Procurement Manager

This hybrid role offers a great balance of home and office working with a need to travel to supplier sites and CityFibre locations when required.

As the UK’s largest independent full fibre network and wholesale platform of choice, we’re busy setting new standards for what digital infrastructure can and should be. 

Our network is greener, more reliable and designed for the future. The products we run over it lead the way on speed, value and service - helping businesses to innovate, communities to thrive, and people to live more connected digital lives.  

At CityFibre, you’ll be part of something bigger, helping to build a better-connected Britain, together. 

Joining us as a Purchasing Manager

As a Procurement Manager, where you’ll shape category strategies, influence senior stakeholders and deliver commercial value across a diverse portfolio of goods and services in a fast-paced, transformation-focused environment.

You’ll receive a competitive salary, and a performance related bonus. 

This is some of what you can expect to be doing: 

• Developing category and sourcing strategies
• Influencing commercial decisions across the business
• Running end-to-end procurement activities
• Leading supplier engagement and negotiations
• Analysing market and supplier performance data
• Improving procurement processes and governance

What you’ll bring to the role 

You'll be an experienced procurement professional with strong commercial, category management and stakeholder engagement skills, gained across multiple spend areas within a complex organisation.

You’ll also have: 

• Significant procurement and category management experience
• Experience developing and delivering sourcing strategies
• Strong negotiation and supplier management skills
• The ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
• Experience using commercial data to support decision-making
• Broad procurement experience across multiple categories or industries

Life at CityFibre  

Everyone deserves to feel heard, valued and truly included. Working alongside our Employee Communities, we’re committed to creating a workplace where people feel a genuine sense of belonging and pride in what they do. That’s why we’re proud to be a Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality, endorsed by WORK180, a Disability Confident Leader, a Care Leaver Friendly Employer, and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. 

We’ll support you to thrive inside and outside of work, with opportunities to grow your career and a flexible benefits package that adapts to your life – including generous annual leave (with an extra day off on your birthday), private medical insurance, health cash plans and family‑friendly policies. 

Find out more about our culture, communities and benefits on our careers site. 

Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business or a related discipline

CIPS Level 5 or above, or working towards - desirable

We want to create a sense of belonging for everyone. We celebrate our differences and work to ensure everyone has the best chance to succeed, starting with our recruitment process. No matter your background, family or carer status, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, gender, or gender identity, we welcome your application. If you need any support or reasonable adjustments throughout the application process, please email us at [email protected]. We want to help!