Location
Watford (Hybrid working with a mix of home and office; must be within commuting distance to attend in person)

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£57,000 - £70,000 per annum

About the Role
Make key projects happen at BRE! We have a great opportunity for an experienced Procurement Manager to join us at a pivotal point in our journey. This strategic role plays a critical part in enabling innovation, supporting sustainability, and delivering value across the organisation. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will help shape how BRE sources and partners, ensuring procurement activities support our mission to build a safer, more sustainable built environment.

BRE aims to be the world’s leading innovation, science, and data hub for the built environment. For more than a century, we have provided government and industry with cutting-edge research and testing. Join us to help deliver products, advice, services, standards, and qualifications used globally to make buildings better for people and the environment. Through science-led solutions to urgent challenges, we will build a thriving and sustainable world.

Your role at BRE includes leading procurement strategy across the organisation, ensuring alignment with sustainability, innovation, and organisational objectives. You will manage supplier selection, contract negotiations, and long-term partnerships supporting research, certification, consultancy, and central services. Overseeing day-to-day purchasing operations, you will ensure timely sourcing of goods and services while monitoring supplier performance including cost, quality, delivery, and ESG metrics. You will maintain accurate procurement records and ensure compliance with public procurement regulations, internal policies, and ethical sourcing standards. Acting as procurement lead for ISO audits, you will maintain documentation and support continuous improvement initiatives. Collaboration with internal teams to provide guidance, communicate performance, and drive sustainable procurement practices is essential.

Benefits
At BRE, we offer a competitive salary reviewed annually, alongside a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your financial security, well-being, and career development.
- Pension scheme with 5% employer-matched contribution
- Life assurance at 4x your basic salary
- Enhanced maternity package
- HealthPartners cashback scheme for prescriptions, physiotherapy, dental care, and more
- Onsite facilities including restaurant, nursery, free parking, and at-cost EV charging points
- Free access to BRE Academy and online learning platform
- Professional membership reimbursement

Experience
- Significant procurement experience in research, certification, consultancy, or complex organisations
- Contract management experience for technical services, laboratory equipment, or sustainability-focused suppliers
- Strong knowledge of ISO standards, sustainability frameworks, and relevant regulations
- Proven negotiation, stakeholder engagement, and supplier management skills
- Understanding of public procurement principles, frameworks, and contract law

About You
- Strategic mindset with the ability to balance cost, quality, and ESG objectives
- Proactive, results-oriented, collaborative, and a champion for ethical and sustainable procurement
- Strong analytical skills for spend, supplier performance, and audit data
- Ability to communicate procurement policies and audit requirements clearly
- Experience supporting ISO audits and working with external auditors

Qualifications
- CIPS qualification (MCIPS) or equivalent professional experience preferred
- Degree in procurement, supply chain, sustainability, or business management is desirable