Procurement Specialist in Portsmouth

Linking Navy to Nation with inspiring stories and experiences.

At Royal Navy Museums, we don’t just conserve history, we bring it to life. From iconic ships to powerful personal stories, everything we do connects people with the Royal Navy’s past and present.

Behind the scenes, great procurement helps make all this possible, and that’s where you come in.

Why this role?

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced procurement professional with demonstrable experience leading end-to-end procurement exercises within a public sector or similarly regulated environment. You'll work across a diverse range of goods, services and works procurements, applying your knowledge of the Procurement Act 2023 to support compliant, complex and varied procurement activity.

As our Procurement Specialist, you'll have the opportunity to work across a genuinely broad and varied portfolio of goods, services and works, supporting projects and teams across our museum sites.

You'll lead procurement activity from start to finish, working with colleagues to understand their requirements and determine the right procurement approach, through market engagement and tendering to evaluation, contract award and mobilisation.

You'll apply your knowledge of public procurement legislation, including the Procurement Act 2023, to provide practical and confident advice, ensuring our procurements are compliant, transparent and deliver value for money.

It's a varied and autonomous role where no two procurements are quite the same.

What you'll be doing

You'll take ownership of a varied portfolio of procurement activity, including:

• Planning and managing end-to-end procurement exercises, from understanding the requirement and identifying the appropriate route to market through to tender, evaluation and contract award.
• Working across a variety of goods, services and works procurements, rather than specialising in a single category.
• Advising and supporting colleagues across the organisation on procurement strategy, routes to market, compliance and commercial considerations.
• Applying the Procurement Act 2023 and wider public procurement requirements confidently and practically.
• Preparing and managing tender documentation and supporting stakeholders through evaluation and award.
• Identifying commercial and procurement risks and helping colleagues determine practical solutions.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders and suppliers across multiple museum sites.
• Managing several procurement activities at different stages of the procurement lifecycle.
• Contributing to continuous improvement in how we plan and deliver procurement across the organisation.

What you'll bring:

We're looking for an experienced procurement professional who can demonstrate that they have personally planned and delivered procurement exercises through the full procurement lifecycle.

You'll bring:

• Demonstrable experience of managing end-to-end procurement, including planning the procurement approach, tendering, evaluation and contract award.
• Demonstrable experience delivering end-to-end procurement activity within a UK public sector, NDPB or similarly regulated environment, including regulated tendering exercises.
• Practical working knowledge of the Procurement Act 2023 and current UK public procurement requirements, with the ability to apply this knowledge to procurement activity.
• Experience of managing procurement across different categories, requirements or projects, and the confidence to adapt your approach accordingly.
• Sound commercial awareness, including the ability to identify and manage procurement and contractual risk.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the confidence to provide clear procurement advice and appropriately challenge where needed.
• A practical, solutions-focused approach with strong attention to detail.
• The ability to organise your workload and independently manage multiple procurements at different stages.

What we offer:

• The opportunity to be part of a friendly and diverse workplace within a unique heritage environment.
• Group pension plan with Royal London (6% employer contributions, 2% employee contributions and death in service benefit).
• 25 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays) pro rata for part time employees, increasing to 30 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays) after 5 years’ service, pro rata for part time employees, with the option to purchase additional annual leave.
• Enhanced maternity/adoption and paternity pay.
• Flexible working.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Free admission to other national museums and attractions within the reciprocal agreement.
• Discounts at our shops and cafes.
• Free and discounted tickets for family and friends.
• A range of other benefits including cycle to work.
• Paid reservist leave.

A workplace where you belong

We’re building an inclusive and supportive workplace where people feel valued, empowered and connected. You’ll be encouraged to share ideas, collaborate with others and develop your skills, with opportunities to grow and make a real impact.

We want everyone to feel a strong sense of belonging and pride in the part they play in linking Navy and Nation.

Interested?

We want you to succeed and showcase your skills and experiences, so if you are invited to interview, we will share our interview questions with you ahead of time. If you would like to have an informal discussion regarding the role, or ask any questions, please contact Nicky Tregear, Head of Governance and Assurance on email nicky.tregear@royalnavymuseums.org.uk

All applicants are asked to apply via https://jobs.royalnavymuseums.org.uk/ by midnight on Sunday 6th December. The selection processes will be held on site in shortly after.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to the application process because of a disability, please contact the People team on recruitment@royalnavymuseums.org.uk for support.

This post requires a DBS check as a requirement of working on the naval base, as well as the right to work in the UK. Please note we cannot currently sponsor work visas.