Senior Manager Procurement
Job Description
Job summary
The Senior Manager Procurement will lead Jewish Care's procurement function, ensuring the organisation achieves best value while maintaining the highest standards of governance, compliance, and supplier performance. Working collaboratively with stakeholders across care, housing, catering, property, IT, and corporate services, the postholder will develop and implement procurement strategies that support organisational objectives, deliver sustainable savings, and strengthen supply chain resilience. The role is responsible for managing strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, supplier relationships, procurement governance, and continuous improvement, ensuring purchasing activity is ethical, transparent, and compliant with relevant legislation and organisational policies. As a senior leader, the postholder will provide expert commercial advice, lead procurement projects, and help ensure colleagues have the tools and guidance needed to procure goods and services efficiently and responsibly.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an experienced Senior Manager Procurement to lead our procurement function and help deliver outstanding value across Jewish Care. You will develop procurement strategies, manage high-value contracts, build strong supplier relationships, and ensure purchasing activities comply with legislation and best practice. Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, you will identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and support high-quality service delivery. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded procurement professional who enjoys building partnerships, leading change, and making a meaningful contribution within a values-driven organisation.
About us
Jewish Care is the largest health and social care charity serving the Jewish community in London and the South East. Every week, we support thousands of older people, families, and carers through residential and nursing care, retirement living, community services, mental health support, and social work. Behind every service is a dedicated team of professionals working together to ensure resources are used effectively to deliver the highest standards of care. Guided by our values of Excellence, Integrity, Innovation, Compassion, and Inclusiveness, we are committed to investing wisely, working collaboratively, and creating a positive impact for the people and communities we serve.
Job responsibilities
Shape the future of procurement at one of the UK's leading health and social care charities.
At Jewish Care, every purchase has a purpose.
As the largest health and social care charity serving the Jewish community in London and the South East, we support over 12,000 people every week through our care homes, community centres, mental health services, social work, retirement living and family support services.
We're looking for an experienced and commercially astute Senior Manager Procurement to establish and lead a newly created procurement function that will play a pivotal role in delivering value, strengthening governance and supporting the high-quality care our communities rely on.
This is a rare opportunity to build a strategic procurement service from the ground up while making a genuine difference to people's lives.
What you'll be doingReporting to the Commercial Director, you'll lead the development and delivery of Jewish Care's procurement strategy, ensuring procurement becomes a trusted strategic partner across the organisation.
You'll:- Develop and implement our three-year procurement strategy aligned to organisational priorities.
- Lead strategic sourcing and category management across both operational and capital expenditure.
- Drive commercial value, measurable savings and continuous improvement across all areas of spend.
- Build strong supplier partnerships while ensuring robust contract management and performance monitoring.
- Develop procurement policies, governance frameworks and controls that support compliance and reduce organisational risk.
- Use data, market insight and supplier intelligence to inform sourcing decisions and improve commercial outcomes.
- Lead and develop a specialist procurement team, creating a high-performing, customer-focused culture.
- Partner with senior leaders across the organisation to strengthen procurement capability and embed best practice.
You'll be an experienced procurement leader who combines strategic thinking with a hands-on approach to delivering results.
You'll bring:- MCIPS qualification (essential).
- Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience.
- Significant senior procurement experience across a broad range of direct and indirect spend categories.
- A proven track record of delivering measurable commercial savings and value.
- Experience leading strategic sourcing, category management and supplier relationship programmes.
- Strong knowledge of procurement governance, contract management and risk management.
- Excellent commercial judgement, negotiation and influencing skills.
- Experience working with senior stakeholders and executive leadership teams.
- The ability to build relationships, lead change and inspire confidence across a complex organisation.
Experience within healthcare, social care, hospitality or another service-led environment would be advantageous.
Why join Jewish Care?This is an opportunity to make a lasting impact in an organisation where commercial decisions directly support the delivery of exceptional care and community services.
You'll be joining a collaborative leadership team committed to innovation, continuous improvement and delivering the very best outcomes for the people we support.
In return, we offer a rewarding career alongside a competitive benefits package, including:
- 20 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays), increasing with length of service.
- Employer pension contribution.
- Life Assurance.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Blue Light Card and retail discounts.
- Excellent learning and development opportunities.
- The opportunity to shape a newly established procurement function within a respected and values-led organisation.
If you're an experienced procurement leader who is passionate about delivering commercial excellence while supporting a meaningful cause, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and help us build a procurement function that delivers lasting value for our organisation, our colleagues and the communities we serve.
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Jewish Care
Address
Golders Green
NW11 9DQ
United Kingdom
