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About the Role

RVG is seeking a hands-on Procurement Manager to own procurement across the business. This standalone, hybrid role (2-3 days in London Victoria office) offers the opportunity to strengthen processes, drive value, and develop a best-practice procurement function within a growing company. The role requires someone comfortable working independently, building structure, and available to start immediately.

Responsibilities

• Act as the super-user and technical owner of Coupa across requisitioning, approvals, supplier onboarding, catalogues, reporting and AP integration points.
• Drive optimisation of workflows, controls, supplier records and reporting.
• Lead implementation of the Coupa SIM module from design through to go-live and adoption.
• Create and maintain system documentation, procedures and user guides.
• Deliver user training and ongoing support across villages and central teams.
• Own the systems roadmap, working with Finance and IT on enhancements.
• Produce clear MI and dashboards on spend, commitments and compliance.
• Maintain robust PO, approval and audit trail standards.
• Reduce off-process spend and invoice activity.
• Support audit readiness and segregation of duties controls.
• Build practical procurement frameworks and policies that can scale with RVG's growth.
• Manage supplier onboarding, due diligence and contract visibility.
• Lead renewals, re-tenders and sourcing activity across indirect spend categories.
• Maintain a proactive contract renewal pipeline.
• Support key commercial decisions across capital projects, FF&E and operational spend.
• Build strong supplier relationships and drive improved performance and value.
• Work closely with Property, FM, Operations, Marketing and Finance teams across the business.
• Deliver measurable value through savings, cost avoidance and improved supplier performance.
• Raise the profile of procurement as a commercial business partner.
• Provide practical advice and support to stakeholders, helping teams make better purchasing decisions.

Requirements

• Proven Procurement Manager experience within a multi-site or operationally complex business.
• Strong systems capability, with experience owning or improving P2P platforms.
• Experience driving change from manual or legacy processes to more automated ways of working.
• A strong understanding of procurement controls, governance and compliance.
• The confidence to influence senior stakeholders and work effectively across functions.
• The ability to work autonomously, prioritise effectively and build structure without a large team around you.
• Strong reporting and data skills, with the ability to turn information into useful insight.
• Experience across indirect categories such as Property, FM or similar.

Skills

• Coupa experience
• CIPS qualification or currently studying towards it
• Experience in property, hospitality, healthcare, retirement living or another multi-site environment
• Experience leading procurement systems implementations

Location

• London Victoria

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Manager

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive salary

Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus
• Pension
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• Additional company benefits

About the Company

• RVG is one of the UK’s leading developers and operators of retirement communities, creating vibrant places where people can live well, stay connected and enjoy later life.
• With a growing portfolio of villages across the UK and long-term institutional investment behind us, we are continuing to evolve and expand our business.