Procurement & Pre Award Lead Supplier Manager

Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Salford, Telford, Worthing, Belfast

Please note that due to workforce controls, Liverpool and Newcastle-Upon-Tyne are only available to existing HMRC staff in this location.

Job Summary

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The CDIO Supplier Management Pre Award Team enables CDIO Supplier Managers to deliver effective end to end lifecycle management through a structured and streamlined pre award approach. The team oversees sourcing strategy SLAs, assures KPIs with a strong customer and user centric focus, and embeds bespoke CDIO performance metrics into new and amended contracts. By setting suppliers and contracts up for success from the outset, the team helps drive a consistent, high quality supplier management service that delivers value for customers and the organisation.

Job Description

The Procurement & Pre-Award Lead Supplier Manager plays a critical role in shaping and delivering CDIO strategic procurement outcomes across all 3 pillars within the supplier manager practice. This role leads pre-award activities, ensuring procurement exercises are legally compliant, commercially robust, and aligned with organisational priorities. The postholder will also be responsible for working with commercial and other stakeholders (inc Practices) to collaborate on early supplier engagement, market shaping, and supporting the development of innovative sourcing strategies that deliver value for money and social value.

This role may require occasional travel to supplier sites or stakeholder meetings.

Would you like to know more?

We will be holding virtual presentation sessions, which will give you an opportunity to hear from the current Head and Lead of Pre Award Supplier Management and ask questions.

This Will Be Held On The Following Date:

• Wednesday 3rd June at 10am - 11am
  
  

To register your interest please use the following link: Procurement Lead Supplier Manager - Candidate Info Session – Fill in form

There will be limited capacity, so places will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis.

The Procurement & Pre-Award Lead Supplier Manager plays a critical role in shaping and delivering CDIO strategic procurement outcomes across all 3 pillars within the supplier manager practice. This role leads pre-award activities, ensuring procurement exercises are legally compliant, commercially robust, and aligned with organisational priorities. The postholder will also be responsible for working with commercial and other stakeholders (inc Practices) to collaborate on early supplier engagement, market shaping, and supporting the development of innovative sourcing strategies that deliver value for money and social value.

This role may require occasional travel to supplier sites or stakeholder meetings.

Would you like to know more?

We will be holding virtual presentation sessions, which will give you an opportunity to hear from the current Head and Lead of Pre Award Supplier Management and ask questions.

This Will Be Held On The Following Date:

• Wednesday 3rd June at 10am - 11am
  
  

To register your interest please use the following link: Procurement Lead Supplier Manager - Candidate Info Session – Fill in form

There will be limited capacity, so places will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis.

Person specification

Strategic Procurement Leadership

• Lead the development and delivery of pre-award procurement strategies across key categories on behalf of the supplier manager practice.
• Ensure all procurement activity complies with relevant legislation (e.g., Public Contracts Regulations 2015 & Procurement Act 2023) and internal governance.
• Support commercial on early market engagement and supplier development initiatives.
• Lead, manage and continuously improve supplier management pre-award processes utilising the ITIL 4 framework: including market analysis, supplier engagement, and tender documentation.
  
  

Supplier Relationship Management

• Build and maintain effective relationships with key internal / external and market stakeholders.
• Contribute supplier engagement activities including briefings, feedback sessions, and innovation forums.
• Support the development of supplier capability, performance frameworks and readiness for contract delivery (inc KPI’s, SLA's and metrics linked to CDIO metrics, MI & Reporting requirements etc).
  
  

Commercial & Contractual

• Provide advice on current contracts, commercial models and contract terms.
• Be the voice for the supplier management practice when stakeholders are drafting contract documentation in collaboration with commercial teams.
• Collaborate with commercial teams to ensure robust and fair procurement process is being followed.
  
  

Stakeholder Engagement

• Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into effective procurement strategies.
• Act as a trusted advisor to project teams, providing guidance on procurement planning and risk mitigation.
  
  

Governance & Reporting

• Work with relevant stakeholders to ensure that reporting dashboard is put in place to measure all elements of the contract life cycle that will support future procurement strategies.
• Ensure supplier managers and commercial colleagues maintain accurate records of procurement activity and ensure audit readiness.
• Produce reports and insights on procurement pipeline, supplier performance, and market trends.
• Work with senior leaders within the supplier management practice to understand when procurement activity is required in sufficient timescales.
• Deputise for Head of Supplier Management Pre-Award at CDIO Sourcing Board, ensuring that CDIO has centralised oversight of the end-to-end IT sourcing and contract procurement lifecycle.
  
  

Essential Criteria:

• Demonstrable experience in leading complex procurement and supplier management activities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver outcomes in a fast-paced environment.
• Commercial acumen and experience in supplier performance management.
  
  

Desirable Criteria:

• Strong understanding of public procurement regulations and frameworks.
• Completion of or studying towards Contract Management Capability Programme (CMCP) or equivalent professional qualification.
• Knowledge of CDIO Metrics and how they fit into contractual requirements.
• ITIL 4 foundation certification or studying towards
  
  

Transitional Sites

For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations.

If your location preference is for one of the following sites, it’s important to note that these are not long-term sites for HMRC and we will require you to move to a new building in the future, subject to our location strategy and the applicable employee policies at that time.

These Sites Are:

• Benton Park View, Newcastle - moving to Pilgrims Quarter, Newcastle
• Telford Plaza, Telford - moving to Parkside Court, Telford
• Trinity Bridge House, Manchester - moving to an alternative office in Manchester/ Salford
  
  

You will be given more information about what this means at the job offer stage.

