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We’re looking for a Procurement Manager to lead high-value, complex procurement activity and support the development of category management strategies across the organisation. You will act as a trusted commercial advisor, ensuring compliance with procurement legislation, delivering value-for-money outcomes, and building strong relationships with stakeholders and suppliers.This is a key role within our procurement function, supporting strategic sourcing, market engagement, risk management and contract delivery. You will play a vital part in strengthening our procurement capability and driving best practice across the Group.What you’ll do:<ul><li>Lead and manage high-value (above-threshold) procurement projects in line with agreed category and procurement strategies, overseeing market engagement, option appraisals, evaluations, negotiations and contract execution.</li><li>Support Procurement Business Partners with the development and implementation of category strategies, ensuring alignment with business objectives, legislation and best practice.</li><li>Provide expert advice, challenge and guidance on Procurement Policy, the Public Contracts Regulations and all relevant legislation to ensure compliance across the Group.</li><li>Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with stakeholders at all levels, fostering a joined-up approach to the procurement of goods, services and works.</li><li>Maintain an accurate forward plan of contracts, ensuring visibility of upcoming requirements and future activity.</li><li>Promote a culture of integrity, ethics and compliance, ensuring controls are robust, risks are managed, and policies are understood and adhered to.</li><li>Contribute to continuous improvement of procurement processes, documentation, commercial assurance and risk mitigation.</li></ul>&nbsp;What you’ll bring:<ul><li>Experience delivering category, procurement and/or contract management strategies with measurable cashable and non-cashable benefits.</li><li>Strong background working as a procurement professional in a large, complex organisation.</li><li>Significant experience delivering procurement projects using structured methodologies such as PRINCE2, meeting required time, cost and quality parameters.</li><li>Experience of leading public procurement procedures with knowledge of both PCR15 and PA23.</li><li>Expert understanding of procurement systems, legislation, policy, guidance and best practice across multiple categories of spend.</li><li>Ability to interpret and work with commercial contract terms and conditions.</li><li>Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build strong networks and work collaboratively.</li><li>Strong communication skills (written, verbal and presentation), supported by sound IT capability (Microsoft Office and procurement systems).</li><li>Relevant professional qualification(s), such as&nbsp;CIPS Level 5&nbsp;(or working towards).</li></ul>Why Join Us?At Peabody, we are guided by our values:&nbsp;Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together.&nbsp;You will join a team committed to inclusion, innovation, and meaningful impact.&nbsp;What We Offer&nbsp;<ul><li>30 days’ annual holiday, plus bank holidays</li><li>two additional paid volunteering days each year </li><li>flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal </li><li>4 x salary life assurance</li><li>up to 10% pension contribution</li></ul>&nbsp;Please read before applying:&nbsp; If this sounds like we are right for you and you’d love to be part of Peabody, we’d like to hear from you. Please apply now by submitting an&nbsp;anonymised CV&nbsp;and a short statement explaining why you’re the perfect fit for this role.&nbsp;&nbsp;We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.&nbsp;Closing date: 22nd January 2026 at midnight. Interviews will be held in person at our offices in Westminster Bridge Road on 3rd and 4th February 2026.&nbsp;&nbsp;PLEASE NOTE: Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.

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