Salary: £46,743 - £51,036 per annum, plus £2,500 Specialist Allowance if MCIPS qualified
If you think you are the right match for the following opportunity, apply after reading the complete description.
Band: UKRI Band E
Contract Type: Open ended
Hours: Full-time
Location: Cambridge (Hybrid working available) Min 2 days per week in the office.
Closing Date: 24th November 2025
About the role
UKRI are recruiting for a Procurement Manager to be based at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge
Your responsibilities:
Provide Procurement advice and support to local stakeholders
Draft and Publish Tender Documents compliant with UK 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
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 for a technical organisation (S&I)
Experience of using e-sourcing systems (S)
Experience of managing own workload independently (I)
Excellent communication skills, both verbally and written (S&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 visithttps://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/how-much-it-costs or contact .
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