Leeds Locations

Moves Adjustment Payment will be available for this role, provided the successful applicant is a current HMRC colleague in Bradford and meets the eligibility requirements outlined in the HMRC’s Moves Adjustment Payment guidance.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Delivering at Pace
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions
  
  

Alongside your salary of £58,541, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £16,959 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs.

We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.

• Pension - We make contributions to our colleagues’ Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary.
• Family friendly policies.
• Personal support.
• Coaching and development.
  
  

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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

How To Apply

As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide the following:

• A name-blind CV including your job history and previous experiences.
• A 1000-word Personal Statement, describing how your skills and experience would make you suitable for the role, and how you meet the Essential Criteria and Person Specification.
  
  

Please complete a separate statement (Max 250 words) for the Desirable Criteria where applicable. This is not essential for the role but may be considered by the vacancy-holder where candidates have the same scores at interview.

Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

Sift

At sift your CV and your Personal Statement, will be assessed, with the successful candidates being invited to interview.

We may also raise the score required at any stage of the process if we receive a high number of applications.

Interview

During the panel interview, your experience will be assessed, you will be asked behaviour-based questions, to explore what you are capable of, and you will also be asked strength-based questions to explore your motivations relevant to the job role.

[This is an example of a strengths-based question]:

“It is often said that the customer's needs should come first. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?”

There is no expectation or requirement for you to prepare for the strengths-based questions in advance of the interview, though you may find it helpful to spend some time reflecting on what you enjoy doing and what you do well.

Interviews will take place via video link. Sift and interview dates to be confirmed.

Eligibility

Please take extra care to tick the correct boxes in the eligibility sections of your application form. Mistakes sometimes happen but if you contact us later than two working days (Monday-Friday) before the vacancy closes, we may not be able to reopen your application for you. If you do make a mistake with your eligibility form, or have withdrawn yourself in error and need your application reinstated whilst the campaign is still live, please contact us via: [email protected] – Use the subject line to insert appropriate wording for example – ‘Please re-open my application – [insert vacancy ref] & vacancy closing date [insert date]’.

To check that you are eligible to apply for this role, please review the eligibility information before submitting your application.

Sponsorship

We have assessed this role against both Home Office and HMRC criteria and we are unable to offer sponsorship for a Skilled Worker Visa. This means the vacancy is not open to applicants who require visa sponsorship.

The HMRC app can help you with your application

The HMRC app can provide you with your past 5 years' employment history, making the process of filling in your application quicker and easier. If successful in your application, you will need your National Insurance number for the onboarding process. Download the HMRC app now and save your National Insurance number to your digital phone wallet.

How to download the HMRC app and sign up for an account

Download the free HMRC app from the App Store or Google Play store. If you have an HMRC online account already, sign straight in using your ID and password. If not, you can prove your identity by answering some questions or providing your photo ID. You’ll then be able to access the app quickly and easily by signing in using a 6-digit PIN, your fingerprint, or facial recognition. You can find guidance for technical issues on GOV.UK: Technical support with HMRC online services.

Reserve List

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles – if this applies to you, we’ll let you know via your Civil Service Jobs account.

Merit List

After interview, a single merit list will be created, and you will only be considered for posts in locations you have expressed a preference for. Appointments will be made in strict merit order in line with the set number of roles in each location.

Criminal Record Check

Applications received from candidates with a criminal record are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy.

Hybrid working at HMRC

HMRC is an office-based organisation, and colleagues are expected to spend 60% of their working time in the office. Our offices provide opportunity for interaction, collaboration which aids learning and development and a sense of community. Where the role allows it, and where the home environment is suitable, colleagues can work from home for up to 2 days a week, averaged over a calendar month (or a proportionate amount of time for colleagues who work less than full time).

Reasonable Adjustments

We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

• Contact the UBS Recruitment team via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
  
  

Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

Technical Support

If you are experiencing problems that cannot be resolved by our ‘help’ section, then technical support is available. You will receive a reply in 2 working days.

Important information for existing HMRC contractual homeworkers

This role may be suitable for existing HMRC employees who are contractual homeworkers. Occasional attendance to the office will be required where there is a business need. Please consider the advertised office locations for this role when applying and only select locations from the ‘location preferences’ section that you can travel to.

Terms and Conditions

Customer facing roles in HMRC require the ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English and/or Welsh where required. Where this is an essential requirement, this will be tested as part of the selection process.

HMRC has a presence in every region of the UK. For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations.

The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. The evidence you provide in your application must relate to your own experiences.

Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant application(s) will be withdrawn from the process.

Recording of interviews is prohibited unless explicit agreement is sought in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulations.

Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

New entrants will join on the minimum of the pay band.

Please note that, if you are applying for roles on a part-time basis, the salary agreed will be pro-rata, reflective of the working hours agreed within your contract.

If you experience accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

For more Information for people applying for, or thinking of applying for, roles at HM Revenue and Customs, please see link: Working for HMRC: information for applicants - GOV.UK.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
  
  

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job Contact :

• Name : Peter Cheney
• Email : [email protected]
  
  

Recruitment team

• Email : [email protected]
  
  

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel there has been a breach of the Recruitment Principles. In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via [email protected]. Please note that we do not accept complaints or appeals regarding scoring of outcomes of campaigns, unless candidates can provide clear evidence that the campaign did not follow the Recruitment Principles. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their website.