Procurement Manager at Vehicle Certification Agency, Birmingham

Procurement Manager

Vehicle Certification Agency

Apply before 11:55 pm on Wednesday 11th November 2026

📍 Location: Birmingham, Bristol, Nuneaton, Swansea (This role is suitable for hybrid working)

💷 Salary: £45,900 - £51,775

Recruitment and Retention Allowance £1,200 - £4,000 for commercial qualification
Level 4 CIPS practitioner £1,200 Per annum
Level 6 CIPS advanced Practitioner (MCIPS) - £4,000 Per annum
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

🕘️ Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

🏆️ Available Positions: 1

This role offers an excellent opportunity for experienced procurement and contract management professionals, as well as individuals with strong analytical and transferable skills who are looking to develop their commercial expertise within central government. As a Procurement Manager, you will play a key role in delivering procurement and contract management activities across a diverse range of categories. Working across the commercial lifecycle, you will help secure critical goods and services, ensuring value for money, compliance with regulations, effective risk management, and positive commercial outcomes for VCA.

As a Procurement Manager within the VCA Commercial team, you will impart expert pre-procurement advice, undertake procurements, support contract management, contribute to commercial governance, and work closely with internal stakeholders and the Department for Transport (DfT) Commercial team to ensure value for money and strong commercial outcomes.

Top Responsibilities

• Lead end to end procurement activity across a variety of categories including professional services, technology, operational services, and corporate requirements.
• Develop clear, robust tender documentation including specifications, evaluation criteria and contract terms.
• Manage market engagement, tendering, evaluation, moderation and contract award.
• Apply up to date knowledge of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Procurement Act 2023 and Cabinet Office commercial policy.
• Ensure appropriate use of government wide frameworks (e.g., GCA) and support sound route to market decisions.
• Maintain accurate procurement documentation and ensure complete audit trails.

For more information on the role and responsibilities please see the full job advert on CS Jobs using the link provided.

Benefits

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
• Access to the staff discount portal.
• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPS, Prince2, etc.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

About You

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Demonstrable experience of delivering end‑to‑end procurement in the public sector.
• Experience developing tender packs and supporting evaluation processes
• Ability to apply commercial thinking to deliver value for money, manage risk, and support effective decision-making, including experience of balancing cost, quality and delivery considerations.
• Working knowledge of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023 (or completion of training modules ahead of its implementation).
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Proficiency in e‑procurement systems and Microsoft Office applications.

Additional Information

You will be required to undertake the Foundation e-learning module of the Contract Management Capability programme once in role, unless this accreditation is already held.

Qualifications

• CIPS/MCIPS (or working towards) or equivalent commercial qualification or experience.

You will be required to provide evidence that you hold any essential qualifications/licenses at some point during the recruitment process. If you cannot provide evidence, your application will be withdrawn.

How to Apply

👉 Read the full description and apply at CS Jobs using the link provided.

This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Wednesday 11th November 2026