Overview
Role: Procurement Governance Manager
Location: Leeds, LS15 8GB. We operate a hybrid schedule, meaning 1-2 days in the office per week.
Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum DOE, plus up to a 10% annual discretionary bonus and our extensive benefits
Contract type: Permanent
Employment type: Full time
Working hours: Monday – Friday 37.5 hours per week. We work on a core hours principle. Our core hours are 09:30 - 16:00; you can work around these to suit you!
Do you want to work for the nation’s largest online pharmacy ensuring excellence for all our patients? We’re a market leader in the pharmacy world, with 25 years’ experience, helping over 1.8 million patients in England manage their NHS prescriptions from request through to delivery. We are Great Place to Work certified as we consider colleague experience a top priority every day, and as a certified B Corp we also meet high standards of social and environmental responsibility. Our people are fundamental to our success and ensuring we achieve our vision to be a world leading, patient-centric digital healthcare provider. We are committed to continuing to develop a positive, open and honest working environment for all.
What you’ll be doing
- Own and maintain Pharmacy2U’s procurement framework, processes, templates, and controls, ensuring compliance with internal governance and external regulatory requirements
- Support business and project owners across the end‑to‑end procurement lifecycle, from sourcing and due diligence through contracting, onboarding, and renewal
- Embed and continuously improve procurement processes, systems, and ways of working, establishing scalable and proportionate foundations
- Provide clear guidance, constructive challenge, and oversight on procurement requirements, approvals, risk, and compliance
- Coordinate cross‑functional input from Finance, Legal, Compliance, Data Protection, Information Security, Quality, ESG, and operations
- Ensure supplier onboarding and due diligence are completed appropriately, reflecting risk, criticality, patient safety, service continuity, and value for money
- Support robust supplier selection, tendering, and commercial review processes where required
- Maintain oversight of contracts, renewals, and notice periods to minimise risk and ensure service continuity
- Produce accurate procurement records, reporting, and audit trails to support assurance and governance
- Identify gaps and drive improvements to enhance procurement effectiveness, stakeholder experience, and control maturity
Qualifications & Who we’re looking for
- Strong organisational and process management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
- Proven experience improving, implementing, or embedding procurement processes, controls, or systems in developing or evolving environments
- Ability to support, guide, and constructively challenge stakeholders in a pragmatic and enabling manner
- Good commercial awareness with sound judgement in balancing value, risk, quality, and operational needs
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain requirements to diverse stakeholders
- Experience coordinating cross‑functional input across Finance, Legal, Compliance, Risk, and operational teams
- Demonstrated experience supporting end‑to‑end procurement activity, including sourcing, due diligence, contracting, onboarding, and renewals
- Ability to operate effectively within structured governance, approval, and control frameworks
- Strong attention to detail, with experience maintaining accurate documentation, reporting, and audit‑ready procurement records
- Experience working in a regulated environment, ideally healthcare, pharmacy, or another highly controlled sector
Benefits
- Financial security & rewards
- Competitive contributory pension
- Occupational sick pay
- Long-service awards and refer-a-friend bonuses
- Professional registration fees covered (GPhC, NMC, CIPD and more)
- Cycle to Work and Green Car schemes (subject to eligibility)
- Family-friendly
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Flexible hybrid working to help balance work and home life
- Health & wellbeing
- Private healthcare insurance at discounted rates (Aviva)
- Employee Assistance Programme and in-house mental health support
- Access to discounted gym memberships via Blue Light Card and benefits schemes
- Regular health and wellbeing initiatives
- Career growth
- Strong commitment to CPD, training and professional development
- Time off & flexibility
- 25 days’ annual leave, increasing with service
- Buy and sell holiday scheme
- Everyday perks & exclusive discounts
- Blue Light Card and employee discount platform
- Exclusive discounts at The Springs, Leeds
- 25% off health & beauty purchases
- 25% off Pharmacy2U Private Online Doctor services
- Culture & community
- Regular social events throughout the year
What happens next?
Please click apply and if we think you are a good match, we will be in touch to arrange an interview.
Applicants must prove they have the right to live in the UK.
All successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check.
Unsolicited agency applications will be treated as a gift.
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