Overview
Salary: £46,743 per annum, plus £2,500 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.
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.
* 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.
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 https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/how-much-it-costs or contact.
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