Senior Procurement Manager, you will lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of NHG's procurement programme, ensuring it is robust, commercially effective, and aligned to our corporate strategy. You will take a business partnering approach to support colleagues across the organisation and ensure all goods, works, and services procured deliver value for money and reflect NHG's values.

You will oversee the procurement forward plan, manage complex and high-value procurements, and ensure full compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements including PCR 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023.

How you'll make a difference

You will play a crucial role in delivering the procurement programme that underpins NHG's corporate strategy-ensuring every contract supports our ambition to improve residents' lives through efficient, ethical, and high-quality service delivery.

How you'll do it

• Deliver a responsive, high-quality, commercial, and customer-focused procurement service.
• Lead, manage, and coordinate the procurement forward plan, ensuring timely delivery and strategic alignment.
• Develop and embed an effective business partnering approach across the organisation.
• Manage the team effectively, ensuring appropriate delegation of workload and promoting a strong professional reputation for procurement.
• Implement performance monitoring and reporting for your direct reports, taking corrective action where needed to ensure high-quality service delivery.
• Lead complex and high-value procurements using a range of compliant routes to market.
• Develop and implement strategies to manage procurement risk.
• Ensure all procurement activity complies fully with statutory and regulatory requirements (PCR 2015 and PA23).
• Maintain current knowledge of NHG policies, health and safety requirements, and financial regulations.
• Operate in a hybrid working environment, with at least three days per week based in the office.

We believe great service starts with great people, and we are committed to recruiting and developing passionate, talented and forward-thinking individuals.

Essential

• MCIPS qualified.
• Excellent knowledge of procurement legislation, including PCR 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023.
• Proven experience managing and delivering large, above-threshold public sector procurement projects.
• Demonstrable success in delivering procurement programmes with strong employee, customer, and stakeholder collaboration.
• Ability to manage complex procurements using a range of compliant procedures.
• Advanced IT skills, including strong Microsoft Office capability.
• Hybrid arrangements - at least two days a week in an office. On other days, working from home may be possible, depending on the work and the interaction required.