Procurement Manager

Job Location: Basingstoke

Who we are?

Healthcare 21 is a sales, marketing, and technical services company. Our purpose is to improve people’s lives by being a leading and value adding player in Life Science. We are high growth company that aims to be the partner of choice for our global healthcare suppliers; deliver on our promises to our customers across hospitals and the wider community; and promote ownership within our employees to be the best at everything they do​.

We are a values-based company who recognise and reward employees that embrace our values of passion, innovation, transparency, and simplicity. We are respectful of others and do not accept discrimination in any form. We believe it is our differences that are essential in forming our effective and creative teams and it has made us the sustainable business that we are today.

The long-term success of our sustainable business is based on our teamwork, integrity, and the ability of our people to take ownership of their role. It is our responsibility to provide you with an exciting, innovative environment that is respectful, fulfilling and rewarding.

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Job snapshot

The Procurement Manager will lead procurement across the UK business, ensuring purchasing supports customer demand while maintaining control of costs, stock levels and working capital. They will manage and develop the procurement team, set clear priorities and ensure purchasing decisions reflect supplier lead times, existing stock commitments and business requirements.

Working closely with the Warehouse Manager and colleagues in Commercial, Operations and Finance, this person will agree purchase quantities, replenishment frequency and delivery schedules. This will include anticipating changes in demand and coordinating inbound deliveries around warehouse capacity and goods-in resources, maintaining availability without creating unnecessary stockholding or operational pressures.

The Procurement Manager will review stock performance with these teams, identifying opportunities to improve replenishment, reduce excess and slow-moving stock, and increase stock turnover. They will agree practical actions that balance customer service with efficient use of warehouse space and working capital.

The Procurement Manager will also drive more effective use of the ERP system across procurement, improving purchasing workflows, data accuracy and visibility of stock and outstanding orders. Working with relevant teams, they will strengthen system-based processes, reduce reliance on manual spreadsheets and ensure the procurement team is trained to use the system consistently and accurately.

Key Responsibilities & Competencies:

Not limited to but will include:

Procurement planning and purchasing

• Develop and deliver a UK procurement plan aligned with business requirements, group objectives and agreed financial targets.

• Oversee purchasing and replenishment, ensuring orders reflect demand, stock availability, supplier lead times and agreed inventory parameters.

• Manage purchasing priorities, shortages and supplier delays, coordinating action with Commercial and Operations to minimise disruption.

Supplier management

• Monitor supplier performance against cost, quality, delivery and service expectations, addressing issues and escalating risks.

Inventory and working capital

• Manage inventory levels and replenishment settings to balance product availability with working capital and stockholding targets.

• Work with Commercial and Operations to reduce excess, slow-moving and obsolete stock, including agreeing supplier returns or other recovery actions.

• Lead procurement-related inventory improvement projects, including consignment and sale-or-return arrangements.

• Maintain accurate inventory risk information and support stock provision calculations with Finance, with Finance retaining responsibility for accounting treatment and approval.

Team leadership and stakeholder management

• Manage and develop the UK procurement team, setting clear responsibilities, priorities and performance expectations.

• Provide clear updates on supplier risks, stock availability, purchasing commitments and improvement actions.

Procurement controls and improvement

• Drive effective use of the ERP system for purchasing and replenishment, improving data accuracy, reducing reliance on manual spreadsheets and ensuring the procurement team uses system processes consistently.

• Maintain effective purchasing processes, approval controls and accurate procurement data within the ERP system.

• Improve ordering, replenishment and supplier-management processes, using systems and tools to reduce manual work and improve accuracy.

• Ensure procurement activity follows company policies, delegated authority and relevant supplier compliance requirements.

Procurement performance and reporting

• Monitor procurement measures, including supplier delivery, purchase costs, stock availability, inventory levels and excess stock.

• Identify and track purchasing savings, cost avoidance and working capital improvements.

Provide focused reporting and recommendations to support procurement decisions, rather than owning wider business intelligence or commercial reporting.

Key Requirements

• Qualification in supply chain management, logistics, or procurement is preferred.

• A minimum of 5 years purchasing experience, with a preference in MedTech, healthcare or distribution.

• Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to influence at board level.

• Commercially astute with a hands-on, proactive approach.

• Experience with ERP and financial planning systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite).

• Flexibility and availability to travel across UK businesses.

• Articulate with excellent written, communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.

• Experience in a managerial capacity with strong leadership skills, a confident and effective decision maker, with a proven leadership ability to negotiate and influence others.

• Highly skilled in MS Office, notably Excel.

• Full driver’s licence.

What are some of the benefits of working at Healthcare 21?

• HC21 training academy.

• Savings & Cycle Schemes.

• Remote/Flexible Working.

• Salary and bonus structures.

• Sustainable business strategy.

• Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme.

• Pension, life assurance & income protection.

• Long service awards & employee of the month.

• Employee events & initiatives all throughout the year.

• Enhanced sick pay scheme that increases with service.

• Enhanced annual and life leave that increases with service.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity and disability confident employer. At Healthcare 21 we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best.

We also know the confidence gap can often get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply — we’d love to hear from you!