Procurement Manager in Plymouth

HM Land Registry is looking for a Procurement Manager to join our Procurement & Commercial Team. In this role, you will lead and support the procurement of goods and services across the organisation, ensuring value for money, compliance with public procurement regulations and effective commercial contract management.

This is a varied role, offering a balance of pre-contract and post-contract activity, and the opportunity to work closely with colleagues and suppliers across HM Land Registry. As part of the Procurement & Commercial Team, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality procurement and commercial support to HM Land Registry groups. You will lead procurement exercises, contribute to strategic category activity, and support effective supplier and contract management throughout the contract lifecycle.

Working collaboratively with stakeholders across all grades, you will help ensure that procurement activity is compliant, transparent and delivers efficiency, effectiveness and value for money in line with HM Land Registry priorities.

• Act as Procurement Lead for allocated procurement exercises
• Support Category Leads on strategic procurement exercises
• Develop and maintain positive and effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Support early market engagement activity
• Identify, review and define the most appropriate route to market and contribute to the development of procurement strategies
• Prepare and issue Invitations to Tender, including evaluation criteria and documentation
• Develop evaluation models and support and document the evaluation process
• Prepare contracts and support the award of contracts to suppliers

• Work with internal stakeholders on the active management of contracts
• Support service delivery managers to ensure contractual compliance
• Attend contract review meetings with suppliers where required
• Provide data assurance to ensure accurate management information is captured and maintained

• Ensuring that all procurement activities under your control comply with Managing Public Money, UK public procurement legislation, and the HM Land Registry Procurement Policy
• Reviewing procurement activity within your sphere of responsibility to achieve efficiency, effectiveness and value for money
• Supporting supplier and contract management for designated goods and services
• Assisting stakeholders to define appropriate contract and supplier management categorisation
• Monitoring supplier performance and contractual adherence throughout the life of contracts
• Identifying and evaluating commercial and market risks and opportunities, including supplier intelligence
• Attending and contributing to contract management meetings with suppliers and stakeholders, where required

• Challenging and rewarding work that supports a nationally important public service
• Support to achieve professional membership with the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS)
• Training across all aspects of the role
• Ongoing Continuous Professional Development opportunities

This role does not currently have line management responsibility, although there may be the opportunity to manage an Executive Officer role in the future as the team develops. You will be an authorised signatory, with responsibility for day-to-day transactions for nominated cost centres. You may also support budget managers by monitoring and reviewing budgets to ensure appropriate financial control and value for money.

• Contract type: Permanent
• Hours: Full time or part time (minimum 30 hours per week)
• Location: Hybrid working between home and your nearest HM Land Registry office
• Office attendance: A minimum of 60% (3 days per week) office attendance, in line with HM Land Registry hybrid working arrangements

We welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working patterns, subject to business need.

The role will require occasional travel to other HM Land Registry offices, predominantly Croydon (HM Land Registry Headquarters), Nottingham and Plymouth. This may include overnight stays. Travel will be planned in advance wherever possible and supported in line with HM Land Registry travel policies.

To be successful in this role, you will be required to demonstrate the following criteria throughout the recruitment process.

• Business or business-related degree or significant experience of working in a commercial environment.
• Must be a strong communicator able to deliver results by proactive, positive, and persuasive means.
• Ability to challenge preconceived expectations and provide alternative effective solutions.
• Effective organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to make sound judgements/decisions based on available evidence.
• Proficient in the use of MS Office, including Excel.
• Ability to develop effective relationships with key stakeholders.

• Professional Qualification in Purchasing & Supply - CIPS (Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply).
• PRINCE2 or an equivalent management qualification.
• Experience of working in a commercial environment.
• Experience of letting and/or negotiating contracts and/or managing contracts and suppliers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience of working as an effective team member.
• Experience of EU Procurement Regulations and an understanding of procurement policies.
• Experience of contract management.
• Experience of using Government Framework Agreements.

Please note that you will not be assessed against the desirable criteria during the recruitment process.

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Ability to develop effective relationships with key stakeholders
• Business or business-related degree or significant experience of working in a commercial environment.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills. Please attach an anonymised CV when prompted and complete the personal statement section (up to a maximum of 250 words), outlining how you meet the following Essential Criteria.

• Experience of letting and/or negotiating contracts and/or managing contracts and suppliers

Please also provide a detailed technical statement (up to a maximum of 250 words) of how you meet the two Essential Criteria listed below during your application:

• Ability to develop effective relationships with key stakeholders
• Business or business-related degree or significant experience of working in a commercial environment.

In the event of high application numbers, we will sift against the below Lead Criteria:

• Experience of letting and/or negotiating contracts and/or managing contracts and suppliers

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 11:55pm on the advertised date. The sift will take place shortly after the closing date. If successful at the shortlisting stage, you will be invited to attend a blended interview, which we anticipate will be held on week commencing 1 June 2026.

The interview will assess the technical skills and qualifications, experience and behaviours listed in the job description. Candidates may refer to notes within their interview, but they should be used as a prompt only.

HMLR is accredited to the Disability Confidence Scheme, which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria at the shortlisting stage are guaranteed an invitation to interview. If any candidate requires the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else they would like the panel to take into consideration they are asked to notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement.

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.

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Contact point for applicants: Recruitment team