Contract: Permanent 

Location: Hybrid (Head Office: Quorum Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne)

This is a hybrid working role, so you’ll need to be able to work from our Head Office at least once a week.

Hours per week: 37

Salary: £42,000 - £45,000 depending on experience

About the role

We’re excited to be looking for a Procurement and Supply Manager to play a key role in shaping and delivering high quality, professional procurement and supply management practices for the business.

Reporting to the Head of Procurement and Supply, you'll work collaboratively as part of a small, but busy Procurement, Supply and Legal team. You’ll build strong working relationships with Heads of Department and other key colleagues across the organisation and form the bridge between the supplier, team and the wider business.

This role offers a great opportunity for you to work on a dynamic range of diverse projects and build relationships across a variety of disciplines, categories and different suppliers. With great communication skills and effective internal and external stakeholder management skills, this role offers plenty of scope to help shape the function and deliver our long-term vision. Alongside the main procurement and supply chain activities, you’ll also get involved in audits, supply and supplier risk, business continuity and treatment plans, change and innovation.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Actively contributing towards the effective delivery of the Procurement and Supply strategy by ensuring that policies and processes are aligned with best practice, public procurement legislation (as required) and NCFE’s own policies and regulations
• Managing the delivery of NCFE’s organisational resilience programme, supporting a cross-functional initiative to strengthen supplier resilience
• Taking a leading role in the coordination and delivery of procurement activities, including sourcing activities, tenders and quotation comparison, and working with key internal stakeholders across the business to gather organisational requirements
• Ensuring that suppliers have good visibility of NCFE operational requirements and performance obligations through proactive communication, regular meetings, audits, monitoring of performance and sharing of business plans
• Working with key suppliers and internal NCFE data to gather statistics and key insights of the supply chain to share with the wider business
• Reviewing and maintaining supplier profiles, categorisation, compliance, risk and business continuity plans to ensure NCFE meets its contractual and regulatory obligations

We’d love to hear from you if you offer the following:

• Effective internal and external stakeholder management skills and experience
• Demonstrable experience in supplier relationship and contract management
• Experience and knowledge in delivering tenders and other procurement activities
• A proven track record of driving value and innovation in procurements and contracts
• Experience and knowledge of all compliance, risk and business continuity aspects associated with procuring and managing key suppliers in a regulated industry

Feeling inspired? Read the full Job Description 

What will we offer you in return? 

Below are just some of the fantastic benefits we’ll offer you to support you both professionally and personally. You can also visit our Benefits page which covers financial, physical and mental health support, time off and your development.  

• Annual leave starting at 25 days and increasing up to 30 days with length of service 

• 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days off during the Christmas closure 

• YOU celebration day to celebrate your birthday or another life event  

• YOU hour allowing you one hour per month to spend time on something that promotes your wellbeing 

• Learning and Wellbeing fund of up to £200 per year 

• £400 towards any NCFE accredited qualifications per year  

• Up to 20 Volunteering hours per year 

• Flexible working culture with a hybrid working approach  

• Early finish on a Friday at 4:30pm to start your weekend early  

• Health cash plan through Westfield to claim towards health costs such as dental and optical  

• Tech and Home scheme with savings at Currys and IKEA  

• Employee Assistance Programme with a confidential helpline and access to face to face and telephone counselling  

• Pension of up to 9% employer contribution when you contribute 3%   
• Death in service payment worth 4 x your salary 

In addition to our benefits package, Our Colleague Experience Charter sets out the unique experience you can expect when working at NCFE, to enable a thriving, engaged culture. You can find out more about our Colleague Experience Charter and working life at NCFE. 

Shape real change with an NCFE career 

Imagine a career where your contributions affect not only what people learn, but the way that learning is developed and delivered.

With over 170 years of education experience our core purpose remains at the heart of the organisation – to promote and advance learning to create a fairer, more inclusive society, making sure no learner is left behind.   

Want to know more? Take a look at our website https://www.ncfe.org.uk/  

How to apply  

Before applying, please note that we require all candidates to be able to demonstrate proof of Right to Work in the UK.

Ready to join us and shape real change? Apply with your CV if you have the commitment to excel in this position.

Closing Date: Thursday 11 September 2025

Interview Date: Wednesday 17 September 2025 

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) statement  

We're committed to building rich diversity into our workforce at all levels, to ensure that we understand and are representative of the communities and customers we serve. 

We do not discriminate against anyone due to their gender, sexuality, race, age, religion, beliefs, identity, social background, visible or hidden disability, or neurodiversity. Instead, we pride ourselves on our collaborative, vibrant and high-performance culture which embraces everyone, celebrates uniqueness, and enables everyone's voice to be heard.