Senior Procurement Manager – Policy, Assurance & Capability

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Procurement Manager to join the Commercial Group and lead on commercial policy, assurance and capability across HM Land Registry (HMLR). In this role, you will develop and own commercial policies, procedures and guidance, ensuring they are clear, up to date and aligned with business needs. You will use your commercial acumen to ensure procurement activities across HMLR follow the relevant legislation, procurement regulations and wider government guidance. You will have a passion for developing and maintaining commercial management information and providing high quality commercial advice and guidance. You will drive continuous improvement of HMLR's commercial policies and procedures and have the confidence to develop and deliver initiatives that increase commercial capability in HMLR's Commercial Group and across the organisation.

Job description

Main Duties:

• Ensuring all HM Land Registry commercial activities meet the guidelines established for best practice as set out in Managing public money, Government Commercial Functional Standards and adhere to Procurement legislation and the HM Land Registry policy and Commercial Strategy
• Assess and measure the performance of HM Land Registry’s Commercial Group against the Government Commercial Functional Standards and monitor action plans to drive the department towards achieving the highest possible standard
• Responsible for ensuring all Commercial Group documentation and guidance (policies, processes, reports and templates) are kept up-to-date and accurate and new ones are developed when necessary, including opportunities to deliver ‘policy through procurement’
• Responsible for undertaking assurance activity to ensure compliance with commercial policies and processes.
• Responsible for developing and ensuring the provision of accurate Commercial Group MI data and production of reports for MHCLG, Cabinet Office HMLR Boards & Committees along with Monthly and Quarterly Dashboards
• Responsible for ensuring all Freedom of Information (FOI) requests are dealt with in an accurate and timely manner
• Responsible for ensuring relevant systems including Oracle Fusion purchase to pay and Atamis eSourcing are used and maintained appropriately and provide the expected level of service
• Identify capability development needs across HMLR and creating/ supporting delivery of initiatives to raise commercial capability

This role will be accountable to the Senior Commercial Manager.

Leadership and Team working:

• The role will interact with staff at all grades including Senior Executive level across HM Land Registry therefore the post holder will need to possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills with internal and external stakeholders
• You will be a member of the Commercial Group and will be required to work collaboratively within the team and with other Government departments such as MHCLG, Cabinet Office, Crown Commercial Service and Government Commercial Function

What we expect from you:

• To be a strong communicator, able to deliver results by proactive positive and persuasive means
• The ability to identify continuous improvement and develop innovative approaches to support commercial delivery in support of HMLR objectives
• Understanding of procurement good practice, business partnering, governance and service performance management that can be applied in practice
• The ability to develop effective relationships with key stakeholders including senior level within HMLR and external organisations
• A willingness to learn and apply new skills and techniques in practical situation

What you can expect from us:

• An opportunity to help shape and develop HMLR’s Commercial Capability
• Challenging and rewarding work
• Professional training

Key role benefits:

• The opportunity to support key business functions and to contribute to improving commercial capability and decision making in the business
• The development and practical application of your skills and the chance to make a measurable difference to business outcomes

Person specification

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Hold or be working towards a full professional qualification in procurement & supply at MCIPS (Professional Membership of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) or equivalent
• Have experience delivering high quality and, practical procurement related advice, guidance and management information
• Have experience procuring goods and/or services and contract management in a similar environment
• Have experience managing Purchase to Pay, eSourcing and Contract Management systems
• Have knowledge and understanding of service management and use of KPIs and Management Information to support service delivery

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 a full professional qualification in procurement & 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:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace

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 and Experience.

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 Personal Statement by no later than 23:55pm on Wednesday 11th March 2026.

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

• Experience of delivering high quality and, practical procurement related advice, guidance and management information
• Experience of procuring goods and/or services and contract management in a similar environment

In the event of a high volume of applications the lead criteria for the sift will be:

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

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 23 March 2026.

The blended interview will test the essential 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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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : James Sutton
• Email : James.Sutton@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

Job Description Senior Procurement Manager Opens in new window (pdf, 170kB)