Procurement Specialist

Ready to Make a Difference?

Are you an experienced Procurement professional with public sector experience looking for your next role?

Do you want to make a real difference in the education sector?

Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) is a not‑for‑profit purchasing consortium that provides compliant purchasing frameworks and specialist advice for public sector organisations. In 2023/24 we supported organisations with a combined non‑pay spend of £441m.

We are an award‑winning organisation recognised and certified as a “Great Place to Work”. We offer a collaborative, exciting environment where ideas are heard, competitive salaries, benefits, career development opportunities and a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion.

This full‑time Procurement Specialist will work with clients near Birmingham and surrounding areas, travelling to client premises as required. You will provide a fully comprehensive procurement and tendering service directly with educational clients.

• Lead the procurement of contracts across a range of categories including facilities, estates, finance, curriculum, ICT and other projects.
• Embed best practice, efficiency and effectiveness within procurement processes and decisions.
• Ensure compliance with UK procurement regulations and legislation.
• Deliver savings and offer proactive, comprehensive service and advice to all levels of personnel.
• Manage relationships between the client and diverse suppliers.
• Report directly to the Procurement Manager.

• Experience in public sector or education sector procurement.
• Knowledge of the Public Sector Procurement Act 2023.
• Ability to travel regularly and work onsite with clients.
• Strong organisational skills and a positive attitude.
• Commitment to excellence in public sector procurement.

• Salary up to £45,000 FTE per annum, depending on experience.
• Generous discretionary bonuses after successful probation.
• Remote working with visits to clients when required.
• Access to a local government pension scheme including death‑in‑service and ill‑health benefits.
• Full support for MCIPS development through internal and external programmes.
• 41 days holiday (including three days additional leave for Christmas holiday closure and bank holidays).
• Time off for volunteering opportunities.
• Enhanced leave packages such as paid sickness, carer's leave, bereavement, compassionate leave and maternity pay.
• Wellbeing support with access to 8 mental health first aiders and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Opportunities to join working groups and employee support networks.
• Social and employee events throughout summer and at Christmas.
• Community “giving back” programmes.
• Travel expenses paid for additional required travel outside your contracted place of work.

The Final date to receive applications is Wednesday 4th March 2026.

Following a successful application we will invite selected candidates to an interview via Teams with our hiring managers.

Please do not delay in applying – we may close vacancies early when we receive many applications. For the full job description see

Visa sponsorship is not offered for this role.

We are a disability confident employer. If you need adjustments to support your application, for example, information in different formats or assistance with accessibility, we are happy to review our processes. As an equal opportunities employer, Crescent Purchasing Consortium is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.