Job Title: Procurement ManagerSalary: Commencing at £38,651 with progression to £42,223 per annumClosing Date: 2025-12-07About the RoleLuminate Education Group is recruiting a Procurement Manager for our Park Lane campus, with hybrid working available. This is a fantastic chance for a skilled procurement professional to have a real impact, helping drive efficiency, innovation, and growth across our dynamic education group.Luminate Education Group is one of the UK’s leading and most diverse providers of further and higher education, with a strong commitment to delivering outstanding opportunities for students, staff and communities across Leeds, Harrogate and Keighley.Our Procurement Department is central to this mission, providing expert guidance, managing contracts, leading tenders and ensuring value for money across the Group. As part of a collaborative and forward-thinking team, you will help drive strategic procurement initiatives, support sustainable and socially responsible purchasing, and ensure that every decision benefits our students, staff and wider communities.Interviews will be held w/c 15 December 2025 at Park Lane Campus, Leeds.What You Will DoLead and manage procurement across the Group, ensuring value for money, compliance, and alignment with strategic priorities.Oversee contracts, tenders, and supplier relationships, driving efficiency, quality, and continuous improvement.Provide expert advice and guidance to colleagues, supporting informed procurement decisions across departments.Maintain accurate records, reporting, and audit trails, ensuring compliance with legislation and policies.Develop and implement procurement strategies that deliver cost savings and operational efficiency.Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on joint procurement initiatives and Group-wide projects.About YouExperience in procurement within a public sector or regulated environment, with strong knowledge of UK procurement regulations (PA2023, PCR, frameworks and public-sector best practice).Confident in leading tenders, analysing spend, managing suppliers, negotiating contracts and supporting colleagues at all levels. Has professional expertise and a collaborative, solution-focused approach. Strong communication skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities are essential.Possess, or actively studying towards, or willing to work towards a recognised procurement qualification (e.g. MCIPS or equivalent).For more details, please see the job description, which includes the full person specification. For an informal chat about the role please contact Alex Mcloughlin - Group Head of Procurement on alex.mcloughlin@luminate.ac.ukBenefitsThe group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:Annual leave: Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidaysCurriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidaysPension schemes with generous employer contributions:Teachers’ Pension SchemeLocal Government Pension SchemePeople’s Pension SchemeCPD opportunities:Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.About UsLuminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College (HC), Keighley College (KC), Leeds City College (LCC), Leeds Conservatoire (LC), University Centre Leeds, Leeds Sixth Form College and Yorkshire Centre for Training & Development.SAFEGUARDINGAt Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIONWe recognise, value and champion diversity & Inclusion. As we engage with a diverse student population we want to ensure we reflect that in our staff population too. For us diversity is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds. It is important to us that both staff and students achieve their full potential. Diversity is important to us, but inclusion is equally, if not more important. It’s not just about having the representation but also providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyone’s contributions and perspectives.RECRUITMENT AGENCIESWe kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly. We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications from recruitment agencies. We shall not be liable for any fee / commission in the event we employ a candidate that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative application from an uninstructed recruitment agency.