About the Role
This role is responsible for bringing commercial control, supplier discipline, and procurement governance to property management services. The Procurement Manager will own procurement delivery, supplier management, tender activity, contract governance, and cost control to ensure the business buys well, manages suppliers properly, challenges cost and service assumptions, and protects value through clear processes and strong commercial judgment. Success requires turning procurement strategy into practical delivery, managing competing workstreams, supporting operational teams, maintaining supplier accountability, and ensuring procurement activity is compliant, commercially robust, and aligned to asset and service requirements. This is a growth role within an expanding procurement function, requiring a background in Facilities Management or Real Estate, ideally with a bias towards M&E.
Responsibilities
- Lead procurement activity across the portfolio, ensuring value for money, quality, and service delivery
- Identify opportunities to consolidate the supplier base, driving efficiencies, cost savings, and improved contract management
- Manage end-to-end tender processes (ITTs/RFPs/RFQs), from scoping through to negotiation and contract award
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers, ensuring consistent performance and accountability
- Management of approved suppliers database, including vetting and onboarding of new suppliers
- Negotiate commercial terms, contracts, and service level agreements to deliver optimal outcomes for the business
- Collaborate closely with Asset Management, Property Management, and Facility Management teams to align procurement strategies with operational needs
- Monitor supplier performance through KPIs and SLAs, implementing improvements where required
- Support the development and implementation of procurement strategies alongside the Procurement Lead
- Ensure compliance with internal governance, risk management, and procurement policies
- Deliver clear and concise reporting on cost savings, supplier performance, and procurement activity
Requirements
- Proven experience in a Procurement Manager or similar role, within real estate, property, or facilities management
- Track record of supplier consolidation and cost-saving initiatives
- Experience managing Facility and Property Management or construction related categories
- Demonstrated success in contract negotiation, tendering, and supply chain management
Skills
- Strong commercial acumen with a focus on value creation and efficiency
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders
- Data-driven decision-making, with experience analysing spend and identifying procurement opportunities
- Confident communication and presentation skills, able to influence senior stakeholders
- Proactive, solutions-focused, and adaptable in a dynamic environment
- High attention to detail and commitment to compliance with governance and risk frameworks
Location
- London
- UK wide travel
Work Type
- Full Time
- On-site
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Procurement Manager or similar role
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Procurement, Supply Chain, or related field
- Professional procurement qualification (e.g., CIPS) is highly desirable
Salary/Compensations
- Highly competitive salary DOE
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
- Office closure over festive season
- Additional holiday with service
- Private Medical Insurance (medical history disregarded)
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- 5% Company pension contribution
- 3x Life Assurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
About the Company
- Professionalism | We consistently seek to exceed expectations. Our people can express themselves fully while upholding the highest standards of conduct, competence, and integrity.
- Ownership | Every asset, challenge, and opportunity is treated as our own. We deliver all real estate services in-house — never outsourcing responsibility, accountability, or blame.
- Entrepreneurialism | We challenge convention and champion imaginative solutions. Rigorous debate is encouraged, and everyone is empowered to make decisions that elevate performance.
- Meritocracy | Results, hard work, and strong ideas matter more than age, tenure, or titles. We are a diverse team that collaborates openly so each person can reach their full potential.
- Action This Day | We do not defer or delay. Anything that can be done today, is done today.
