Senior Procurement Manager

Job summary

Join HM Land Registry as a Senior Procurement Manager and play a key role in delivering expert commercial and contract advice that supports the organisation's strategic objectives. As part of a professional and collaborative team, you will help ensure that procurement activity across HMLR is conducted in line with relevant legislation, procurement regulations, Crown Commercial Service guidance, and government best practice. This is an exciting opportunity to influence commercial decision-making, drive value for money, and support the delivery of high-quality public services.

In this varied and influential role, you will lead commercial activity across a portfolio of procurements, providing expert advice to stakeholders and ensuring all activity is delivered in line with procurement legislation, government policy and commercial best practice. Working closely with teams across HM Land Registry, you will shape procurement strategies, manage end-to-end procurement processes, engage with suppliers, and support the delivery of value-for-money outcomes.

This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in an organisation undergoing significant transformation. You will work on high-profile and complex commercial projects, collaborate with colleagues across government, and help develop commercial capability within HMLR, while benefiting from ongoing professional development and investment in your career.

Person specification

To be successful in this role, you will

• Hold or be working towards a full professional qualification in procurement and supply at MCIPS (Professional Membership of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) or equivalent
• Proficient in MS Excel
• Experience of procuring goods and / or services and contract management in a similar environment
• Experience of delivering high quality and practical procurement related advice, guidance (policies, procedures and templates) and management information
• Strong customer focus with the ability to make robust decisions as and when required
• Strong communicator with effective presentation and written communication skills
• Must be able to introduce or adapt to change in line with emerging business drivers
• Excellent planning and organising skills including ability to prioritise workload
• Experience of presenting commercial and business-related training content
• Experience in coaching and developing colleagues and stakeholders in Commercial best practice, in order to increase commercial capability within the organisation
• Has effective and influential communication skills (verbal and written), in particular, the ability to both understand and translate technical jargon
• Ability to lead a Team to drive performance and engagement