Senior Procurement Specialist - Operations and People

Castlefield Recruitment · Nottingham, United Kingdom

Location: Nottingham, United Kingdom
Work mode: Hybrid
Type: Full-time
Seniority: Senior
Salary: £50,000–55,000 / year
Department: Procurement & Supply Chain
Posted: 10 Nov 2026

Verified open 10 Nov 2026 · Source: Company careers page

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Senior Procurement Specialist - Operations and People

Procurement & Supply Chain

Nottingham

£50,000 - £55,000

Senior Procurement Specialist – Operations & People

Procurement & Supply Chain

Nottingham (Hybrid) - NG1 7FG

£50,000 - £55,000

Role: Senior Procurement Specialist – Operations & People

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 per annum

Location: Nottingham - (3 days office, 2 days home)

Contract: Permanent

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Castlefield are currently working in partnership with Constellia to recruit a Senior Procurement Specialist – Operations & People on a permanent basis.

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Role:

• Lead, motivate and develop a Procurement Operations team, creating a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement

• Set clear objectives, priorities and performance expectations, conducting regular one-to-ones, performance reviews and development discussions

• Oversee the successful delivery of procurement activity across multiple client accounts and projects, ensuring compliance and service excellence

• Provide expert procurement advice and guidance to internal and external stakeholders, acting as a senior point of escalation

• Support complex, high-value and high-risk procurement exercises, ensuring optimal commercial and compliance outcomes

• Monitor workload allocation and resource capacity, ensuring effective workforce planning and operational readiness

• Design and deliver procurement training, coaching and capability development programmes to strengthen team performance

• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, suppliers and stakeholders, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction

• Drive continuous improvement through process optimisation, automation, standardisation and innovation initiatives

• Analyse operational performance, produce management information and implement actions to improve productivity, quality and service delivery

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Person:

• Significant experience delivering end-to-end procurement within a public sector, regulated or complex procurement environment

• Experience leading, developing and motivating procurement professionals through coaching, mentoring and performance management

• Strong knowledge of the Procurement Act 2023 and wider public sector procurement legislation

• Experience managing multiple procurement projects and operational priorities within a fast-paced environment

• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders, clients and suppliers

• Experience with e-procurement platforms, procurement systems and management reporting tools

• MCIPS qualified, working towards MCIPS, or able to demonstrate equivalent procurement experience

• Strong understanding of workforce planning, resource management and operational service delivery

• Experience driving continuous improvement, operational efficiencies and service transformation initiatives

• A proactive and collaborative leader with a passion for developing people and building high-performing teams

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Further Information

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For further details, the candidate pack and more information about the opportunity, please visit:

https://www.microsite-castlefieldrecruitment.com/constellia-procurement/#top

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Apply or Discuss the Role

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For a confidential discussion about the position, please contact our retained recruitment partner Castlefield Recruitment via Luis Covell.

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