About the team and what we do
The nursing and procurement team manage the organisation’s commercial activities and third party spending. The primary goal is ensure value for money while supporting the NMC’s regulatory mission to protect the public.

Your role and impact
As Procurement Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in driving both the operational excellence and strategic direction of the Procurement function. Sitting at the heart of the team, you’ll ensure seamless end‑to‑end purchase‑to‑pay delivery, from supplier onboarding through to invoice processing, while maintaining robust compliance and governance at every stage.

You’ll take ownership of key spend categories, partnering with senior stakeholders to shape and deliver effective category strategies. From building sourcing plans to leading compliant tender processes, you’ll ensure commercially sound outcomes that deliver value and mitigate risk.

A key part of your impact will be as a subject matter expert across procurement systems and tools. You’ll champion effective system use, enhance data quality, and identify opportunities for improvement—enabling better decision-making through insightful reporting and dashboards.

You’ll also act as a central point of contact for procurement queries, providing clear, timely guidance to colleagues and suppliers, and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement through training and process enhancements. Across all areas, you’ll balance operational delivery with strategic thinking to drive high-quality procurement outcomes.

What you’ll bring
You bring strong experience in procurement or finance environments, with a solid understanding of end‑to‑end procurement processes, including purchase‑to‑pay activities, supplier onboarding, and tendering in line with policy and legislation.

You’re confident working with procurement systems and data, ensuring accuracy, governance, and audit readiness. Your analytical skills allow you to translate data into meaningful insights, producing clear reports and dashboards that support both operational and strategic decisions.

With experience managing or supporting procurement projects—such as tenders, category management, or service improvements—you’re comfortable working with stakeholders at all levels, building effective relationships and influencing outcomes.

You’re a proactive problem solver who communicates with clarity and impact, thrives in a collaborative environment, and is committed to continuous improvement. Whether delivering training, enhancing processes, or supporting colleagues, you bring adaptability, attention to detail, and a focus on delivering results.

The role you are applying for is a flexible role, and whilst you will be posted initially to a team, this may require movement between teams as the flow of work dictates. You will of course understand that this flexible approach enables us to provide the best possible service to our registrants and reach the outcomes to our cases quickly and within a reasonable timeframe. This will not change your terms and conditions and will be discussed with you prior to you taking up the post.

Hybrid Working Policy

We are currently working to a policy of office attendance for two days per week with the rest of the time working from home. Before submitting your application, please ensure you are able to commit to working in one of our office locations twice per week. If you are applying for a part-time role, please pro-rata office attendance based on the number of days you would be working.

 

Our Pay Policy

It is expected that staff new to the NMC will ordinarily be appointed to the bottom of the relevant pay band. However in exceptional circumstances, it may be possible to offer a salary above the bottom of the relevant pay band but we may request proof of current earnings. Please note that we offer an annual review of salaries and adopt a generous progressive pay approach. Further details of which are available on request.


For our internal colleagues, you will be paid in accordance to our internal pay policy.


Reasonable adjustments

We will provide reasonable adjustments to support disabled candidates throughout the recruitment process. Please let us know if you need any additional support to enable you to make an application with us.

Screening and vetting

All of our roles are subject to pre-employment checks. We are in the process of introducing a vetting policy, and it is possible that this role may become subject to DBS and further vetting checks in future.