Southwark, London (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
£48,618 - £55,710
The role
Southwark Council’s Corporate Facilities Management (CFM) team has a Procurement Manager vacancy; this is an opportunity to take the lead in shaping the future of our facilities management contracts. In this pivotal role, you’ll be instrumental in ensuring our procurement strategy is sustainable, socially responsible, and delivers real value to our community.
Southwark is a borough that thrives on diversity, confidence, and ambition. With over 120 languages spoken and a young, multi-cultural population, we are committed to delivering a fairer future for all. This is a unique opportunity to be a key player in delivering Southwark’s 2030 vision of a fair, green, and safe borough where everyone thrives!
Why this role and Southwark?
- Lead with purpose: Play a key role in delivering facilities management solutions that directly support front-line services across the borough.
- Sustainable impact: Embed social value and green initiatives into procurement strategies, supporting a fairer and greener Southwark.
- Career-defining opportunity: Join a collaborative and forward-thinking team at the heart of strategic procurement for a thriving London borough.
What You’ll Do:
As Procurement Manager, you will:
- Develop and implement the Council’s contract strategy for pan-Council facilities management services.
- Ensure contracts are sustainable, drive innovation, and embed social value while delivering high-quality service improvements.
- Act as the procurement and contracts subject matter expert, ensuring strategic FM contracts are properly procured and effectively managed.
- Collaborate closely with internal teams and external partners to drive efficiency, compliance, and best value.
What You’ll Bring:
We’re looking for a practical, proactive, and results-driven Procurement Manager who brings:
- Proven expertise in procuring and managing high-value service contracts within a similar environment.
- A strong understanding of public sector governance, compliance, and contract management best practices.
- Passion and commitment to delivering value-for-money services while embracing innovation and social responsibility.
- A can-do attitude, enthusiasm, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced business unit.
- Strong background in supplier relations, delivering cost-effective procurement solutions to complex challenges.
- A track record of leading transformational procurement initiatives that drive long-term success.
- This role offers flexible home working blended with travel into our London Bridge HQ.
Additional salary details
About Southwark Council
Southwark Council is the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues such as The Shard, The Tate Modern and Borough Market along with many social enterprises and we have a young, diverse, and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities.
Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
Benefits and more information:
https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
Salary Range: £48,618 - £55,710
Recruitment timetable
Application Closing Date: 11.59pm on the 31st of March 2025
Interview Date: W/C The 14th of April 2025
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities.
This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative.
We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, in which case we will move the key dates for the process. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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