Procurement Manager – virtual event with MI5

Procurement Manager – virtual event with MI5 We’ll be running two online Insight events on Wednesday 13 th May , at 1pm and 5pm to introduce our Procurement Manager role. These sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the role , explore what the job involves, and ask any questions before applications open. Choose the time that works best for you, as the content will be identical in both sessions. Register your interest The application window for this role opens on Monday, 18th May at 10am . In the meantime, we encourage those from an ethnic minority background* to register their interest in these upcoming opportunities. * Please note that we’re confining registrations of interest to the specified group, as they are currently underrepresented within our workforce. Discover a career as unique as our mission This is an exciting opportunity to bring your procurement experience to a new challenge, operating as part of MI5’s vital commercial team. Our procurement colleagues support the acquisition and delivery of vital items and services across our organisation. Meeting often unique requirements, they ensure these requests arrive on time to support our mission to keep the UK safe. It’s a role with plenty of collaboration, and tangible impact. Working closely with customers, colleagues, suppliers and partners in the intelligence community, our procurement team are relied upon to secure what’s needed. And now, we’re looking for someone with proven commercial experience and acumen to join them. Procurement Manager at MI5 In this vital role, you’ll provide a responsive and efficient service in line with our commercial policy. You’ll create and manage contracts, gather unique requirements, and build effective relationships with internal and external partners. Prioritising continuous improvement, you’ll apply your commercial expertise and identify ways to enhance our practices and approaches. And, you’ll share your enthusiasm as you task manage a small team who’ll look to you for guidance. It’s a role with plenty of variety, real impact, and significant room for growth. We’ll encourage you to study towards a professional commercial qualification (if you don’t already hold one), and provide a wealth of core and technical skills training. So, you won’t just be enhancing our procurement services, you’ll be furthering your own career, too. About you You’ll have worked in procurement and supply chain service and have experience in at least one of the following: contract management, sourcing, commercial policy and assurance, low value procurement or invoicing. You’ll also hold, or be willing to work towards, a professional commercial qualification such as the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) Level 4 (or equivalent). Salary £47,677 for London. For Cheltenham, Manchester and Buckinghamshire, the salary is £45,331. Flexible working We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance, which is why we offer flexible working options including flexitime, part-time, full-time, job share and compressed hours. Please note this role requires a minimum of three days per week in the office, with flexibility to work from home one to two days per week. There will also be a requirement to travel to other locations as needed. When do applications open? The application window for this role opens on Monday, 18th May at 10am . In the meantime, we encourage those from an ethnic minority background* to register their interest in these upcoming opportunities. * Please note that we’re confining registrations of interest to the specified group, as they are currently underrepresented within our workforce. Any individuals who register their interest and later decide to apply for our Procurement Manager role will need to complete an application form when applications open. At that stage, we’ll welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of ethnic background, gender, disability, or any other characteristic(s). All applications will be assessed solely on merit. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion MI5, diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about culture, working environment and commitment to diversity . To be eligible to apply, you must be a British Citizen. If you hold dual nationality, of which one component is British, you will nonetheless be considered. You can apply at the age of 17 years; if successful, you w