Procurement Manager - HR & Professional Services

Location: Birmingham (Hybrid)
Salary: Up to £68,000 + benefits

The Opportunity

We're looking for a commercially astute Procurement Manager to lead the delivery of strategic sourcing across HR and Professional Services spend.

This is a high-impact role where you'll partner closely with senior stakeholders to drive value, strengthen supplier relationships and shape procurement strategy across a critical indirect category.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end procurement activity across HR and Professional Services (e.g. recruitment, contingent labour, consultancy, L&D)
• Develop and implement category strategies aligned to wider business objectives
• Run sourcing events, including RFPs/RFQs, from market analysis through to contract award
• Negotiate commercial contracts, ensuring value for money without compromising quality
• Build and manage strong relationships with key suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Deliver measurable cost savings, process improvements and risk mitigation
• Analyse spend data and market trends to inform strategic decision-making
• Ensure compliance with procurement governance, policies and best practice

About You

• Proven experience in procurement or category management, ideally within HR and/or Professional Services
• Strong track record of delivering end-to-end sourcing and commercial outcomes
• Skilled negotiator with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Experience managing supplier relationships and driving performance improvements
• Commercially minded with strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

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