Senior Procurement Operations Manager

• Division: Supply Chain & Supplier Performance

Company Description

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.

Job Description

Joining us as aSenior Procurement Operations Manager

You'll lead the operational delivery of procurement activity across the business, ensuring demand is prioritised, resources are optimised, governance is embedded and procurement outcomes deliver value, performance and strategic business impact.

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

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

• Own and prioritise the procurement delivery pipeline
• Lead and develop a high-performing procurement team
• Drive sourcing activity, governance and compliance
• Improve processes, controls and operational efficiency
• Use data and insights to enhance performance and decision-making
• Partner with senior stakeholders to deliver business outcomes

What you'll bring to the role

You'll bring proven procurement leadership experience, strong commercial and people management capability, and the ability to balance priorities while driving operational excellence.

You'll also have:

• Experience leading procurement operations or sourcing teams
• Strong people leadership and team development skills
• Broad procurement, sourcing and supplier management expertise
• Excellent planning, prioritisation and organisational skills
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing capability
• Data-driven approach with a focus on continuous improvement

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 .

Additional Information

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 We want to help!

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