Procurement Manager

Procurement Manager – Facilities Services

Location: Leeds or London (Hybrid / Flexible Working) Contract: Permanent Package: Competitive Salary + Car Allowance + Flexible Benefits

Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a seasoned Procurement Manager to join our Facilities Services business, leading a high-performing team and shaping procurement strategy across a diverse and growing portfolio. This is a senior leadership role where you’ll take ownership of procurement delivery across both work winning and operational contracts, working closely with senior stakeholders to drive value, influence decision-making and strengthen supply chain performance. Reporting into the Procurement Director – Built Environment, you’ll also play a key role within the wider Facilities Services leadership team, representing Procurement at SLT level and helping to drive cross-business collaboration. With a well-established team primarily based in Leeds, this role offers flexibility to be based in either Leeds or London, with hybrid working.

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:

• Leading, developing and inspiring a team of procurement professionals, creating a high-performance, collaborative culture
• Owning and delivering procurement strategy across Facilities Services, ensuring alignment with business objectives
• Influencing senior stakeholders, including Account Directors, to drive commercial value and best practice procurement
• Acting as the procurement lead across tenders and projects, ensuring robust sourcing strategies and supply chain engagement
• Managing and developing key supplier relationships to deliver performance, innovation and value
• Supporting work winning activity with accurate procurement data, supply chain insights and cost modelling
• Driving consistency in procurement processes, systems and reporting across the business
• Promoting cross-functional collaboration between procurement, operational and commercial teams

What we’re looking for:

This is a leadership role suited to an experienced procurement professional who thrives in a fast-paced, operational environment and enjoys influencing at a senior level.

We’re looking for someone who brings a strong mix of strategic thinking and hands-on delivery, with the credibility to engage and challenge stakeholders across the business.

You’ll bring:

• Proven experience leading and developing procurement teams
• Strong background in procurement within a Hard FM / M&E or technical services environment
• Demonstrable ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive commercial outcomes
• Experience of managing end-to-end procurement across both bid and operational environments
• Strong supply chain management and supplier performance experience
• A track record of implementing procurement strategy, process improvement and driving value
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Relevant professional qualification (e.g. MCIPS) or equivalent experience

Benefits:

We're always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes:

• Car allowance
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (with buy/sell options)
• Pension with up to 8% employer contribution
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Personal wellbeing and volunteer days
• Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 support)
• Flexible benefits including gym membership, dental insurance, travel insurance and more
• Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme

Next Steps:

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us:

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be. #LI-AX1#LI-remote