Category Manager
| Posting date: | 18 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Plus location allowance of £1,750 and pension |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 August 2025 |
| Location: | MK19 7BH |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | FCDO Services |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 417590 |
Summary
At FCDO Services we protect the UK’s interests at home and overseas. We design and construct secure government buildings and courier diplomatic packages worldwide, safeguard government tech and a whole lot more. Our work is as varied and vital as it gets, but we never lose sight of our people. Their skills, aspirations and growth mean as much as the global mission we’re on. In our world, it all matters.
Behind every modern embassy or overseas project we support, there’s a dedicated Procurement team here in the UK making it all happen. They strive to provide value for money supply chains in a compliant manner to support the organisation, FCDO and our wider market customers, shaping strategies for sustainable and ethical sourcing. And now, you've got the opportunity to join them.
Sourcing for global projects.
Balancing cost with quality.
Having everything you need to grow.
It all matters.
Make a vital contribution to the management of our global estate
Our Estates category focuses on the management of our international property portfolio, including property owned and leased in the UK and overseas. When you join us in this important role you’ll create and implement sourcing plans for construction works, planned and preventative maintenance, and remedial works. Taking the lead on lower risk, lower value or less complex tenders, it’ll be your task to undertake all the aspects of the tendering process from drafting the invitation to tender, through to the evaluation methodology and contract management planning.
You’ll work with potential suppliers to evaluate, rationalise and recommend their goods and services, analyse relevant data, identify current or potential issues or risks, and take the necessary take action to address these. Making a vital contribution to the development, maintenance and effective delivery of strategies that support our business, you’ll also work on framework development, tendering and evaluation. In addition, we’ll expect you to provide specialist procurement advice and expertise that meets customer and stakeholder requirements, and review the tenders and documentation you and your team produce to ensure compliance with UK regulations.
Use your procurement skills with a business that helps to keep the UK secure
You should have plenty of recent experience working in a procurement environment, and well developed understanding of the tendering of supplies, services or works. It’s important that you possess practical knowledge of procurement policies, standards, processes and practices, and be up to speed on current developments in data analysis, UK procurement regulations and corporate governance.
With good commercial awareness, adaptable communication and influencing skills, and the ability to work as a collaborative and supportive team player, an MCIPS qualification (or working towards this) would be desirable. Experience of using an eProcurement system would be an advantage, as would experience of public sector tendering, line management and NEC 3 and 4 contracts.
Discover the support you need to grow your career further
But we’re always looking to improve – just like you. That’s why when you join us, expect to receive a competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement and a Civil Service Pension. Along with this, you’ll also have access to training and other development opportunities to help grow your career with us. Our offices have an on-site gym, nursery, café, and restaurant, and we offer interest-free loans on season tickets and bikes to help you get there. It's a great set of benefits made to support all you do, and all you need.
Want to see your future team’s work in action? Step into our Virtual Embassy and select a guide to take you round to see how we deliver for government customers and how you could help. Explore the embassy now at virtual-embassy.fcdoservicescareers.co.uk
Every single colleague must be security cleared before joining us. If you’re successful in your application, we’ll ask you to undergo our vetting process to achieve Security Check (SC) clearance. You can find out more about vetting at fcdoservicescareers.co.uk/how-to-apply/
To find out more about our benefits and our organisation, please visit fcdoservicescareers.co.uk
Behind every modern embassy or overseas project we support, there’s a dedicated Procurement team here in the UK making it all happen. They strive to provide value for money supply chains in a compliant manner to support the organisation, FCDO and our wider market customers, shaping strategies for sustainable and ethical sourcing. And now, you've got the opportunity to join them.
Sourcing for global projects.
Balancing cost with quality.
Having everything you need to grow.
It all matters.
Make a vital contribution to the management of our global estate
Our Estates category focuses on the management of our international property portfolio, including property owned and leased in the UK and overseas. When you join us in this important role you’ll create and implement sourcing plans for construction works, planned and preventative maintenance, and remedial works. Taking the lead on lower risk, lower value or less complex tenders, it’ll be your task to undertake all the aspects of the tendering process from drafting the invitation to tender, through to the evaluation methodology and contract management planning.
You’ll work with potential suppliers to evaluate, rationalise and recommend their goods and services, analyse relevant data, identify current or potential issues or risks, and take the necessary take action to address these. Making a vital contribution to the development, maintenance and effective delivery of strategies that support our business, you’ll also work on framework development, tendering and evaluation. In addition, we’ll expect you to provide specialist procurement advice and expertise that meets customer and stakeholder requirements, and review the tenders and documentation you and your team produce to ensure compliance with UK regulations.
Use your procurement skills with a business that helps to keep the UK secure
You should have plenty of recent experience working in a procurement environment, and well developed understanding of the tendering of supplies, services or works. It’s important that you possess practical knowledge of procurement policies, standards, processes and practices, and be up to speed on current developments in data analysis, UK procurement regulations and corporate governance.
With good commercial awareness, adaptable communication and influencing skills, and the ability to work as a collaborative and supportive team player, an MCIPS qualification (or working towards this) would be desirable. Experience of using an eProcurement system would be an advantage, as would experience of public sector tendering, line management and NEC 3 and 4 contracts.
Discover the support you need to grow your career further
But we’re always looking to improve – just like you. That’s why when you join us, expect to receive a competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement and a Civil Service Pension. Along with this, you’ll also have access to training and other development opportunities to help grow your career with us. Our offices have an on-site gym, nursery, café, and restaurant, and we offer interest-free loans on season tickets and bikes to help you get there. It's a great set of benefits made to support all you do, and all you need.
Want to see your future team’s work in action? Step into our Virtual Embassy and select a guide to take you round to see how we deliver for government customers and how you could help. Explore the embassy now at virtual-embassy.fcdoservicescareers.co.uk
Every single colleague must be security cleared before joining us. If you’re successful in your application, we’ll ask you to undergo our vetting process to achieve Security Check (SC) clearance. You can find out more about vetting at fcdoservicescareers.co.uk/how-to-apply/
To find out more about our benefits and our organisation, please visit fcdoservicescareers.co.uk