Job Posting Title
Procurement Centre of Excellence Manager
Salary Band
£49, 734 - £72, 312
Grade: MP1
About the Role
As Procurement Centre of Excellence Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Procurement across the Society. Leading a high-performing Centre of Excellence team, you'll drive procurement transformation, strengthen governance and third-party risk management frameworks, and ensure the tools, processes and controls are in place to deliver strategic value and operational excellence. Working closely with senior stakeholders across Procurement, Risk, Finance, Legal and Technology, you'll champion continuous improvement, enhance regulatory readiness, and help build a best-in-class procurement function that supports our long-term strategic ambitions.
About You
We're looking for an experienced procurement leader with deep expertise in procurement governance, third-party risk management and regulatory compliance. You'll have a proven track record of leading teams, driving transformation programmes and implementing robust frameworks that improve performance, reduce risk and support business objectives.
A confident communicator and influencer, you'll be comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders, translating complex concepts into practical solutions, and fostering a culture of excellence, innovation and continuous improvement.
Experience within a regulated environment, particularly Financial Services, and exposure to procurement technology platforms such as Workday would be advantageous.
About us
The Newcastle Building Society Group comprises of Newcastle Building Society, Manchester Building Society, Newcastle Financial Advisers and Newcastle Strategic Solutions. Our purpose, connecting our communities with a better financial future inspires and directs our activities.
As an inclusive employer and member owned mutual, we aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are, we want colleagues to feel this is a place they belong. A place to be you.
What do you get in return? As well as receiving a competitive annual salary based on above-market pay scales, our reward package includes:
Financial
Work/Life Balance
Health and Wellbeing
Recognising there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to recruitment, we’re committed to ensuring every candidate has the opportunity to showcase their full potential throughout the recruitment process. We strive to make our processes as accessible as possible, if there are any ways in which we can provide support or make adjustments, we would love to discuss this with you, you can contact your Recruiter for this vacancy at kate.wilkinson@newcastle.co.uk
Company:
Newcastle Building Society
Newcastle Building Society has provided trusted financial products and services for more than 150 years. As one of the biggest building societies in the North East, we’re still small enough to care deeply about our members, employees and the communities we serve.
Our Head Office sits at Cobalt Business Park in North Tyneside, with high-street branches across our region.
Because we’re committed to the principles of mutuality, it means we put our customers and the communities we serve first. We pride ourselves on our friendly, knowledgeable service that starts and finishes with a smile.
