About the role

  • Procurement Manager at RVG, leading systems improvements and supplier management in UK retirement communities. Shape procurement function independently with strong ownership and autonomy.

Responsibilities

  • Act as super-user and technical owner of Coupa across requisitioning, approvals, supplier onboarding, catalogues, reporting and AP integration points
  • Drive optimisation of workflows, controls, supplier records and reporting
  • Lead implementation of the Coupa SIM module from design through to go-live and adoption
  • Create and maintain system documentation, procedures and user guides
  • Deliver user training and ongoing support across villages and central teams
  • Own the systems roadmap, working with Finance and IT on enhancements
  • Produce clear MI and dashboards on spend, commitments and compliance
  • Maintain robust PO, approval and audit trail standards
  • Reduce off-process spend and invoice activity
  • Support audit readiness and segregation of duties controls
  • Build practical procurement frameworks and policies that scale with growth
  • Manage supplier onboarding, due diligence and contract visibility
  • Lead renewals, re-tenders and sourcing activity across indirect spend categories
  • Maintain a proactive contract renewal pipeline
  • Support key commercial decisions on capital projects, FF&E and operational spend
  • Work closely with Property, FM, Operations, Marketing and Finance teams
  • Deliver measurable value through savings, cost avoidance and improved supplier performance
  • Raise the profile of procurement as a commercial business partner

Requirements

  • Proven Procurement Manager experience in a multi-site or operationally complex business.
  • Strong systems capability with experience owning or improving P2P platforms
  • Experience driving change from manual or legacy processes to automated ways of working
  • Strong understanding of procurement controls, governance and compliance
  • Comfortable influencing senior stakeholders and working across functions
  • Able to work autonomously, prioritise effectively and build structure without a large team
  • Strong reporting and data skills
  • Experience across indirect categories such as Property, FM or similar
  • Desirable
  • Coupa experience
  • CIPS qualified or studying
  • Experience in property, hospitality, healthcare, retirement living or other multi-site sectors
  • Experience leading procurement systems implementations

Job title

Procurement Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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