Location
London, Manchester, Edinburgh

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Please note this role will close at 00:01 on Tuesday 8 September 2026, so we advise submitting your application by midnight on Monday 7 September 2026. Interviews will take place in mid to late September. There are 2 positions available.

Ofcom is the UK’s communications regulator, responsible for ensuring the UK stays connected and shaping the future of communications. Our remit covers phones, broadband, TV, radio, postal services, wireless devices, and online safety. We seek people from diverse backgrounds and experiences to help us make communications work for everyone.

You will join Ofcom’s Commercial Team, which provides valued and effective commercial and procurement support. The team plays a key role in ensuring efficient operations and delivering value for money, while adhering to public procurement law and collaborating with other public bodies.

Reporting to the Principal Procurement Manager, you will lead strategic sourcing, tendering, negotiation, and contract implementation across specific spend portfolios. You will build strong stakeholder relationships and continuously analyse and optimise costs, controls, and processes.

As a key team member, you will help achieve objectives of value for money, compliance, and excellent service delivery.

Your Key Responsibilities
- Implement procurement best practices to deliver first-class procurement and commercial services, managing ITTs and mini-competitions under Framework Agreements.
- Engage proactively with Ofcom client groups, providing effective commercial advice.
- Identify and deliver cost savings and process efficiencies.
- Deliver against commercial targets and support overall team delivery.
- Collaborate with Crown Commercial Services and other regulators/public bodies where beneficial.
- Provide additional resource for high complexity or high value projects.
- Cover colleagues’ absences to ensure deadlines are met.
- Complete adhoc requests aligned with your skills.
- Comply with all relevant Ofcom policies, procedures, and behavioural competencies.

Experience
- Demonstrable recent experience of Public Contract Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023.
- Experience in public and/or private sector procurement across a broad indirect commodity portfolio.
- Proven track record leading procurement projects including tenders and mini competitions under framework agreements.
- Successful development of procurement strategies.
- Strong analytical, procurement, contract, and risk management skills.

About you
- Ability to identify and solve complex issues using evidence-based methods.
- Creative thinker who brings fresh perspectives to improve processes and services.
- Flexible and adaptable to change.
- Responsible and reliable with strong ownership of actions and outcomes.
- Skilled at building and nurturing positive relationships.
- Effective team player who shares information and resources.
- Clear and concise communicator.
- Influential with strong persuasion skills.
- Forward-thinking with the ability to anticipate trends and align actions with long-term objectives.
- Committed to continuous personal growth and development.

Qualifications
- MCIPS qualified or part qualified.

Desirable Experience
- Experience managing ICT, technology, or digital procurements.
- Familiarity with BravoSolution/Jaggaer (e-tendering tool).
- Experience using Workday (finance system).