Public Sector Procurement Manager

About the role

Portfolio Procurement has been engaged by a leading public sector client to recruit a Procurement Manager who will oversee end‑to‑end procurement and contract management activities.

Key responsibilities

• Manage sub‑categories of spend while supporting best practice for the spend area.
• Implement category strategy through proactive project management involving multiple stakeholders and teams.
• Deliver robust processes and plans, helping to implement the procurement process.
• Support change within the category and contribute to the wider transformation of the procurement department.
• Provide procurement and commercial advice for projects and contracts in the assigned category.
• Manage risk and ensure the supply base performs as contractually agreed.
• Support the end‑to‑end procurement process within the category.

Required profile

• CIPS qualified and working towards MCIPS preferred, or equivalent qualification/experience.
• Understanding of supplier management.
• Demonstrable experience delivering total cost of ownership savings.
• Experience delivering and implementing category and sourcing strategies across multiple sub‑categories.
• Experience supervising a team.
• Knowledge of public procurement regulations and processes (e.g., Procurement Act 2023, PCR2015, Health and Care Act 2022 Provider Selection Regime) and use of government procurement frameworks.