Sourcing Team Manager

Job Description: Sourcing Team Manager Hybrid working with 2 days per week working on site Salford Quays Manchester 12 month fixed term contract Salary £56,000 - £69,900 per annum depending on experience Fantastic benefits including 10% Management Bonus Scheme Full time 37.5 hours per week

We make health happen Working in our UK support functions you’ll play a key part in helping our customer facing colleagues deliver exceptional standards of customer service and patient care. No matter your role, you’ll have an opportunity to do work that matters. Making a difference to the lives of our customers each and every day.

As Sourcing Team Manager you’ll lead and develop the team of Buyers and Assistant Buyers, ensuring sourcing activity is effectively prioritised, resourced and delivered across the Bupa Global and UK Market Unit. The role is accountable for team performance, capacity management, commercial outcomes, adherence to procurement processes and the consistent delivery of sourcing, contracting and supplier due-diligence activity across all category towers.

How you’ll help us make health happen The role manages demand and allocates resources across category towers according to business priority and available capacity. It oversees sourcing activity typically valued under £500,000, including competitive tendering, negotiation, contracting, internal stakeholder management and activity that may carry significant commercial, operational or supplier risk.

Working in partnership with Category Managers, Heads of Procurement and business stakeholders, the role ensures delivery aligns with category strategies and procurement priorities. The role owns sourcing-team delivery and operational performance; ownership of category strategy remains with the relevant category lead unless specifically delegated.

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