Procurement Manager

This role has a starting salary of £47,142 per annum, based on a 36 hour working week. This is a fixed term contract opportunity until 31st March 2027.

We are hiring a new Procurement Manager to join our fantastic team. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your professional procurement career in a team that provides a great working environment where you are supported and given a platform to develop.

This is a hybrid role split between working on site and from home, with the main base location being Woodhatch Place in Reigate.

Our Offer to You

• 26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service (pro rata for fixed term contracts)
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
• A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents

About the Role

The Procurement Team manages approximately £1.5bn of annual spend with external suppliers, procuring everything from software to social care services, cleaning products to highway maintenance. Procurement is also supporting Local Government Restructure (LGR) and there are many contracts that need to be transferred to our new unitary structures. As a Procurement Manager, you will lead and/or support a range of defined procurement projects across multiple category areas, such as, IT, Corporate, Land and Property, Transport and Infrastructure, and Social Care.

Main objective of this role is to ensure all procurements are carried out in a compliant manner and help secure goods, works and services that best meet the needs of our customers, residents and partners. You will work closely with a wide variety of stakeholders, managing their expectations and providing expert advice on tendering activity, supporting clients across different service areas, and delivering high performing contracts through competitive tendering or the use of frameworks. This is a busy role and will requiring management of multiple projects of varying values and levels at any one time.

As this role sits within the Strategic Procurement Team, supporting Directorates across the Council, you will be comfortable building effective working relationships and engaging with a wide range of stakeholders.

Your Application

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills:

• Experience of leading effective and innovative procurements, delivering value for money and strong commercial outcomes
• Excellent customer focus and a commitment to delivering first class services
• That you are proactive and able to offer innovative ideas for improvements
• Want to be part of a busy, supportive and friendly team and be a strong team player
• Want to contribute to providing high-quality public services across Surrey County Council Experience in building and managing strong stakeholder relationships
• Great communication skills
• Good knowledge and understanding of public sector procurement and legislation.

To apply, we request that you submit a CV and you will be asked the following 4 questions:

1. With reference to the person specification please describe your experience of managing strategic procurements in a similar environment. Please detail a maximum of 2 relevant projects that demonstrate how you have applied your public sector procurement and legislation experience, what the objectives and outcomes were and your part in the delivery of those projects. Please give examples. Max. 400 words
2. Please describe a time where you worked to challenging timescales and in an environment of change in order to deliver a project, detailing the skills that you used and any lessons. Max. 300 words
3. With reference to person specification, please describe how you build, manage and maintain strong stakeholder relationships in order to deliver high quality projects. Please give examples. Max. 300 words
4. Please describe your experience of working with people from diverse backgrounds, what skills you have that enables you to be an effective team player and what makes a good inclusive working environment for you. Please give examples. Max. 300 words

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 05/07/2026 with interviews planned to follow.

Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation, moving from a two-tier system to two new unitary councils in April 2027. If you are employed by Surrey on 1st April 2027, your role will transfer with current terms and conditions to one of the new organisations, supporting local devolution and greater powers for our communities.

Join our dynamic team and shape the future of local government. Make a lasting impact with innovative solutions and improved services for our community. Help us build a brighter future for our residents!

Commitment

We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum criteria, we guarantee you an interview.

Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we're committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, we value inclusion and warmly welcome you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs.