Procurement and Contract Manager

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Royal British Legion Full time

Would you like a key role within the busy Procurement team of a leading UK Charity?

We are looking for a Procurement and Contract Manager to join the RBL team and oversee activity within our Fundraising, Remembrance and Marketing Directorate.

Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.

Reporting to the Senior Procurement Manager, this role will see you jointly own the strategy and delivery of the procurement of goods and services for RBL across our Fundraising, Remembrance and Marketing area. This will involve implementing procurement and contract best practice to deliver technical and commercial requirements.

Supporting the Procurement Team, you will be working on implementing activities to ensure RBL procurement is a best in sector function.

Key responsibilities will include:

  • Identification and management of procurement projects that deliver maximum value and mitigate risk
  • Partner with business stakeholders to become a trusted and valued business partner
  • Establish client requirements, lead the investigation, development and implementation of strategic category plans, benchmarking and cost analysis techniques
  • Assisting with the growth and development of the Procurement function to include developing and use of tools and templates, reporting and delivering training to business stakeholders
  • Provide support on the development of and where appropriate directly manage key supplier relationships to improve delivery performance

    Procurement in the UK's largest armed forces charity offers a fulfilling blend of meaningful impact, professional growth, collaborative work and stimulating challenges. You'll contribute to a valuable cause, collaborate with passionate individuals, and gain specialised expertise while navigating complex procurement challenges.

    You will have experience in managing end to end procurement projects and developing procurement strategy and category plans. You will be able to demonstrate experience of undertaking market testing, data analysis and benchmarking and will be confident in engaging and influencing key internal stakeholders.

    Here at RBL, we aim to support our people and their wellbeing, with a package including generous paid holiday allowance and pension scheme contributions, and a range of optional benefits and discounts.

    You will be contracted to our London Hub. Under our Future Working framework, there will be some flexibility for working remotely/at home, using our collaboration tools to work with colleagues and partners but with an expectation of two days/week connecting directly face-to-face with colleagues at the hub.

    RBL employs c 2,000 people across the country campaigning on behalf of the Armed Forces community, delivering support services to them, leading Remembrance on behalf of the nation, raising funds to support our work and developing and running the organisation and our network of membership branches. RBL is modernising, and we are ambitious to deliver more for the communities we support. It's therefore an exciting time to be part of both changing the lives of our customers and changing the organisation and its future capacity and capability.

    For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert.

    RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.

    We will be reviewing applications as they are received and may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

    If you require the job advert or Information Pack in an alternative format, please contact

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