The Role
Own and deliver procurement for property and facilities portfolios: lead tenders, negotiate contracts, manage suppliers, drive cost savings, ensure governance and KPI-led supplier performance, and align procurement with operational teams.
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Main Purpose
The purpose of this role is to bring commercial control, supplier discipline and procurement governance to property management services across the portfolio.
The purpose of this role is to bring commercial control, supplier discipline and procurement governance to property management services across the portfolio.
Working across Property Management, Facilities Management, Asset Management and Finance, the Procurement Manager owns procurement delivery, supplier management, tender activity, contract governance and cost control. The role is there to ensure the business buys well, manages suppliers properly, challenges cost and service assumptions, and protects value through clear processes and strong commercial judgement.
Success depends on being able to turn procurement strategy into practical delivery. The postholder is expected to manage competing workstreams, support operational teams, maintain supplier accountability and ensure procurement activity is compliant, commercially robust and aligned to asset and service requirements. The standard expected is that of a high-performing Procurement Manager who takes ownership of procurement outcomes, supplier performance and value delivery.
This is a growth role within an expanding procurement function. A background in Facilities Management or Real Estate is required, ideally with a bias towards M&E.
Main Duties:
- Lead procurement activity across the portfolio, ensuring value for money, quality, and service delivery
- Identify opportunities to consolidate the supplier base, driving efficiencies, cost savings, and improved contract management
- Manage end-to-end tender processes (ITTs/RFPs/RFQs), from scoping through to negotiation and contract award
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers, ensuring consistent performance and accountability
- Management of approved suppliers database, including vetting and onboarding of new suppliers
- Negotiate commercial terms, contracts, and service level agreements to deliver optimal outcomes for the business
- Collaborate closely with Asset Management, Property Management, and Facility Management teams to align procurement strategies with operational needs
- Monitor supplier performance through KPIs and SLAs, implementing improvements where required
- Support the development and implementation of procurement strategies alongside the Procurement Lead
- Ensure compliance with internal governance, risk management, and procurement policies
- Deliver clear and concise reporting on cost savings, supplier performance, and procurement activity
Requirements, Skills and Qualifications
Education & Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Procurement, Supply Chain, or related field
- Professional procurement qualification (e.g., CIPS) is highly desirable
Experience:
- Proven experience in a Procurement Manager or similar role, within real estate, property, or facilities management
- Track record of supplier consolidation and cost-saving initiatives
- Experience managing Facility and Property Management or construction related categories
- Demonstrated success in contract negotiation, tendering, and supply chain management
Skills & Competencies:
- Strong commercial acumen with a focus on value creation and efficiency
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders
- Data-driven decision-making, with experience analysing spend and identifying procurement opportunities
- Confident communication and presentation skills, able to influence senior stakeholders
- Proactive, solutions-focused, and adaptable in a dynamic environment
- High attention to detail and commitment to compliance with governance and risk frameworks
Benefits
- Highly competitive salary DOE
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
- Office closure over festive season
- Additional holiday with service
- Private Medical Insurance (medical history disregarded)
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- 5% Company pension contribution
- 3x Life Assurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
Location: London + UK wide travel as required (on-site with 1 day WFH)
1 day working from home after 1 month – We want new joiners to spend their first month getting to know the business, their team and ways of working.
Values
Professionalism | We consistently seek to exceed expectations. Our people can express themselves fully while upholding the highest standards of conduct, competence, and integrity.
Ownership | Every asset, challenge, and opportunity is treated as our own. We deliver all real estate services in-house — never outsourcing responsibility, accountability, or blame.
Entrepreneurialism | We challenge convention and champion imaginative solutions. Rigorous debate is encouraged, and everyone is empowered to make decisions that elevate performance.
Meritocracy | Results, hard work, and strong ideas matter more than age, tenure, or titles. We are a diverse team that collaborates openly so each person can reach their full potential.
Action This Day | We do not defer or delay. Anything that can be done today, is done today.
Entrepreneurialism | We challenge convention and champion imaginative solutions. Rigorous debate is encouraged, and everyone is empowered to make decisions that elevate performance.
Meritocracy | Results, hard work, and strong ideas matter more than age, tenure, or titles. We are a diverse team that collaborates openly so each person can reach their full potential.
Action This Day | We do not defer or delay. Anything that can be done today, is done today.
About
Praxis is a well-established privately owned investor and manager of UK real estate with a track record of exceptional investment performance rooted in astute market timing and best-in-class management. The business was established in 2009 but traces its origins back over three decades and multiple economic cycles. Praxis works with a range of private equity, local authority, institutional and high net worth partners utilising its unique integrated platform and team of over 400 employees to manage and optimise all aspects of the real estate value chain. Praxis operates from offices in London, Manchester, and Birmingham.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Procurement, Supply Chain, or related field
- Professional procurement qualification (e.g., CIPS)
- Proven experience in a Procurement Manager or similar role within real estate, property, or facilities management
- Background in Facilities Management or Real Estate, ideally with a bias towards M&E
- Experience managing facility, property management, or construction-related categories
- Track record of supplier consolidation and delivering cost savings
- Experience managing end-to-end tender processes (ITTs/RFPs/RFQs), negotiation and contract award
- Demonstrated success in contract negotiation, tendering, and supply chain management
- Data-driven decision-making and experience analysing spend to identify procurement opportunities
- Strong commercial acumen, stakeholder management, communication and presentation skills
- High attention to detail and commitment to compliance with governance and risk frameworks
- Based in London with UK-wide travel as required; on-site presence expected (1 day WFH option after probation)
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The Company
What We Do
Praxis is an independent, leading provider of bespoke private wealth, corporate and fund administration, pensions and employer solutions, and yacht services to individuals, families, and corporate and institutional clients across the world. Established in 1972, the group operates globally with a focus on delivering excellence in client service through a culture of collaboration and long-term relationship building, providing international and cross-jurisdictional solutions to meet the financial aspirations of their clients.
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