The Procurement Manager is responsible for ensuring that the organisation purchases the goods and services that will best help us achieve our goals. Generally, that means finding supplier partners that strike a balance between quality and cost. Additionally, procurement manager responsibilities include reviewing past purchases made by the HCPC. This evaluation determines vendor effectiveness, compliance and ultimately, the business’s return on investment (ROI).

Why join us

Helping our colleagues grasp their potential, realise their ambitions and exceed expectations is what drives our Finance team. We work compassionately and collaboratively to create the ideal environment for our colleagues to be exceptional and to deliver the sort of experience our registrants both deserve and expect. Working as the trusted voice of Finance across the organisation, the team is encouraged to deliver innovative approaches with lasting impact.  This role is exciting, fast-moving and plays a key role in the continued success of the business. If you're passionate about procurement and enjoy partnering with key decision makers, where you can make a real difference, and can see the direct impact your contributions can bring to an organisation, then this role is for you.

Your role

As a Procurement Manager, you will:

• Liaise with executive directors and senior managers across the organisation to fully understand their requirements for procurement advice and support. Develop procurement arrangements to satisfy those requirements, and put in place regular feedback and review mechanisms.
• Develop, implementing and reviewing all procurement strategies, policies and procedures, to meet the HCPC’s strategic and operational objectives and ensure compliance with legal requirements.
• Develop and maintaining a corporate contracts register, to provide a comprehensive picture of HCPC contractual arrangements and retendering requirements.
• Liaise with business managers to provide proactive advice and support on all purchasing and contracting activities, in particular: the development of business cases; specification of requirements; market analysis; tender evaluation and contract award; risk management; change control procedures; ongoing contract management and post contract reviews.
• Contribute to the identification and delivery of business improvement projects to streamline the HCPC’s procurement arrangements.
• Contribute to the HCPC’s annual efficiency programme by delivering target savings in procurement activities. Help to manage key supplier relationships to deliver performance improvements in cost and/or quality.
• Provide user training to ensure that procurement policies and procedures are widely understood across the organisation. Implement arrangements to ensure full compliance with policies and procedures. Maintaining a detailed awareness of current and emerging procurement best practice, new legislation and Government guidelines and ensure that HCPC processes are updated accordingly.

What we're looking for

We are seeking someone who has:

• A proven track record of acting as change agent, working proactively in a collaborative and supportive way to make systems and procedural change happen.
• Experience of running a full tendering process and an understanding of the legislation, good practice and project management principles surrounding this.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent relationship and stakeholder management skills, at all levels of the organisation.
• Able to challenge and influence decisions at all levels with an assertive and confident approach to managing conflict and gaining credibility quickly.
• A positive, proactive and curious mind-set with the experience to apply critical analysis and judgement when faced with challenges; ensuring these solutions are customer focused and balance the wider needs of the organisation.

Closing Date: 16 January 2026 (All vacancies will close at 1pm)

Interview Date: w/c 19 January 2026

Further information on this role is detailed in the job description and person specification (Click here). 

Application information:

Please submit a supporting statement along with your CV. Applications without a supporting statement will not be reviewed.

All candidates must have the appropriate right to work in the UK. Before starting employment, we will conduct thorough checks on original documentation to verify your right to work status. Please note that the HCPC does not offer a sponsorship scheme and is therefore unable to sponsor visa applications.

HCPC's vision is to be recognised as an actively anti-discriminatory organisation that upholds and promotes best practice in equality, diversity and inclusion and an active ally for change. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the HCPC. Our values underpin what we do and how we do it, to help us operate to high standards and effectively as a regulator and employer. In addition to the core competencies for this role, we will also assess you against our values during the selection process: Please refer to the HCPC Values and Behavioural Framework.