Procurement Manager

Didcot - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Salary: 46743 per annum plus 2500 Specialist Allowance if MCIPS qualified

Band: UKRI Band E

Contract Type: Open ended

Hours: Full-time (flexible working available)

Location: Harwell Campus Didcot Oxfordshire Hybrid working available (Min 2 days per week in the office)

Closing Date: 22nd March 2026

About the role

UKRI are recruiting for a Procurement Manager based at the Harwell Campus Oxfordshire.

Your responsibilities:

Draft and Publish Tender Documents compliant with UK Public Sector Procurement Regulations
Overall responsibility for medium-value complex procurements
Undertake multiple procurement sourcing/contracting actions as required using the most appropriate route to market to deliver best value and compliance
Provide expert procurement advice to local end-users including when procurement should be directed to the shared service centre
Contract Management
Initial escalation route to Commercial Business Partner

Personal Specification

The below criteria will be scored during Shortlisting (S) Interview (I) or both (S&I).

Essential

Experience of delivering multiple procurements in a regulated environment including contract management for a technical organisation (S&I).
Experience of using e-sourcing systems (S).
Experience of managing own workload independently (I).
Demonstrable behaviours of tact and diplomacy with evidence of stakeholder management to achieve positive outcomes for the organisation (S&I).
Willingness to adopt new practices in a changing regulatory environment (I).
Accountable and forthcoming in communication to solve problems as a team (I).

Benefits

We recognise and value our employees as individuals and aim to provide a favourable pay and rewards package. We are committed to supporting employees development and promote a culture of continuous learning.

A list of benefits below:

An outstanding defined benefit pension scheme
30 days annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days
Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities
Employee assistance programme providing confidential help and advice
Flexible working options

Plus many more benefits and wellbeing initiatives that enable our employees to have a great work life balance.

For further information on our benefits please see:

Benefits of working at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

Please apply online if you experience any issue applying please contact

Please note if you will require sponsorship to work in the UK as part of your sponsorship application you and any dependants travelling with you will be required to pay costs directly to The Home Office for the application before you start your role with us. UKRI is normally able to reimburse some or all of these fees after you have become an employee and this can be discussed with the Hiring Manager. For more information please visit or contact .

Required Experience:

Manager

DescriptionSalary: 46743 per annum plus 2500 Specialist Allowance if MCIPS qualifiedBand: UKRI Band EContract Type: Open endedHours: Full-time (flexible working available)Location: Harwell Campus Didcot Oxfordshire Hybrid working available (Min 2 days per week in the office)Closing Date: 22nd March...