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

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£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 places procurement at the heart of enabling innovation, supporting sustainability, and delivering value across the organisation. You will work closely with senior stakeholders to shape how BRE sources and partners, ensuring procurement activities align with 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 over 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 improve buildings for people and the environment. Through science-led solutions to urgent challenges, we strive to build a thriving and sustainable world.

In this role, you will lead procurement strategy across BRE, 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. You will oversee day-to-day purchasing operations, ensuring timely sourcing of goods and services, monitor supplier performance including cost, quality, delivery, and ESG metrics, and maintain accurate procurement records.

Ensuring compliance with public procurement regulations, internal policies, and ethical sourcing standards is key. You will act as procurement lead for ISO audits, maintaining documentation and supporting continuous improvement initiatives. Collaboration with internal teams to provide guidance, communicate performance, and drive sustainable procurement practices will be essential.

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