Senior Procurement Manager

Croydon, London (region), CR0 2AQ : Leicester, East Midlands (England), LE3 5DR : Nottingham, East Midlands (England), NG2 1AW : Plymouth, South West England, PL6 5WS : Swansea, Wales, SA7 9FQ 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. 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 Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Leadership Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
• Hold or be working towards (if not already held) a full professional qualification in procurement and supply at MCIPS (Professional Membership of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) or equivalent
• Proficient in MS Excel Alongside your salary of £47,084, HM Land Registry contributes £13,640 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides . https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/land-registry/about/recruitment#what-hm-land-registry-can-offer-you 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 for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. 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 Technical skills section and Personal Statement by no later than 23:55pm on Tuesday 20th October 2026. Please ensure that your CV details how you meet the Essential Experience criteria below:
• Experience of procuring goods and/or services and contract management in a similar environment
• Strong customer focus with the ability to make robust decisions as and when required In No More Than 250 Words, Please Ensure That The Technical Skills Section Details How You Meet The Essential Technical Criteria Below:
• Hold or be working towards (if not already held) a full professional qualification in procurement and supply at MCIPS (Professional Membership of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) or equivalent
• Proficient in MS Excel In No More Than 250 Words, Please Ensure That Your Personal Statement Outlines Your Skills And Experience For The Role And How You Meet The Following Essential Experience Criteria:
• Experience of delivering high quality and practical procurement related advice and guidance The sift will take place shortly after the closing date. In the event of a high volume of applications for this vacancy, an initial sift will be conducted on the CV and a full sift will only be carried out on the applications that pass the initial sift stage. 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 blended interview will test the essential Technical skills, Experience and Behaviours listed in the Person Specification in the Job Description. 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. 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. This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. Security Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks. Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard 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)
• 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 Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code 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 . 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. The Civil Service Code 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 . 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.

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. Contact point for applicants Job Contact :

• Name : Richard Tanner
• Email : richard.tanner@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/